Who will be the republican candidate in the US elections?

Hello Rowena, The G.O.P. field is as follows: 1. Rudy Guillian - former Mayor of NYC 2. Duncan Hunter - long time conservative Congressman from Southern California. 3. John McCain - long time R.I.N.O. Senator from Arizona. 4. Ron Paul - long time Libertarian Congressman from Texas. 4. Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusettes, and accomplished long time business executive. 5. Fred Thompson - former Senator from Tennesee, accomplished former Federal Prosecutor, and actor who currently can be seen on the t.v. show "Law & Order". 6. Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, who announced on Friday that he will be dropping out of the Presidential Primary race. Who is the most famous? I can't say. They each are quite well known in certain circles. Who do I think will get the primary nod? Again, I cannot say. The field is wide open. Most Republicans find some advantages & disadvantages in each of the candidates. Unless there is a miracle turn-around, Duncan Hunter will most likely end up dropping out -- is my guess. Though I would consider that a sad day. Hunter is probably the most suited Conservative in the line-up. Ron Paul will never get the nomination, because he's a Libertarian running in a G.O.P. primary race. So, that leaves Guilliani, McCain, Romney, and Thompson. McCain will never get the Conservative vote, which is who typically votes in the primaries. McCain's part in the unconstitutional "Campaign Finance Reform" legislation, and his gung-ho support of comprehensive immigration reform -- which as he supports is nothing short of amnesty for illegal immigrants will keep him from a win. Leaving Guillian, Romney, and Thompson. Although I think Thompson is highly qualified for the job, I don't believe that the majority of Americans will willingly look past a man in his sixties being married to a woman in her thirties. Whether right or wrong, many Americans have indicated that Thompson's young wife leaves an unsavory taste in their mouth. Personally, I don't really care how old his wife is, but many others do. And, it sometimes rests on these seemingly irrelevant perceptions. Among Guilliani & Romney I find Romney much more palatable than Guilliani. Not so much because of any specific short-coming of Guillian. Rather, because I believe this country needs a potent shot of business accumen infused into the beurocratic process. Our government could take a few lessons from the business world -- like how to adhere to a budget! I also like the fact that Romney is abundently wealthy -- wealth he has built by his own efforts. Having a President who is filthy rich, but not attached to specific commodity interests is very refreshing. It dramatically reduces the risks that as President, he would make national decisions based on his own personal economic interests. There is so much more to add, but for the sake of brevity -- I'll leave it there. I'm interested to see how others see the line-up. Good question, Rowena!

Sinc there is a sitting Vice President, my beloved Mr. Cheanney, it would only make political sense to have him take the mantle-It is also polite to just do that because, Gore did it, Bush Senior did it and I know Cheanney should do it!

Ron Paul is getting a lot of attention, so is Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani...*sigh* ...if Mitt Romney wins, then my overall opinion of the U.S. will plummet. I'm voting for Dennis Kucinich. He has my heart all the way, and I'm sad because I think he's not going to make it passed primaries because he doesn't have the money of media exposure to put his campaign in everyones face...

Ever since Rudy Juliani dropped out of the raced there finally seem to have a front runner. John McCain gained the support of Juliana making him the come front behind front runner. There is still some competition from Mitt Romey but it is nowhere as feirce as the democratic race.