Official top-tier presidential candidate list

Some candidates for president have achieved a level of campaigning success which nets them status as top-tier contenders. Here is the official list of top-tier contenders in no particular order...


Bill Richardson
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
Rudy Giuliani
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Barack Obama
Ron Paul
Mike Huckabee

The above presidential candidates have had enough success through fundraising, straw polls and combined media exposure to be readily considered as the top-tier of presidential candidates.

September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings


Democratic nominees
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Bill Richardson
4. John Edwards
5. Dennis Kucinich


Republican nominees
1. Rudy Giuliani
2. Fred Thompson
3. Mitt Romney
4. Mike Huckabee
5. Ron Paul


Overall September 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. Fred Thompson
5. Mitt Romney
6. Bill Richardson
7. John Edwards
8. Mike Huckabee
9. Ron Paul
10. Dennis Kucinich

August 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

August 2008 Presidential Candidate Rankings

Democratic nominees
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. John Edwards
4. Bill Richardson
5. Chris Dodd


Republican nominees
1. Rudy Giuliani
2. Mitt Romney
3. Mike Huckabee
4. John McCain
5. Ron Paul
5a. Sam Brownback


Overall August rankings
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. Rudy Giuliani
4. John Edwards
5. Mitt Romney
6. Bill Richardson
7. Mike Huckabee
8. John McCain
9. Chris Dodd
10. Ron Paul
11. Sam Brownback

Rankings are compiled from a number of sources including but not limited to national media polls, fundraising, straw polls, internet searches and general coverage sought by voting public.