Senator Chuck Hagel

Chuck Hagel, born October 4, 1946 in Nebraska, US Senator from that state. According to NPR Hagel is considering a Presidential campaign in 2008. There are a number of Draft Hagel blogs online in addition to multiple groups. However, despite being a fairly conservative Republican, he will face challenges from some elements of the party faithful due to his criticism of President Bush over the war in Iraq. It is widely thought that Senator Hagel will have trouble emerging from the shadow of John McCain, as they are both outspoken Vietnam veterans. The two friends differ on many issue positions, though, with Hagel being more traditionally conservative. He is the former CEO of the USO and Election Systems & Software, a leading manufacturer of electronic voting machines.