Who are you considering for President?

Question

I am a 44 year old Republican and have voted Republican for over 20 years, and for the first time in my life I am considering voting for a democratic president. There are several profound liberal ideals that I will never follow or agree with. However, when I watched Barack Obama's speech, I was very moved and touched, particularly when he addressed the soldiers that have bled under one flag not under red or blue. I am extremely frustrated with the Bush administration and I am looking for someone who is perhaps in the same situation as I am. I do not need anyone who is endorsing their candidate with Obama 2008 or McCain 2008, I am looking for someone who is willing to explain why.

Answer 1

I hate to sit on the fence, but I'll wait until November 4th to cast my vote either way. Both are good men who deserve to be President,but it'll come down to who makes the least mistakes on the campaign trail in the next two + months in order to be the one to get my vote.

Answer 2

My mind is made up.  The only choice is Obama

Join a prosperous future.  Forget the failed past.

Answer 3

I am an independent but was leaning towards McCain until....Last nigh'ts speech by Obama truly impressed me and now that McCain chose a right wing unknown woman to be next in command of my wonderful country, I don't trust him to make important decisions.  I will vote for Obama.

Answer 4

My mind is made up, and no way no how am I going to change it.

Answer 5

When he was saying that, did ou recall that he was wrong on the war all along, and voted against the bill that provided the troops armor?



Bush isn't running again.



Obama's speech is designed to be blank - hope, change, yes we can - you can inject whatever you want onto that - and it seems you have.  If he actually laid out his tax plan, socialized medicine, etc - which would be half lies, because the truth will be even worse (remember Bill Clinton's middle class tax cut pledge?  broke that with a big tax increase a few months later), you'd not be cheering, I suspect.

Answer 6

props to Joe America...

Answer 7

Vote Obama i believe he will be a way better president then MCcain i feel that if Mccain wins he will send the world down in the gutter

Answer 8

obama

Answer 9

1. McCain has over 30 yrs of proven experience, character, leadership, personal ethics, clear vision on American needs, proven knowledge of foreign affairs, lower taxes, proven judgment,Graduated from the United States Naval Academy,US congressman for 26 years,ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee,Chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee,Member of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs,has voted with his party only 63% of the time showing he is willing to put the country ahead of political parties. John McCain a REAL PATRIOT  has 17 Medals, including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross and 4 Commendations and 2 Citations,to earn those commendations,McCain stayed in the POW camp, not for future political leverage, but because he put the good of all before his own well being.That alone is proof of a great leader!! What do you have an Obama bumper sticker?  

2.Obama the Junior Senator. He has only been a Senator for 18 months.But with all the recesses, four day weekends, campaigning and absences, Obama has only spent about 6 weeks of workdays on the Senate floor as one of the most extreme liberal junior Senators,voted with his party 97% of the time according to an independent study (the highest percentage of any senator). Most of his votes, about 80% when he was not absent, have been "present"  or "abstain".

He also chairs a committee on Afghanistan that has never met because the chairman has never called a meeting. As a trial lawyer he only tried 14  cases in court - and minor ones at that.

As a "community organizer" his major cause was getting the asbestos out of  a housing project. After 2 years of trying, the asbestos was still there when he left and is still there even now that he is a Senator and presumably has some pull to get things done.

That's it. Obama's entire real world work resume. 145 days experience in the Senate with nothing to show for it, only 3 bills passed.  Zero military experience, Quick trip to Middle East, Never physically worked a hard day in his life……Barack Obama barely qualifies to work in a McDonalds. We wont even mention his devotion to extremist, radical and racist religious views for which he was ingrained and worshipped for the past twenty years.Two years as a lawyer and only 14 minor trials. And two years as a "community organizer" with nothing  accomplished.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which one to chose does it?

Even Joe Biden tells us who he knows is the better candidate his quotes:

”I think he can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.”  - About Barack

“The only guy on the other side who’s qualified is John McCain.”

“John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off, be well off no matter who…”

Answer 10

I'm voting for change.

What I mean is I cannot vote to endorse how bad the Republican Congress and Presidency did without oversight.

At this stage to replace one Republican administration with another is to endorse those failed policies and the failure of them to be controlled. They ended up worse than what they replaced.

It's not about what's wanted it's about what's needed - not Unicorns and rainbows. So it's Democrats in 08 for me, for very pragmatic reasons.

Oh and I'm 51, whatever age has to do with it.

Answer 11

Sarah "the reformer" Palin and her boss, John "the maverick" John McCain.

Answer 12

I'm voting obama because i'm not letting a republican harm my country again

Answer 13

my dad is almost exactly like you. he has never voted for a democrat before but he is going to vote for obama, as will i. obama really inspired me personally with his emphasis on bipartisanship and how everyone needs to work together if we are to solve 21st century problems that the bush administration, and mccain, has ignored, or even made worse

my dad also dislikes mccain because mccain is so incompetent, confusing shia with sunni, iraq with iran, sudan with somalia, and thinking czechoslovakia is still a country when it split up 17 years ago. both my dad and i dont trust mccain with foreign policy at all

Answer 14

I'm not "considering" anybody.  I stopped considering in March, and chose Obama.  Why? Because he's right: America IS better than Bush and McCain.