Democrats
1. Senator Hillary Clinton. Exploratory committee. (Steady)
2. Senator Barack Obama. Announced. (Rising in polls and due to attention from Hollywood)
3. Ex-Senator John Edwards. Announced. (Falling)
4. Governor Bill Richardson. Exploratory committee. (Rising due to experience and positive reaction to his speeches)
5. Senator Joe Biden. Announced. (Falling as he campaigned in the past few weeks and received little attention)
6. Senator Chris Dodd. Announced. (Steady)
7. General Wesley Clark. Considering a run. (Falling due to zero campaign activity)
8. Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Announced. (Steady)
9. Reverand Al Sharpton. Considering a run. (Falling due to zero campaign activity)
10. Ex-Senator Mike Gravel. Announced. (Rising due to involvement in Democratic forums).
Republicans
1. Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Announced. (Rising after holding a large lead over McCain).
2. Senator John McCain. Announced. (Falling due to lowsy performance on Letterman, and monumentally stupid move of not speaking at CPAC. His victory in the SC straw poll may help him a little bit, but unlikely to change his downhill trend).
3. Ex-Governor Mitt Romney. Announced. (Falling due to YouTube videos of his flip-flops. Will he go down as the first YouTube casualty?)
4. Ex-Congressman Newt Gingrich. Considering a run. (Rising due to his continued strong polling and media visibility)
5. Congressman Duncan Hunter. Announced. (Rising due to SC straw poll and conservative credentials)
6. Senator Sam Brownback. Announced. (Falling due to amnesty position, lack of charisma, and opposition to Iraq strategy)
7. Ex-Governor Mike Huckabee. Exploratory committee. (Falling due to rise of Hunter, failure to gain traction)
8. Congressman Tom Tancredo. Exploratory committee. (Falling due to rise of Hunter, failure to gain traction)
9. Ex-Governor Tommy Thompson. Exploratory committee. (Falling due to rise of Hunter and Gilmore).
10. Ex-Governor Jim Gilmore. Exploratory committee. (Rising due to speech at CPAC, new web site)
11. Michael Savage. Considering a run. (Falling due to virtually no media coverage of his considering of a run).
12. Senator Chuck Hagel. Considering a run. (Steady)
12. Ex-Governor George Pataki. Considering a run. (Falling, unlikely to run).