One of the most crucial decisions any aim President can make is choosing the right root word music . And at a DNC meeting last week , the candidate didjust that .

John Edwards will borrow John Mellencamp ’s Chevy jingle " This Is Our Country , " which anyone without TiVo has heard roughly nine million fourth dimension already . His 2d choice : " HeadOn ! employ Directly to the Forehead ! "

Chris Dodd has cornered the Temptations market , snap up both " Get Ready ( Cause Here I hail ) " and " get hold of Out . "

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Hillary Clinton choose the reassuring " aright Here , mightily Now " by Jesus Jones . Lest anyone think she ’s not in it to win it , the song ’s next argument states , " There ’s no other place I want to be . " Senator Clinton , perhaps forestall a lusterless display in Iowa and New Hampshire , also has dibs on " You Ai n’t Seen Nothing Yet " by Bachman Turner Overdrive .

Dennis Kucinich pick out " America the Beautiful . " Do n’t get me wrong , I have sex the birdsong . TheRay Charles versionis guaranteed to acquire quiver . But this is sort of like choosing your teacher as your Hero of Alexandria in an elementary school " Who is your hero ? " word . Or maybe it ’s not like that at all , and I ’m just upset nobody take " voting for Me " by Joe Walsh ( " A vote for me … is a vote for me ! " )

Barack Obama did not select a song , positioning himself unwaveringly as the anti - establishment candidate .

Al Gore has not yet declare his candidacy . He may regret this hesitancy once he see Mellencamp ’s latest bang is off the board .

Wesley Clark , who ironically has not yet decided to run , chose the Johnny Cash Sung dynasty " I Wo n’t Back Down . " If he does back down , and Obama involve a melody , I assume this go bad back into the pocket billiards for the next cycle of the draft .