<p>Probably Giuliani. I really wished Lieberman had run this time around, but alas, this is not the case.</p>
<p>^ Wait...no Lieberman, so you fall back on Giuliani, of all people?</p>
<p>oh hey, romani, i was talking to the poster above you. He said that the only choice was clinton, obama or edwards. Sorry for the mix-up.</p>
<p>Yeah, Lieberman was a moderate and a lot of the dems have more radical beliefs than I'd like, so on the republican side, I have Huckabee, Paul, McCain, Romney, and Giuliani. Huckabee and Paul have more religious ties, and in that respect, I guess you could say they're too right wing for me. There are aspects of Paul and McCain's platforms that I agree with, but with Paul, I guess lack of support is an issue, so it'd be fighting a losing battle. On the republican side for me, it was either McCain or Giuliani, so I guess I just put Giuliani because he was the first to come to mind. I'm pretty sure Lieberman endorses McCain though, so I guess support for McCain would make more sense.
As for the dems, I'm not a Hill fan at all - I'd choose Obama or Edwards over Hillary. But with Edwards, a lot of it goes back to lack of support.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry A-Card. Haha no problem.</p>
<p>A-card, I know... but with the election so far away, those are the only candidates that I have done any research on :)</p>
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<p>(I believe this was directed towards my statement)</p>
<p>I'm not 'between' them, I'm all for Obama and any other democratic candidate. Ron Paul, out of all the people on Earth, is my last choice, for he is such a anti-progressive and so hurtful to the human race if he is elected that I would never vote for him.</p>
<p>But issues and 'character' are two different things.</p>
<p>He has the ideal character - he has that charred, bitter, look of an idealist about him. He has the charisma, the raw speaking power, and the heated passion to rally people around him. That's what I admire in him - but on issues, naught. Thus I wouldn't vote for him, but still admire his character.</p>
<p>McCain...people attempt to compare obama as this generations JFK. thats an insult to JFK. JFK had more political experience than the 3 years Obama has been in the Senate, plus he actually fought in a war. obama smoked pot and did cocaine (albeit he did attend columbia and harvard and is an intelligent man... too bad jfk attended princeton, harvard, and stanford) and was a social worker before he decided to try his hand at politics. Obama has a good chance in the next election, but unfortunately the diluted teenagers and twenty-somethings that will be voting for obama just want "change" like he promises. this is merely a buzzword that he doesnt really know how to back up, as he is obviously very shaky during the debates and is frankly rattled by the fact that he is the youngest one out there. plus any man who claims to be christian just for the sake of the american public is a farce. thats like a jew just about-facing and becoming a christian just to please america. at least mitt romney isnt hiding his religion but addressing it openly.</p>
<p>Ever think that perhaps Obama just is a mild-agnostic-christian? And its plain out stupid to compare JFK's education to that of Obama's - theres no difference between going to Princeton, Harvard COLLEGE, and Stanford compared to Columbia, and Harvard LAW. Obama is likely as smart or smarter than any of the other candidates - dont forget that he was at the top of his class at Harvard Law, a feat only able to achieved by those who are truly intelligent and wise, and not just hard-workers - because in law school being dumb but a hard worker earns you direct unemployment and a crappy life. </p>
<p>Obama is not 'shaky' - Obama has won tons of democratic debates, proving that he is a great orator and has a solid stance on issues. People claim he's 'shaky' but all they gotta do to find out what he believes in is go to some information source and find that out - he doesnt want to stuff people full of redudancy. </p>
<p>And lastely, as for 'change', every campaign needs a word, phrase, or core idea it can jump on. For Guliani it's "9/11", for Ron Paul it's "Revolution", and so on. Go look up his proposed plans - lack of research does not constitute a argument.</p>
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<p>Chill out eh? Most people here won't even be able to vote.</p>
<p>Barack Obama. I saw him speak a few months ago, he was great.</p>
<p>Everyone go to youtube and find the post Iowa caucus speech that Obama gave. It is the single most inspiring thing I've ever heard. Unlike Hillary Clinton and most of the other Candidates, Obama doesn't utilize "old politics" (as it's coming to be known.) He does not constantly equivocate while speaking, and that says a lot. Additionally, he does not have as little experience as is portrayed. You have to remember that he went to amazing universities, was very active in politics from a young age, was a law professor for 10 years, and is pretty well loved in his state as a senator.</p>
<p>Clinton's a robot. </p>
<p>If Giuliani wins I'll slit my wrists.</p>
<p>double post, sorry</p>
<p>not everyone votes on policy alone</p>
<p>I will vote for a candidate that will not take us into more middle east conflicts or destroy the nations sovereignty through subsidizing illegal immigration</p>
<p>I really don't care about abortion or religious affiliation.</p>
<p>Obama and Paul are both genuine, not shady, and they have the strength to stand up to the rest of the government for what they think is right. Both are good leaders who always have the people's best interest in mind.</p>
<p>If I could vote, I would LOVE to vote for Kucinich, but I probably would end up going to Obama. He is pretty inspiring. I met him yesterday! It was amazing. I do really like Edwards though too. I'm hoping McCain wins the republican nomination though because if, heaven forbid, a republican gets the presidency again, I would like it to be him. I really don't even mind him that much, he seems like he would be a good guy as president. I am absolutely going abroad for college if Romney or Huckabee wins though. I live in NH and because our primary's on Tuesday all the candidates are literally swarming around here, you can't avoid them! My brother's actually off to see Bill Clinton speak on Hillary's behalf at our school right now!</p>
<p>I agree with basically everything in which Kucinich believes. He's a true liberal without being insincere or "morally corrupt" (whatever that vague term could possibly mean). Second is Bill Richardson. He's pretty cool, but I don't like how he wants to steal Michigan's water (grrrrr.......). Third is Clinton, just because she's not bad and she can win (the other two got parenthetical comments, so I suppose she deserves one two).</p>
<p>By the way, I hate you lilyrobin. Ever since the DNC slashed our delegates, none of the Democratic candidates have been compaigning here. Kucinich once came to a library about an hour away, but I didn't have the opportunity to see him.</p>
<p>^^ Romney's been running adds here. Isn't our primary like in a week or something?</p>
<p>Yeah. We may actually be influential for the Republican primaries because the RNC didn't penalize us, but I personally think that only Giuliani and Romney have a snowball's chance in hell of winning here. I would be shocked if another candidate won.</p>
<p>It depends on who turns out to vote. Except for Wayne county, Michigan is VERY republican. It is more likely that rural people will turn out to vote in primaries and therefore more conservative people might win. But I'm not sure since usually by the time it gets to Michigan, the candidate has already been chosen.</p>
<p>Yeah, but Wayne County always turns out to vote. Which is good, because it effectively makes Michigan a liberal state all on its own.</p>
<p>I think it's less likely that rural people will turn out in primaries, just because it's less likely for rural people to vote in any circumstance. However, Romney has the home-court advantage here.</p>
<p>Wyoming caucauses are today. How do you think they'll go?</p>