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View Poll Results: Who do you want to be the democratic candidate?
Barack Obama 9 33.33%
Mike Gravel 0 0%
Dennis Kucinich 5 18.52%
John Edwards 3 11.11%
Hilary Clinton 3 11.11%
Chris Dodd 0 0%
Bill Richardson 3 11.11%
Joe Biden 4 14.81%
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Old 11-11-2007, 02:18 PM
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I'd say with me it's a tie between Joe Biden and John Edwards.
I kinda like both their issues, but I kinda lean towards Biden.
Althogh Edwards has some good ideas about getting America back on track, I think he's too nice not tough enough.
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Old 11-11-2007, 03:02 PM
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I voted Richardson. I can hardly stand any of the candidates, but I respect Richardson because unlike most of them, he has experience in positions relevant to what an American president would be doing. My only problem with Richardson is his position on the war on terror, but even that is more favorable than most of the positions of his fellow Democrats.

I can't support Obama for many reasons, one of them being his advocacy for withdrawal from Iraq by a set date. That's absolutely unrealistic, and reflects Obama's utter lack of experience with foreign policy. Other than that, I find him and Hilary to be too far left in general.

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Old 11-11-2007, 05:00 PM
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Biden has my vote. He knows what he's talking about and he's not afraid to tell the American people the truth. His foreign policy experience and knowledge far exceeds any of the other candidates, with the exception of maybe Richardson. Bottom line, I like his honesty and his brains. Plus, I don't think he's someone Republicans would hate just because he's in the opposition party. Biden really could bring this country together.
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^I like the way you think.
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:02 AM
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I don't know all the candidates, only Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama and John Edwards. I'm not American so it's difficult to choose one. I think Hillary is the most popular but i'm not sure about her foreign policy and i'm afraid of her links with economic lobbies. I would like a president who puts into action a multilateral foreign policy, an environnemental plan of action, a liberal economic policy (fair competition) and a model of democracy.
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Clinton is very popular, but only because she was the first lady 8 years ago. Currently I'm not too sure of her foreign policies but I know what they were like back then.
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Old 11-12-2007, 01:49 PM
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I think the candidate for president might depend on an issue that frankly is political suicide.
That would be taxes, cause sooner or later {republican or Democrat} is going to have to raise taxes or at least cut the tax cuts.
America has to get out of debt, and we can't do that by borrowing from the Chinese.
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Old 11-13-2007, 11:42 AM
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I agree with you, but we can also cut spending, what our total budget in 1997 is only about 60% of what we spent now, we've increaed spending by a lot in 10 years.
That depends on what the spending is for?
Education,veterans benifits, help for the elderly and working poor, health,and alternitive fuel R&D that's all well and good.
However other stuff like the bridge to nowhere, and lobyist making money hand over fist with government grants and no bid government contracts to companies under investigation for price gouging,missuse of funds WELL?
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