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[Total Members Voted:]

Black man

5 (71.4%)

Woman

2 (28.6%)

Total Members Voted: 7

[OnewingedDragon]

So it's time again here in the states. Time to elect another person to either get the rest of the world pissed off at us, or get the rest of the US pissed off at them. I'm sure mseveral of you are aware of the history being made in this by having both a black candidate and a female candidate. That's neither here nor there.

I am curious to find out what everyone, both in and outside the united states, thinks of all these shenanigans.

[Mike Caron]

I have added a poll to this thread. You will find it unbiased and informative.

As a Canadian, I fear and am confused by the American electoral process. There's a two party system with roughly 12 candiates, and everyone votes for anyone, but then they vote for the party? A bit confusing, and since it won't make me any more patriotic to look it up (since it doesn't apply to me), I won't.

That said, I still have an opinion or two on the candidates. I would vote Democratic if I lived in the US, so my biases are in that direction.

- I support Hillary Clinton. I think Bill Clinton did a wonderful job in office, and I think that his wife would continue the Clinton legacy. If she were to be elected, she would be both the first female President, and the first wife of a President elected as President herself. It's good to break records.
- Huckabee. Yes, that's exactly what the States needs. A bible-thumping fundamentalist Christian. Wooh, show them terrorists! Fundamentalism is bad! Except when it's the good guys! ... Sorry.
- I have no further opinions, due to lack of information

[Chevalier-Ange]

Well, to be honest, I have not paid as much attention to this as I should I suppose, being a border country and all, but I would have to say Hillary might not be a bad choice. That's just based on my observations in the past regarding her points of view, and just over all the type of person she is.

[Neito]

- I support Hillary Clinton. I think Bill Clinton did a wonderful job in office, and I think that his wife would continue the Clinton legacy. If she were to be elected, she would be both the first female President, and the first wife of a President elected as President herself. It's good to break records.

Hillary is NOTHING like her husband. From what I've read, she'd be nothing but unmitigated trouble.

- Huckabee. Yes, that's exactly what the States needs. A bible-thumping fundamentalist Christian. Wooh, show them terrorists! Fundamentalism is bad! Except when it's the good guys! ... Sorry.

Yeah. Cus the current bible-thumping anti-evolutionist fundie worked out so well.

[OnewingedDragon]

Hillary is NOTHING like her husband. From what I've read, she'd be nothing but unmitigated trouble.Yeah. Cus the current bible-thumping anti-evolutionist fundie worked out so well.

I like you.

He's right. Hillary is nothing like her husband. He was a very conservative democrat, and made some very good changes, both economically and general quality of life. This woman bodes nothing but trouble. Instead of doing the same thing Al Gore should have done, and recognize the good things he did and try to build upon something like that, Hillary has completely distanced herself from what he did before. Because apparently having Republican-type ideas is blasphemous. On top of which she has changed her platform Twice now. Not to mention she has said she will try to seek a ban on m-rated video games.

[ScienceFair]

Not to mention she has said she will try to seek a ban on m-rated video games.

O.o Hmm, okay then. So now they'll all be black market? Weird... I am a shameful example of someone who is actually voting age and pay almost no attention to the runners and such. I just haven't been convinced of how much it really matters yet... and I don't know why.  I should really work on that.

[Chevalier-Ange]

Umm...yeah, you should 

Where else can we gat a non-biased opinion? Surely not from OwA <_<

[Gnaborretni]

I'd vote for Obama, as he seems to be the most reasonable while also having the greatest chance of winning.

[Chevalier-Ange]

I'd vote for Obama, as he seems to be the most reasonable while also having the greatest chance of winning.

Actually...he has the least likely chance of winning...regardless of whether he is most reasonable, or simply a better choice or what have you, it'll never happen.

[OnewingedDragon]

I'm curious as to why you think/feel/read somewhere that particular theory.

[Gnaborretni]

Well, if you really want to argue semantics, someone like Kucinich has the least likely chance of winning. From what I've read, it's a toss up between Clinton and Obama, and Obama seems like the more level-headed of the two.

[RedAxie]

Bill Clinton should be president
I would vote for him.

On a serious note, though.
Obama seems like a good guy. Better than Bush..

[OnewingedDragon]

Anybody is better than Bush.

[ScienceFair]

I just bothered to look at a website about it... I'm surprised to find that Obama and Clinton are both on the Democratic side... Kinda makes me feel like an idiot.  Then again last presidential election I thought that Um... what's his name Carey? Was the new president until a few months after elections, but I have an excuse of being in a different country watching no tv and listening to no radio.  But whatever.  On the Democratic side I find it more likely that Clinton will get in simply because people liked her husband, and she's better known... and since first ladies have relatively little power she didn't really do anything bad, so why not give her another chance?  Not that I have any idea really.

I'm a little old fashioned and I believe that government is a little bit too involved in things... less is more ya know?  And CA, how can anyone have a non-biased opinion about something political. Whoever it is that seems more likely to fight the right way about the issues that actually matter to me, is the best candidate in my book, but seriously my feeling about the government is kinda more of a I wish they'd just leave me alone, and I'll leave them alone view... I should of been born in the 1700's I guess.

[Gnaborretni]

GO UNINVOLVED LAISSEZ-FAIRE GOVERNMENT!

WOOOO!