If Election Day 2008 was today who would get your vote?

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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    If Ron Paul was the Republican nominee, no doubt I would vote for him.

    Other than that, Bill Richardson or Barak Obama at this point..
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Obama, all the way!

    And Hillary doesn't have a strong lead anymore, at least that's what I've heard recently on the news. Obama is gaining quite a bit on her, and she's not the clear front-runner anymore.

    I like Kucinich too, (I liked him last time he ran), but he can't win unfortunately.
  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Obama or Edwards or Gore will be fine for me. I will be voting for Obama in the primary, but would be very pleased if any of those three get the nomination. There is just something about Hillary that makes my skin crawl, and I'm heavily involved in Democratic politics.

    The thought of Clinton winning and having either 24-28 years in a row with either a Clinton or Bush as President doesn't speak well for either party or for our country at all.
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  • Jackieboy
    Jackieboy Posts: 78
    Barack Obama, without a doubt.
  • chipboy
    chipboy Posts: 137
    Rudy Guliani and I bet $5 on him at 10-1.
  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    chipboy wrote:
    Rudy Guliani and I bet $5 on him at 10-1.

    I would take that bet, and throw in another $10 if you spell his name right.

    Rudy has way too many skeletons in his closet that will come to light during the primary season
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  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    Cheguevara6 wrote:



    If none of the Dems are calling for complete withdrawal from Iraq and an end to the war, why should I vote for them in the name of whats best for the country? Whats best for the country is a Nader or a Kucinich, someome who will radically change society. Is Al Gore any different than Bush. Remember Clear Channel, that was Bush. But remember, that Parents counsil on music. Al Gore and his wife believe that marilyn manson, and Rap and other types of music are damaging to youth and need to be censored. he is also pro Nafta and Wto. I know i am not the only person who feels much more in line and much more inspired by those WTO seattle anti-wto riots, than I do about Gores pro-wto stanco.

    If Gore is proIraq war and if most of the other dems in 2008 are pro continuing this war, why should they get my vote?


    I understand what you're saying, I detest the war as much as the next guy. The facts are both Edwards and Obama have plans for a phased withdrawal. That kind of thing takes time, not even Kucinich could withdraw the troops NOW. It doesn't work that way. Barack Obama was against the war when the original vote was cast (documentation proves it). Al Gore opposed the war from the beginning as well. If you're looking for immediate withdrawal, i'm afraid you're going to be really disappointed. My original point is, the country is so divided, I mean really, what's the point of voting for a candidate that will total 2 or 3%? You call that a movement? These days 2 or 3 points can cost an election, I wish there were more than two parties to realistically choose from but, a 3rd party is light years away from meaning anything. In 2000, Ralph Nadar had some momentum but, it ulimately flopped and now there is NO 3rd party candidate that could even dream of getting the support he Nadar got in 2000. I just believe the country is more important than a political statement at this point.
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Wow...cool to see so much support for Ron Paul:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul

    It's a shame that his campaign is doomed.
  • Flannel Shirt
    Flannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    Edwards. No question.
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  • KidCarnivore
    KidCarnivore Posts: 82
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Wow...cool to see so much support for Ron Paul:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul

    It's a shame that his campaign is doomed.

    He seems to be doing a good job of reminding everyone that he was against the war in Iraq from the beginning...and as right as he is about going back to the gold standard, I think he should stick to talking about issues more people are interested in.
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  • down_ski
    down_ski Posts: 328
    Flannel Shirt wrote:
    Edwards. No question.

    Yay, John's 1 and only vote! (From somebody in England!?)

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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    KidCarnivore wrote:
    He seems to be doing a good job of reminding everyone that he was against the war in Iraq from the beginning...and as right as he is about going back to the gold standard, I think he should stick to talking about issues more people are interested in.

    The issues "more people are interested in" are using government to do their jobs and dirty work for them. This kind of precludes Ron Paul's principles and ideals. So, as I said, his campaign is doomed.
  • Rushlimbo
    Rushlimbo Posts: 832
    farfromglorified wrote:
    The issues "more people are interested in" are using government to do their jobs and dirty work for them. This kind of precludes Ron Paul's principles and ideals. So, as I said, his campaign is doomed.

    Ron Paul and Alex Jones are close friends and believes in many of the same ideas as he does. How do you reconcile that as someone who has ridiculed Jones supporters in the past?
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    Ron Paul and Alex Jones are close friends and believes in many of the same ideas as he does. How do you reconcile that as someone who has ridiculed Jones supporters in the past?

    By not voting for Alex Jones, of course.
  • Rushlimbo
    Rushlimbo Posts: 832
    farfromglorified wrote:
    By not voting for Alex Jones, of course.

    Um, yeah. Voting for a guy who believes in the same things you ridicule another man for believing is called hypocrisy.
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    Um, yeah. Voting for a guy who believes in the same things you ridicule another man for believing is called hypocrisy.

    Ron Paul doesn't believe in the things I 'ridicule' others about. But thanks for playing.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,942
    jeb bush......
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    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Ron Paul doesn't believe in the things I 'ridicule' others about. But thanks for playing.

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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    http://www.rightnation.us/forums/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=7&showentry=1750

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR31DZrrYDI

    Just because Ron Paul didn't like the 9/11 investigations doesn't put him in the Alex Jones invent-some-bullshit-to-further-my-anti-government-agenda-that-ironically-is-largely-accepted-by-big-goverment-liberals camp.

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul200.html
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Just because Ron Paul didn't like the 9/11 investigations doesn't put him in the Alex Jones invent-some-bullshit-to-further-my-anti-government-agenda-that-ironically-is-largely-accepted-by-big-goverment-liberals camp.

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul200.html

    The people questioning this aren't just liberal, I've heard it from libertarians, too. I don't see it as a liberal issue at all.
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