Republican Presidential candidates

This is a list of officially declared 2008 candidates for the Republican Party (United States) nomination, for analysis and evaluation from a libertarian point of view.

[edit] Officially declared candidates

Sam Brownback - U.S. Senator from Kansas. (campaign website)
Jim Gilmore - Former governor of Virginia.
Rudy Giuliani - Former New York City mayor.
- Widely seen as a centrist or liberal Republican. Supports gun control.
Duncan Hunter - Congressman from California.
John McCain - U.S. Senator from Arizona. (official exploratory website)
- McCain has one of the more authoritarian records in the Senate. Supports gun control.
Ron Paul - Congressman from Texas and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nominee. (official exploratory website)
- Ron Paul brings some serious heavyweight libertarian credentials and his surprise entry into the race should shake up the Republican debates by putting the other candidates on the spot. Paul is a strict constructionist when it comes to the U.S. Constitution. His views include: abolish Selective Service, withdrawal from Iraq, abolish the income tax, and end the war on drugs.
Mitt Romney - Former governor of Massachusetts. (campaign website)
Tom Tancredo - Congressman from Colorado. (campaign website)
- Best known for his strong views on immigration. Leader of the House Immigration Reform Caucus.
Fred Thompson - U.S. Senator from Tennessee.
Tommy Thompson - Former governor of Wisconsin. (campaign website)
- His brother, Ed Thompson, was the Libertarian Party candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 2002 and won 11% of the vote in a three way race.

See Politics1.com for a currently updated list that also includes lesser-known candidates for the nomination.

Possible candidates include:

Democratic Presidential candidates for a list and discussion of the declared 2008 Democratic candidates from a libertarian perspective.