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Originally Posted by Willravel
Why am I voting FOR Obama? He taught constitutional law. His voting record is surprisingly good for a centrist Democrat (he doesn't compromise as much as one would expect). He wants to get the troops out of Iraq. He understands and wants to implement economic policies that enjoyed success under President Clinton. He wants to give more money to schools. I think he's pro universal health care, but I'm not 100% certain anymore.
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Thanks for playing Will... Is there anything you find truly inspirational about Obama's message or character? No gotcha's and I won't challenge your reasoning... I'm genuinely curious.
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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
I am begrudgingly voting for Obama. I covered his speech in northern VA for my then employer. Great, lots of energy, lots of goodies, gonna pay for it all with the war money.
Huh?
But at least there might be an end to this fiasco in the mid-east.
McCain could have had me, and in fact I called his office to protest when dropped out in y2k. But he's lurched so far to the right, and has gotten in bed with the right wing evangelicals that it turns me off. And this Sarah Palin choice... ugh.
So I guess I'm voting against McCain.
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Thanks Poppinjay... I think many of us are in the "voting against" category.
In this thread, I'm hoping to get what inspires people to vote for their leader or champion. I'm afraid that there may be few actual supporters of candidates than those who vote against platforms or who make protest votes.