But Gingrich is still determined to use Florida as a catapult to redefine himself as a viable nominee.
I shouldn't be surprised that Krawcheck would be considered a viable nominee for a central position in managing our economy.
Bernie Sanders' surging poll numbers and record-breaking crowds have convinced his party's grassroots base to take him more seriously as a viable nominee, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey of Democratic activists finds.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' surging poll numbers and record-breaking crowds have convinced his party's grassroots base to take him more seriously as a viable nominee, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey of Democratic activists finds.
But citing the closely divided electorate and acknowledging the potential political appeal of the leading Democrats, Mr. Gillespie added: "Anyone who emerges as the Democratic nominee is a viable candidate.
She condemned the Republican nominee as "really not a viable candidate... he has no substance to anything that he says, he just goes with the soundbite.
Despite public denials, the mayor has privately suggested scenarios in which he might be a viable candidate: for instance, if the opposing major party candidates are poles apart, like Mike Huckabee, a Republican, versus Barack Obama or John Edwards as the Democratic nominee.
The early jockeying for the Republican presidential nomination reveals a split in the G.O.P. between sociocultural conservatives and the economy/ national defense wing, a split likely either to expand Democratic opportunities in 2008 or to produce an exceptionally viable Republican nominee.
as a viable presidential nominee for the Democratic Party has sparked some deja vu for those who came of political awareness during the George W. Bush era.
The nomination of a McCain, or a Giuliani, could result in the selection of a candidate whose macho posture and rascal charm make for a viable general election nominee.
