Presidental Primaries taking shape.

The over hyped announcement by Barack Obama brought the attention of many to the 2008 primaries. Now here is a list of who is in and who is a contender.

Official Candidates BOLD=Contender
GOP
US Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas)
Former Governor Jim Gilmore (R-Virginia)
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R-New York)
Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California)
US Senator John McCain (R-Arizona)
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts)
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado)
Former Governor Tommy Thompson (R-Wisconsin)

Democrats

US Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware)
US Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecitcut)
Former US Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina)
Former Alaska US Senator Mike Gravel (D-Virginia)
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)
US Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois)
Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico)
Governor Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa)

Unofficial Candidates

GOP
Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)

Democrats
US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York)