Hillary or Rudy in "08
The most recent poll asks Americans - Hillary or Rudy? See the results first hand. By the way, for you Democrats out there, it is Oct. 4th, 2007 and the election is a long ways out yet. Don't get too excited as there is still plenty of mud to be slung. No, I didn't forget you Republicans. Your work seems to be cut out for you; behind in the polls and in the finances.
Go 3rd parties anyone!!!???
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posted by erdecker @ 8:56 AM
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I'm so out of the loop politically, but here is my point of view.
-shouldn't Hilary have divorced Bill if she heard about him cheating on him from the entire nation? If I was her I'd kick his butt out of the house whether he's president or not. Someone who will stick with a guy who cheated on her is not going to be able to handle the Presidency.
-Who the heck is Obama? I think that if there is going to be someone of the minority in the Whit House it should be a household name and not someone that a lot of people have never heard of.
-From the article, it sounds like the Republicans have a way to go if they want to establish a clear-cut candidate and have him win.
-I think Jess Ventura should run for president...but that's just me.
Jesse
Although I totally agree that cheating should never be accepted I think Hilary's personal life should be left out of her ability to become president. Her realtionship with her husband isn't proof of any kind of how well she can run a country.
Jesse Ventura?! come on Ben! At least go for someone with some street cred. My votes on Opera. ;) Free cars for all? Haha just kidding.
Maybe this will be an awesome year, and a third party could actually win the elections? Dream on America.. it would be cool though.
However, we've discussed it in class.. and even though I am still undecided as to who I support, I will be forced to vote for the democratic nominee because I want my vote to count. Bummer. So much for listening to The Federalist #10, eh?
Ben, Obama is a household name for anyone thinking about 08 right now. He's raised $58,912,520* to date, just $5 million behind Ms. Clinton. Obama is lighting a fire underneath some people who would otherwise be apathetic towards the 08 elections, especially the younger crowd.
Tricia, I'd be curious as to which third party you'd like to see in office. =P
*http://opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
Whoops. Old Data. Make that $75 Million under Obama's belt.
My bad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100101808.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Whoops. Old Data. Make that $75 Million under Obama's belt.
My bad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100101808.html?wpisrc=newsletter
After reading a little bit more on this Obama character I can see he is more of a household name than I thought. As I said, I am way out of the loop politically. However, let's bring this back into the article. I think Bill is a huge asset for Hilary because his popularity amongst the people is very high right now. The advantage in making money may go to Hilary, but Obama seems like the better presidential candidate.
"Forty-one percent of those surveyed said they definitely would not vote for Clinton in the general election if she were the Democratic nominee, one of the lowest "reject rates" among the leading candidates in either of the two major parties. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) registers the lowest definite opposition, at 39 percent."
I feel like this foreshadows, to some extent, the coming election. It seems that today's candidates are so polarizing that the person you would want representing your party is the one who is "least opposed" rather than "most liked." I feel that this may be a result of continued negative campaigning and its overall effectiveness.
This article actually addresses the issue in today's perspecive:
http://www.thisnation.com/question/031.html
In this election, more than any of the ones before this, since the candidates are all in relatively compromising positions, that is, their campaign positions are not runaway wins, negative campaigning is the most effective strategy. So, as caucuses draw close, I think most of these candidates are aiming to be "least disliked."
A notable though ... We, the pioneers of freedom, liberty, and democracy are currently ranked #139 in the world for voter turnout at 48.3% since 1945. For the other 138 countries beating us...
http://www.idea.int/vt/survey
/voter_turnout_pop2.cfm
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