of Victory 2008 for the RNC, we’re likely to see more of her. An early supporter of McCain (who’s been open about his lack of economic knowledge), her name has been discussed as one of his possible Cabinet picks.

The AIPAC presidency carries with it Congress’s utmost attention, as Friedman knows well. The New York Times called this million-member powerhouse “the most important organization affecting America’s relationship with Israel.” However, “JStreet,” which recently launched a PAC and lobbying arm, may soon provide an alternative and perhaps more “progressive, mainstream pro-Israeli” voice, given that it has recruited respected former members of AIPAC and prominent Israelis and American Jewish community members from security, military, diplomatic, political, religious, and academic backgrounds. Though the political influence Friedman and AIPAC exert is undeniable, JStreet appears poised to succeed in its mandate to broaden the public policy debate.

President Bill Clinton appointed this former Kansas congressman secretary of agriculture, and Glickman served in the administration from 1995 to 2001. A Pollywood player in the truest sense of the word, he took over the Motion Picture Association of America in 2004, where he’s

been a major force behind the anti-piracy movement, encouraged movie theater attendance through a variety of catchy “campaigns,” and replaced the late Jack Valenti as its prime lobbyist. A freemason and friend of the World Food Program, he continues to speak passionately on matters of world agriculture and its globalization.

Glover, who once worked for Vice President Cheney, has made her Wyoming Avenue residence a place to be for power hobnobbing, the release of the latest “it book,” or fundraisers for local charities. The Republican operative and power hostess is known as much for putting on her dancing shoes as her power suits. As an early backer of McCain’s presidential bid, she traveled with the senator and assisted with communications during the crunch before he locked the nomination.

Known for his law practice in corporate finance, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and investment trusts, this superlawyer is able to manage his practice as well as his firm – no small task with over 1,100 lawyers and 22 offices worldwide.

After a career that included stints as the editor in chief of Time Magazine and as chairman of CNN, this successful

journalist and best-selling author now cultivates enlightened leadership and intellectual dialogue at the Aspen Institute. A political moderate, Isaacson’s influence derives from his ability to bring major players like Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, and Henry Kissinger to the table to tackle some of the most divisive political issues of our time.

Gore must get mighty tired of repeating the phrase, “I have no plans to run.” but he’ll have to forgive those who can’t stop asking; 2007 was definitely the Year of Gore. Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, starring in the Academy-Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, organizing global warming benefit concert Live Earth, Gore went from losing the 2000 election by one Supreme Court vote to becoming a bona fide environmental rock star in a comeback that rivaled John Travolta’s. As arguably the most senior Democratic leader and super-delegate who remains uncommitted, he is likely to play a key role in the eventual resolution of the nomination race. Moreover, together with a coterie of environmental groups like the NRDC, the Sierra Club, and the Alliance for Climate Protection (which he chairs), he continues to exert tremendous influence on environmental security policy.

A day doesn’t go by without the Pew Research Center’s studies getting mentioned in the press. Kohut not only helps to gauge public opinion on everything from current issues to voting trends throughout the election, but he also gives valuable interpretation of the data which is very useful to political analysts.

Word has it that former Clinton National Security Advisor Tony Lake and Susan Rice (a former assistant secretary of state under Clinton) are Senator Obama’s two top foreign policy advisors. As such, the duo are members of a team that includes foreign policy director Denis McDonaugh (formerly with Tom Daschle), Center for American Progress foreign policy expert Lawrence Korb, Clinton-era National Security Council Southeast Europe specialist Mark Brzezinski, and recently departed Pulitzer-prize-winner Samantha Power. Obama will put all these players to good use if elected, as he’ll no doubt have a number of foreign policy conundrums to sort out ….

Although Dick Armitage may be the primary realist foreign policy advisor to John McCain, insiders consider Bill Kristol (Fox News commentator, Weekly Standard editor, former chief of staff to VP