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Tay:
I just read a couple things about him being Muslim, and what I got from it is that his dad was, and he went to both Christian and Muslim schools in Indonesia. It said he officially joined the United Church of Christ to convince people that he did not practice Islam.
Good point about the small states Mr. Javii, the big states would have followed the money, but in Iowa the candidates were able to meet with a greater percentage of the voters to influence them. Now, the effect of money is lessened because people want to vote for winners.
Elevz:
I'm not sure if they let the people in Iowa vote first because it gives those with a limited budget a better chance to get up front in the race, but that sure is the effect of the way things are organized. And indeed, that's also why these politicians have been focusing on Iowa so much - the outcome of the voting there is important for the way people in other states are going to vote.
Besides, I don't think Ron Paul did bad in the end. He got 10% of the Republican votes, which was more than double of what Giuliani, who was seen as the #1 Republican candidate, ended up with. Of course Ron Paul won't run for president in the end, he's way too radical for that, but the numbers he did surely are decent.
Trauma-san:
Iowa is first because it set itself up that way. Pretty smart move. New Hampshire used to be first, then Iowa cock blocked 'em.
I'd like to point out that Obama and Clinton each have the same amount of basic funds behind them, so if the first state was California there is no guarantee that Clinton would win since Obama has just as much money.
Also, Obama is clearly not a muslim but has went to a muslim school,etc. blah blah blah. That's an addition to his history, not a negative. I ultimately don't think it will hurt his chances, and judging by what he did last night, I gotta say I think he's gonna take the democratic nomination. I'm not saying Clinton will get trounced, but there is something just fundamentally WRONG about the woman. Actually, there's a lot of things wrong with her, and even democrats themselves generally see it. She generally is not a nice woman, period. She comes off as fake, condescending, elitist... and that's not good at all. She has no experience, and has a mentality that she's meant to save the world, even though the world is largely doing just fine without her and she has no credentials to do so.
I don't support most of Obama's politics; however, he is a fine person who would make a great president. I personally hope he doesn't win because his vision of America and mine are different... but if he does win, it will be a great day for America regardless. What I like least about Obama is his attitude that America is in a shithole, which I personally do not believe. We live in tough times, we have two tough wars going on, the same problems that have always been around are still around, but in general the U.S. is better today than it was 10 years ago, and that's AFTER being bombed by terrorists. There are a tonnnn of people though that are unhappy and he's preaching to them, so if they elect him I will concede that it's his time.
On the republican side, I'm a Mitt Romney fan, not because of the mormon thing but because I honestly think he's a leader, and will always make the right choice. He was elected a republican governor of a largely democratic state, and worked there and got shit done. He's a good man who's been married to the same woman for 30 years, and has 5 sons who all are married (only 1 wife each, in case you're wondering since they're mormon). He has good, workable solutions to a lot of the problems in America, and I think he would be an excellent president, much better than the current one and infinitely better than the one before him. I think he's one of the most successful men who have ever ran for president, has an incredible pedigree, and I believe out of all of the 15 or so Candidates, he'll be able to accomplish the most in office.
This is a man who has been rich his entire life. Like his ad says, he once had a business partner who's daughter got lost in Nyc, or ran away, or whatever... Mitt shut the whole damn company down, flew everybody to NY, and looked for the girl all night. The entire company! That says a fucking lot. On television the other night they were talking about how he may not be able to understand the common man, because of his wealth and success. The interviewer brought that up, and Mitt told her, "look, I'm not here to help the Rich. The Rich are doing just fine, they don't need my help." This is a guy with grounded, sometimes even tried and true practices of running government and business, all of which he's done successfully. If we elect this man, he will do more for the good of America domestically and foreign than any other candidate. That is why I'm going to vote for him.
Mike Huckabee is a great guy but I'm not really down with the whole "glory glory hallelujia" approach of his campaign. It always amazed me when people said that George Bush won on the religious vote, when in reality George Bush never really utilized the Christian vote at all, rarely makes religious statements, and is a fairly middle road conservative. You have not SEEN religious ferver until you've seen what Mike Huckabee is going to do. People are voting for him simply over abortion and religious/cultural beliefs, which is dangerous since it is injecting a little bit of faith, which by nature is not factual, into the presidential process. Mike Huckabee is running on a campaign saying that he will fix America's cultural problems; the problem with that is that America's culturual problems can't really be affected by the office of the president. That's a family and church matter, not a White House matter. So if people would ever realize that what he proclaims he will do he largely won't be able to accomplish, it may change their vote. All in all, though, Mike Huckabee is a fine human being and would likely make a good president as he was elected, what, 5 times to the office of Governor in Arkansas. Interesting, as well is that he ran again Clinton-backed opponents each time. So he's already beaten the Clinton machine, if she becomes the nominee.
As I've said from the beginning, Clinton will NEVER get elected. Obama may very well be unstoppable, he's almost irresistable. Keep in mind as well, that last night, the racial undertones that everybody complains about in America, were nonexistant. Obama won 38% of the democratic caucus, shattering Clinton and Edwards, in a state that is only 2% black. That is masterful campaigning. We'll have to see how it works elsewhere.
Javier:
Clinton's star power and recognized name has given her a 19+ point advantage in the California polls. It would still be unfair, Obama would have been forced to raise more money than Clinton.
swangin and bangin:
Props Trauma
i needed to get gamed up on that presidential shit
so if Obama can get that much support in a 2%black state i think hes gona take it
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