I just wanted to post a quick unofficial Poll as to who you will be voting for in the US Election.
This thread was only intended to be a poll. Not a political discussion. Feel Free to reply with your choice if you want, but please no political arguments, slams or jabs :) Lets keep this a clean and simple poll
I just thought that it would be interesting to find out where all the AN'ers fall and see if we are consistent with other polls out there?
By they way, why do all you Obama supporters TYPE HIS NAME IN ALL CAPS?
Sorry, I wasn't asking why you voted for him, but why his name was CAPITALIZED in nearly every post in this thread.
Look again and you'll see you're exaggerating. Only a few have capitalized. The first time an Obama supporter used all caps was post #17, then again in post 39.
I would presume those who capitalize are shouting their excitement. OBAMA 08 - BE A PART OF SOMETHING GREAT!
I am excited to vote this year. I feel we finally have a good candidate. All other elections I have either voted for the democrat unenthusiastically or voted independent knowing full well that my guy would lose. This time we have a chance to win, and I've been on pins and needles awaiting the day I could cast my ballot.
I am a fervent Obama supporter; but can I just say that this election has made me have more pride in our country like never before. As a little girl, I distinctly remember discussing in school the fact that only white men are president. My teacher just said "That's how it is; I don't think I'll see a black man or a woman as president in my lifetime, and probably not in your, either. We won't have a black woman president *ever*." When I went home and discussed this with my (small town, not well educated) parents both of them were of the mindset that of course we would only have white Christian men as president, and that was a good thing. Women were too flighty and not strong enough, and no one would ever even consider voting for a black president (so said my father).
My daughters don't even really see the significance. OF COURSE we have a black guy and a woman involved in the presidential race-what's the big deal? To the credit of our society, my middle school aged children do not think this is a big deal, because they do not see gender or color as a hinderance. They have not experienced the blatant racism and sexism that previous generations have encountered. And my parents--both of them are voting McCain. When I brought up the fact that he has a woman VP, they were both rabidly defensive--a woman is just as good as man in politics, s&*( men have been making such a mess of things, it's time for more women to get involved (according to my father). When I asked about Obama's race, they were both deeply offended--they were not voting for him because they always vote straight republican: McCain is a war hero and a conservative, that is why they are voting for him and not Obama. If the republicans were fielding a black presidential candidate, they'd vote for him too, they say.
Even if my parents still have quiet reservations that they feel are socially unacceptable to verbalize, the fact is our society has come a long, long way, and I am proud of us. I honestly think we win no matter who wins the election.
I'm voting for McCain. It's really important who we get placed on the Supreme Court over the next 4 years...and potentially, it could be up to 4 new justices. I'd much rather they be Constructionists than Academia Liberals.
I think it is a sign that our democracy is functioning well when I can write that I support Obama for the same reasons that BortaZinTx supports McCain! Vigorous discussion in a public forum with some modicum of decorum are essential to our form of citizen participation. The difference is in interpretation. Where BortaZinTx sees Academia Liberals I see intellectual progressives seeking to balance constructive interpretation with 21st century realities that the Framers could never have imagined. Constructionists like Scalia, Roberts, Thomas, et al are trying to drag us back into the era when people had to rely on the Sears Roebuck catalog and snake oil for health care intervention (exclusive individual responsibility equals no purchasing power in the health care pool, corporate control of health care, and massive health neglect of children and vulnerable populations), because there was a complete absense of a concept of government functioning for the good of the many. We are a nation of more than 300 million. Population pressure changes everything. We have to adapt not just to survive, but to thrive. So yeah, those Supreme court justices are important!
I was only in line for 40 minutes which is good because I rolled out of bed, brushed my teeth, washed my face, my curly hair all over the place and drove up the street to vote without coffee at 6am. (guess you can tell I am a night shift person).
I think it is a sign that our democracy is functioning well when I can write that I support Obama for the same reasons that BortaZinTx supports McCain! Vigorous discussion in a public forum with some modicum of decorum are essential to our form of citizen participation. The difference is in interpretation. Where BortaZinTx sees Academia Liberals I see intellectual progressives seeking to balance constructive interpretation with 21st century realities that the Framers could never have imagined. Constructionists like Scalia, Roberts, Thomas, et al are trying to drag us back into the era when people had to rely on the Sears Roebuck catalog and snake oil for health care intervention (exclusive individual responsibility equals no purchasing power in the health care pool, corporate control of health care, and massive health neglect of children and vulnerable populations), because there was a complete absense of a concept of government functioning for the good of the many. We are a nation of more than 300 million. Population pressure changes everything. We have to adapt not just to survive, but to thrive. So yeah, those Supreme court justices are important!
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For all the Hoosiers: VOTE!!!!!
INDIANA
NOTE... ALL POLL CLOSING TIMES ARE EASTERN... From The NY Times: "The suspense starts in Indiana. Most polls close at 6 p.m. and others at 7. Indiana is a ruby red state where Mr. Obama has been running closely with Mr. McCain. Be wary of results that do not include Gary, a city with a substantial African-American population. If Mr. Obama wins it, Indiana could be the canary in the coal mine predicting disaster ahead for Mr. McCain."
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I don't have the power to change a lot of things....but, today I do.
Enough said.