The Democrats, the Republicans and the Suprise Party?

Posted from Royal Oak, Michigan--

So the Republicans have made up their mind, but the Democrats are lagging months behind.  While Senator John McCain visits foreign countries acting Presidential, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to deliver the same tired debate in state after repetitive state.

Despite appearances, the Democratic race has become less of a race.  Jay Leno joked, "Behind every good man, there is a woman.  The man is Barack Obama and the woman is Hillary Clinton."

"Obama is beating the pantsuit off her," Leno quips.

Much has been made about the "first" female Presidential candidate. 

There have actually been 26 female candidates for the United States' Presidency.  The first was a stockbroker and publisher named Victoria Woodhull. 

She ran an unsuccessful campaign against Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.

Women who have run for President are sometimes forgotten because they were affiliated with obscure political platforms such as The Citizens Party, The Looking Back Party and (no kidding) The Surprise Party.