Ron Paul is out of the picture now though. The front runner for the Republicans, John McCain, is about a 50-50 shot. He is friends with the Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, former congressman Alphonse D'Amato. However, he also has an alliance with John Kyl, one of the U.S. Senators who was instrumental in the passing of the UIGEA.
On the Democratic side, Barack Obama probably would be the best shot. He is known to like playing poker but has expressed concern over the internet becoming a "wild, wild West". Hillary Clinton has stated that she woud look into whether the industry can be fairly regulated.
Here's some good info on all the canidates:
http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/...le.php?DID=466