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how early do presidential campaigns start? earlier than you may think

Al Gore, then the vice president of the United States, was the favorite for the Democratic nomination and announced his first formal step toward running for president on Jan. 1, 1999. The future President George W. Bush announced his exploratory committee two months later, in March 1999. . ..

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