With Only 23 Months Left, Undeclared Candidates Are Positioning [1]
Submitted by Diane Farsetta [2] on
The 2008 U.S. presidential race [3] is already taking shape. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton [4] and Rudy Giuliani [5] "are lining up on opposite sides of their home state's debate over a controversial nuclear power plant," reports The Hill. Giuliani, "whose security firm works for the plant's owners," supports the Indian Point plant [6]'s re-licensing bid. Clinton has called for "an independent safety assessment," while "three House Democrats and Gov.-elect Eliot Spitzer (D-N.Y.) have called for Indian Point's closure," due to radioactive leaks and the 9/11 Commission [7]'s finding that "al-Qaeda [8] members considered hitting Indian Point on their way to the World Trade Center." But what about campaign advertising? Sen. John McCain [9] "will likely be lining up with Mark McKinnon [10], who headed the Bush Maverick Media [11] ad team," reports Advertising Age [12]. Gov. Mitt Romney will turn to Alex Castellanos [13] of National Media, Inc. [14], and Sen. Sam Brownback [15] will use Wilson Grand Communications. Clinton "looks to be aligning with Mandy Grunwald," while Sen. Barack Obama [16] "is expected to go with David Axelrod's AKP Media & Message," and Sen. Joe Biden [17] will likely tap Joe Slade White.