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FirmhandKY -> RE: 2008 Election - Candidates, Stealth and Otherwise. (5/1/2007 10:22:24 PM)
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ORIGINAL: minnetar
regardless, my vote is for Obama. i enjoy his intelligence, candor and viewpoints.
I've listened to a couple of Obama's speeches, and I do think he has intelligence and candor, and he has a high "likability" factor for me. For what little I do know about some of his views tends to make me regret he would undoubtedly be effective in getting them implemented, therefore I'm unlikely to vote for him.
Basically, for me, one of the biggest issues is the "war on terror", and where a candidate stands on it. A second important consideration is the likelihood of what kind of judge they would nominate for Supreme Court vacancies. Third is their other policies.
This wipes out the Dems - in general - for a preferred Presidential candidate for me. But not totally. I think an activist, principled conservative Congress would dilute most of the worst excesses of general policies of a Dem candidate, so I end up with the following possibilities:
1. Barack Obama (D) - Negative on war, negative on nominations, negative on general policy, high on likability. Not likely to vote for him, but wish I could.
2. Hillary Clinton (D) - Positive on war, negative on nominations, negative on general policy, negative on likability. Possible I'll vote for her, and will if I have to, just don't wanna.
3. Rudolph Giuliani (R) - positive on war, negative on nominations, negative on general policy, positive on likability. Possible I'll vote for him.
4. Al Gore (D) - Negative on war, negative on nominations, negative on general policy, negative on likability. Very unlikely I'd vote for him unless hell freezes over, or the sea level rises 20 feet.
5. Fred Thompson (R) - positive on war, positive on nominations, positive on general policy, positive on likability. Very likely I'd vote for him.
6. John McCain (R) - Low on trust. No way in hell I'd vote for him.
7. Mitt Romney (R) - Not enough information yet.
8. Newt Gingrich (R) - Positive on war, positive on nominations, positive on general policy, middle on likeability. A controversial figure, not likely to get elected.
9. Bill Richardson (D) - Negative on war, negative on nominations, negative on general policy, Middle on likability. Might vote for him, under the right circumstances. I generally think he's willing to go against the grain under the right circumstances, and he has some foreign policy experience, which makes his current "anti-war plan" particularly galling to me.
10. General Dem field: Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Gravel, Kucinich - Not serious candidates.
11. General Repub field: Cox, Gilmore, Hagel, Huckabee, Hunter, Paul, Tancredo - Not serious candidates.
12. Stand out Repubs: Brownback, Tommy Thompson - Maybe. Not enough info, but generally positive impressions.
FirmKY
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