Republican presidential candidates, (L-R) U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, stand on stage during a recent debate in Florida. (Phillippe Diederich/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
Is this the best way to pick a president?
States are piling on earlier than ever to make their primaries and caucuses count, and that likely means an even longer general election campaign between the endorsed candidates.
Guests
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Steven Smith: Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
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