The first 2008 Election Poll

[EStreetJoe]

Obama. He'll be a better president than McCain and the Republicans have messed up the country enough.

Comment 1-- Ralph Nader is a declared third-party/independent candidate so he should be a choice in the poll, although I wouldn't vote for him.
Comment 2 -- Should Hillary be a choice in this poll? Will she pull a Lieberman and run as an independent after she loses the nomination?

 

[jakewriter82]

Obama. Like a few others have said, I've been on the bandwagon for a while, and I honestly believe he's the best option for the country.
The Veep choices won't have any sway in my vote at this point.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Obama. He shares my beliefs more than McCain does. And I'm not about to reward the Republican Party with another president since the current one lied to us in order to fight a war.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Not a major fan of either person, but I'm picking Obama in this poll. I think the VP does mean something here -- it needs to be an experienced person because Obama needs a credible sidekick to accompany him and to keep the young people energized by him happy; McCain needs someone who will make people comfortable that if his age becomes an issue that they have someone who can keep things status quo.

 

[dixiehack]

I'd vote for Bob Barr over McCain.

Not for nothing, but Barr has evolved into a classic Libertarian with a major hard-on for junking the Patriot Act. Strange days, indeed.

 

[Cadet]

Obama, and it doesn't matter who the VP is.

In addition to reasons mentioned by others on this thread -- SCOTUS is a big one, as is warmongering and health care --- I have grave concerns about McCain's positions when it comes to women's issues. Not only is he <a href="http://wonkette.com/376849/mccain-called-his-wife-c+word">disrespectful to his wife</a>, he is <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-page/the-mcmoderate_b_88275.html">against reproductive rights</a>, he <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD907TGGG2">opposes legislation to stop wage discrimination,</a> and he would most certainly appoint SCOTUS justices who would overturn <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Opinion/Why_McCain_should_wor.shtml">Roe v. Wade</a> and other legal precedents and legislation that <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Opinion/Why_McCain_should_wor.shtml">keep women from being second-class citizens</a> in this country.

 

[cranberry]

Obama, because I'm a Democrat.

 

[Pilot]

Obama, and it doesn't matter who the VP is.

In addition to reasons mentioned by others on this thread -- SCOTUS is a big one, as is warmongering and health care --- I have grave concerns about McCain's positions when it comes to women's issues. Not only is he <a href="http://wonkette.com/376849/mccain-called-his-wife-c+word">disrespectful to his wife</a>, he is <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-page/the-mcmoderate_b_88275.html">against reproductive rights</a>, he <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD907TGGG2">opposes legislation to stop wage discrimination,</a> and he would most certainly appoint SCOTUS justices who would overturn <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Opinion/Why_McCain_should_wor.shtml">Roe v. Wade</a> and other legal precedents and legislation that <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/09/Opinion/Why_McCain_should_wor.shtml">keep women from being second-class citizens</a> in this country.

"emancipation from the slavery of the womb"

Thank God none of your sources overstated anything.

 

[Italian_Stallion]

I know this isn't supposed to be a place for comments, but I have to say that I'm impressed that TBF is voting for Obama. To be honest, it made me a little teary-eyed. I won't go into it.

I'm voting for Obama, too. Admittedly, I have lots of Utopian ideals that usually come crashing down. I can't help but think my faith in Obama could be one of them. An analogy, and I'll move on. I think of Obama as the star QB/RB/WR everything thinks should be a first-round pick. I think of Hillary as that offensive lineman who everyone knows will be a solid addition. There's som risk involved. Frankly, though, I think the risk is far less than it would be with McCain.

 

[mustangj17]

McCain. To prove the media is not Liberal.

 

[Gold]

Obama. I'm a pretty hard-core Democrat although I voted for Hillary in the primary. I made my decision based on their respective speeches after the New Hampshire primary. Obama's campaign has been phenominal. He has raised an amazing amount of money in small donations.

I think McCain is a better person and would be a better president than George Bush. I respect the fact that when offered a release by the North Vietnamese, he refused because he wouldn't take a special favor as the son of an admiral. However, McCain is a basic anti-abortion, anti-labor Republican in most of his votes as a Senator.

I think Obama and McCain will run cleaner campaigns than we have seen in past presidential elections.

A vice-presidential choice would make no difference to me.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Obama. And if he doesn't end the war during his first year and shift most of the assets to Afghanistan, I'm headed to Washington with heavy weapons.

While less in favor of an armed coup than you are, I tend to agree.

 

[In Exile]

Obama, because if he can actually draw enough previously uninspired/uninvolved voters into the process, he could get a majority in both houses of congress and actually enact legislation in regard to policies that have public support but have not been reflected in the legislative makeup in decades, and because he'll be able to put a stop to the degradation of the Supreme Court, and because by drawing so many new voters into the process the illegitimate Republican stranglehold on many state legislatures will be broken and some of the more egregious gerrymandering that has taken place over the past few decades can be undone, as well as the policies that have resulted from the same.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

I'd vote for Bob Barr over McCain.

You will have your chance.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Kodos.

 

[zeke12]

Kodos.

Abortions for some. Miniature American flags for others!

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Kodos.

Since Kang got elected in 1996, does that make Kodos the Hillary Clinton of this race?

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Kodos.

Since Kang got elected in 1996, does that make Kodos the Hillary Clinton of this race?

Kang flipflopped on recognition of the Federation and lost in the early primaries.
Kodos killed everyone who didn't vote for him, proving his ability to run a fine organization.

 

[Yawn]

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Socialistjournalists.com goes 80 percent for Obama. Not even The People's Republic of Massachusetts will go 80 percent, which shows you how lacking in touch the media is. Of course, mainstream American already knew that.

 

[GoochMan]

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Socialistjournalists.com goes 80 percent for Obama. Not even The People's Republic of Massachusetts will go 80 percent, which shows you how lacking in touch the media is. Of course, mainstream American already knew that.

who, exactly, is 'mainstream' america? Because in all the polls I see, the electorate is pretty much split, with a slight edge to the D's. So half of this country is out of the 'mainstream??'