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The Democratic Candidates
Wesley Clark
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Howard Dean
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John Edwards
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Dick Gephardt
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Bob Graham
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John Kerry
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Dennis Kucinich
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Joe Lieberman
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Carol Moseley Braun
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Al Sharpton
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Democratic Candidates for the 2004 Primaries (last updated September 16, 2003) (back to top)
Who will be the Democratic Party's candidate against George W. Bush for the presidency in 2004? Ten candidates were running as of mid-September 2003 to become the Democratic Party's nominee, a decision that will be determined through primaries conducted in various states and culminating with the party's convention in Boston in the summer of 2004.
For months, the slate of candidates included four current U.S. senators, two current members of the House of Representatives, one former U.S. senator, one former governor, and one political activist. In mid-September, retired General Wesley Clark confirmed reports that he would run, potentially changing the landscape.
Vice-President Al Gore, who lost a narrow election in 2000 to Bush, considered running again for the 2004 nomination but announced in December 2002 that he would not do so.
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| Gen. (ret.) Wesley K. Clark (back to top)
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Background. Retired four-star general. NATO Supreme Allied Commander and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command from 1997 to 2000.
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Fund-Raising. N/A.
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Resources. Clark's organization, Leadership for America, is on-line http://www.leadershipforamerica.org.
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| Howard Dean (back to top)
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Background. Governor of Vermont (1991-2003). Medical doctor.
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Fund-Raising. $10.24 million in first half of 2003 ($2.64 million in first quarter, $7.6 in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.deanforamerica.com.
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| John Edwards (back to top)
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Background. United States Senator from North Carolina (1999-present). Trial lawyer.
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Fund-Raising. $11.92 million in first half of 2003 ($7.42 million in first quarter, $4.5 in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: www.johnedwards2004.com. Senate site: http://edwards.senate.gov.
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| Dick Gephardt (back to top)
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Background. Democratic House Majority Leader (1989-2003). Representative for Missouri's Third Congressional District (containing St. Louis) (1977-present). Presidential candidate in 1988 primaries.
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Fund-Raising. $9.79 million in first half of 2003 ($5.95 million in first, $3.84 in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.dickgephardt2004.com. House site: http://dickgephardt.house.gov.
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| Bob Graham (back to top)
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Background. United States Senator from Florida (1987-present). Governor of Florida (1979-1987). State Senator (1971-1979). State Representative (1967-1971).
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Fund-Raising. $3.14 million in first half of 2003 ($1.12 million in first quarter, $2.02 in second).
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Resources. Senate site: http://graham.senate.gov/biography.html.
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| John Kerry (back to top)
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Background. United States Senator from Massachusetts (1985-present). Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1982-85). Former prosecutor. Vietnam War veteran.
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Fund-Raising. $12.9 million in first half of 2003 ($7.01 million in first quarter, $5.9 in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.johnkerry.com. Senate site: http://kerry.senate.gov.
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| Dennis Kucinich (back to top)
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Background. Representative from Ohio's 10th District (2001-present). Ohio State Senator. Mayor of Cleveland (1978-80).
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Fund-Raising. $1.72 million in first half of 2003 ($0.18 million in first quarter, $1.54 million in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.kucinich.us/. House site: http://www.house.gov/kucinich/.
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| Joe Lieberman (back to top)
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Background. United States Senator from Connecticut (1989-present). Connecticut Attorney General (1982-88). Connecticut State Senator (1970-80). Vice-Presidential candidate in 2000 general election.
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Fund-Raising. $8.15 million in first half of 2003 ($3.01 million in first quarter, $5.14 in second).
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.joe2004.com. Senate site: http://lieberman.senate.gov.
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| Carol Moseley Braun (back to top)
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Background. Ambassador to New Zealand (1999-2001). United States Senator (1993-99). State legislator (1978-87).
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Fund-Raising. $0.21 million in first half of 2003 ($0.07 million in first quarter, $0.14 in second)
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Resources. Campaign site: http://www.moseley-braun.org.
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| Rev. Al Sharpton (back to top)
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Background. Political activist. Founder and president of the National Action Network. Unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senate and for Mayor of New York City.
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Fund-Raising. $0.13 million in first half of 2003 ($0.08 million in first quarter, $0.05 in second).
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Resources. National Action Network site: http://www.nationalactionnetwork.org.
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Democratic Candidates' Fund-Raising (last updated July 27, 2003) (back to top)
For better or worse, fund-raising provides some indication as to the strength and support behind a given candidate. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) raised the most of the nine current Democratic candidates in the first half of 2003, reporting $12.9 million in receipts to the Federal Election Commission, with Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) close behind with a total of $11.92 million over the same period.
However, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has gained considerably on his rivals, raising the most of any Democratic candidate in the second quarter of 2002, pulling in $7.6 million.
Sources: Candidates' quarterly fund-raising reports are reported on the Federal Election Commission's website, on-line here.
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