Why are you voting for... — Page 2

Obama - as he gives me hope that he and Biden can turn around this country of ours.

McCain/Palin just make me really afraid.

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Because he caught a break at election time and the economy, that was mired for 3/4 of his term, miraculously rebounded just in time for the election. Not to mention the Democrats put up the mighty Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro up against him. If you think the country wasn't ready for a female leader this year, you can't imagine the reservations about Ferraro back then.
Not to mention, the country gave our current "leader" another term as well. Means nothing. History tells the story.

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And I will say: Reagan was an extremely effective campaigner and for some reason, was beloved by people despite his arming terrorists, disobeying the constitution, running up a huge deficit and completely ignoring the AIDS crisis.

Obama - Because I'm a raging liberal, and in good faith could never vote for a republican. McSame is an angry old man, and Sarah as VP? No Way, No How, No McCain!

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"In 1984, Reagan won the election with an electoral vote of 525 and carried 49 states. Why do you think that was? "


There is no denying Reagan's popularity at the time but that's not the whole story. The Democratic party was coming off a very conflicted primary AND Mondale chose a female running mate. Amazingly progressive at the time not widely accepted. BARELY HALF of the voting population actually turned out to vote.

While it was a true landslide for Reagan it exemplifies the inherent problem with the electoral college. There were VERY close margins in that election in states like Pennsylvania where the undemocratic electoral college's all-or-nothing method nullifies half the population's vote.

I'm voting for Obama because he's hotter than McCain. Nobody wants a fugly President.

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"I'm voting for Obama because he's hotter than McCain. Nobody wants a fugly President."


This is true, Matt...........this is true.

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I'm voting for Obama because he recognizes the fallacy of trickle down economics.

Let's see if I can make this make sense...

Is anyone voting for Obama primarily because they hate McCain and Obama is the best chance of defeating him?

When I vote over here in ye merrye olde England, I can never work out if I should vote Lib Dem (I like them most, but they usually come third in everything, so is a vote for Lib Dem going to help build towards future success, or is it a waste of a vote here and now?) or Conservative (because much as I'd rather not have a Conservative government, I consider them a (marginally) lesser evil than Labour, and in a two-horse race, you don't go putting your money on another horse altogether without SERIOUSLY good cause).

Or are you all lovely people who are voting for Obama because you believe in him? :)

If you can't decide which of the two candidates is better, then decide which is worse, and vote for the other guy. If you don't like McCain, I implore you (because American politics affect us all XP) to vote for Obama so we don't end up with the Republicans squeaking into the top spot again.

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RENT123 Beat it! Troll.