Outsider

Opinion Journal highlights South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford as a potential outside shot at the presidential nomination in 2008. He's got some good credentials: three-term congressman, retired in line with his term-limits belief; modernizing, reformist governor; pro-business and pro-earner fiscal policy; good public bearing and winning record. He'll need to win his big battle on government reform in Columbia, but if he does so well, he could gain the kind of attention and approbation needed to begin a national campaign. Not a likely candidate - his "deep red state" roots mean he brings no swing state with him - but a solid Republican who might capture the nation's imagination.