United States Republican Party presidential nomination, 2008

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The 2008 Republican National Convention will take place in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

[edit] Initial speculation and possibilities

Possible U.S. Republican Party Presidential Candidates for 2008:

• Senator John McCain of Arizona
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - Stated she won't seek the nomination
• Governor Jeb Bush of Florida - Stated he won't seek the nomination
• Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee - Stated he won't seek the nomination
• Virginia Senator George Allen - Not likely to seek the nomination
• Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
• former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
• Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
• Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas
• former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia
• Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
• Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
• New York Gov. George Pataki
• Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty
• Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania - Not likely to seek nomination
• Sen. Tom Tancredo of Colorado