text: will 2008, be the year of the democrats.? or will the republicans hold on.(without bush) serious answers would be nice. i believe our country is so divided that it will once again be another close race. republicans are disenfranchised with the bush administration and democrats are trying to cater to the conservative voter because of it's powerful force. the smarter of the two political candidates should tout themselves as a moderate rather than a conservative or liberal. politically, i believe a moderate will win the white house in 2008. realistically, i belive a democrat will win the white house in 2008, unfortunately.