15 responses so far ↓

• 1 aerin // May 23, 2007 at 4:46 am

  I would have liked to see fewer senators (on both sides) in the running.

  Not that the senators aren’t good people or possibly strong candidates, but the only senators recently that have won the election are vice presidents and from Texas. (I thought George Bush Sr. was a Senator before he was VP, and also Lyndon Johnson was a senator from Texas). I think JFK was the last Senator elected outright (I could be wrong on this).

  I know we can debate whether or not Gore technically won the election (I think he did), but he’s not currently president.

  It just seems that senators (think Dukakis, Kerry) especially from Northeastern states don’t inspire the swing or independent voters. I freely admit that I could be offbase in my analysis. I hope I’m wrong. Just looking at the historical elections from the past 50 years.

• 2 Kullervo // May 23, 2007 at 5:31 am

  I’d vote for Obama. I hope Clinton does not get the nomination. If someone held a gun to my head and said I have to vote for a Republican, it’s be McCain.

  But in my secret dreams, I vote for Gore.

• 3 Elaine Frei // May 23, 2007 at 7:01 am

  I’m sticking by my choice for the last election for the time being - John Edwards. I thought he should have been top of the ticket last time. Sometimes I think he is the only one of the candidates that gets it that there really are, as he says, two Americas out here, one for the rich and one for everyone else. Yeah, so okay, he is rich. But he wasn’t always, and I think that he remembers what it was like not to be. I also like that he said early and has said often that he was wrong in voting for the war in Iraq when he was a Senator. How often does a politican admit that he or she was wrong?

  So unless and until he does or says something beyond the pale (as opposed to other people saying that he has done this or said that), I’ll likely support him.

• 4 mel // May 23, 2007 at 7:07 am

  In an alternate reality I’d pick Kucinich…if only we lived in a world where a guy like Kucinich could get elected. But Kullervo, I’m with you on Gore. And I think it’s funny that both Dem and Repub voters, when asked about the current favorite, are often inclined to pick someone that hasn’t announced. This thing seems to so readily part us from reality.

  So my pragmatic choice is Obama and my super pragmatic future projection is Clinton/Obama ‘08.

• 5 pilgrimgirl // May 23, 2007 at 11:01 am

  Hmm…I don’t have any opinion yet. I’m just sitting back and enjoying the way the race is unfolding…

• 6 Jeff // May 23, 2007 at 1:02 pm

  I like Obama and Richardson on the Dem side although I’m not ready to throw my hat in with either of them yet. I think Ron Paul is an interesting candidate for the Republicans, and he’s the only one on that side that I’d even consider voting for at this current time.

  I like Gore as well, btw, but I don’t think that he’ll run.

• 7 Chris Rusch // May 23, 2007 at 2:07 pm

  I want a libertarian in the whitehouse.

• 8 Miko // May 23, 2007 at 3:25 pm

  mmm, political wet dreams, all of the above! I like McCain (or used to, he’s turning all Republican which he never used to be…or at least, he was never a Bush Republican), my heart goes out to Obama but at the end of the day, I want someone with more experience. Someone said “too many senators” and I concur: they’ve got jobs! Maybe some former senators would be good. I kinda feel like “why don’t you do a good job at one thing at a time” with that. I’d vote for Gore and there would be some really killer combinations: Clinton/Gore, Gore/Obama, Obama/Clinton, Gore/McCain, McCain/Kucinich…in any iteration, really. Currently I’m leaning more towards who I would not vote for. It’s an easier list at this point…

• 9 Kullervo // May 23, 2007 at 9:55 pm

  My dad suggested to me that perhaps McCain’s “turning Republican” during the last several years has been a clever attempt at avoiding his problems in 2000. If he can toe the party line as much as he can swallow, he can get elected and then he can be free to get pissed off and actually say what’s on his mind.

  I wish Clinton would just worry about being a good Senator. No matter how good of a job she might do as a President, it wouldn;t be worth it. YOu think the political discourse in the US is ugly now? Just wait. Don’t underestimate the depth of hatred and rancor that a sizable portion of the country holds for her. And the fact that another portion idolizes her actually makes the situation worse. We really do need someone who can unite, and she can’t.

  Edwards is just not going to get elected, period. The sad fact is that he looks like a lightweight, and people vote with their gut (i.e. based on ill-founded perceptions, etc.).

• 10 Amber // May 24, 2007 at 10:52 am

  I also believe that Clinton is terribly polarizing. Which is not to say that I don’t think that she would be an excellent president, but she would just be to liberals what Bush is to… well, whoever it is that he appeals to (because it’s not mainstream conservatives).

  I’ve always liked Edwards, and was very disappointed when Kerry got the nomination. But I don’t think he’s in a position to actually win any election, primary or general.

  I support Obama, and unlike Miko, I actually think his “lack of experience” is a good thing. Really, I’m kind of sick of the same names and faces.

• 11 jjohnsen // May 24, 2007 at 6:59 pm

  I haven’t decided, though a candidate that supports torture (like Romney) is stricken from my list forever. Also, anyone that suggest we stay in Iraq for the long haul is off my list of possibilities.

  Right now a Democrat is going to be my automatic choice, unless a Republican can pull off something amazing.

• 12 C. Biden // May 26, 2007 at 4:07 pm

  Barack Obama. He’s got plenty of experience. Certainly as much as any of his Democratic rivals. As for the Rethuglicans, I could never support anyone who thinks torture is a good thing. And I could never support anyone delusional enough to think that the war in Iraq should continue until we win. So can’t vote for any Rethug. But then you already knew that

• 13 nee // May 27, 2007 at 10:05 am

  I’m supporting Barack. He’s the best option I see at this point. I saw him at a town hall forum and I’m reading his book The Audacity of Hope. I’m registered independent. Last time around I voted for Nader. The time before that, Bush. Really. Who’da thunk.

• 14 Miko // May 27, 2007 at 10:18 am

  yeah, I voted for bush once, too…before I turned green

• 15 Alon Levy // May 28, 2007 at 11:09 pm

  It’s mostly a question of who I hate the least. If Gore runs and doesn’t revert to his 2000 personality, I’ll probably end up hating him by far the least. Otherwise, I’m not sure who I find the least nauseating - Clinton, Obama, or Giuliani.

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