Any one decided whom they will vote for US President?

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This is Florida. You can change your vote. :joke: I know this is really early. ???

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with all the obama bashing on here i surprised even myself at how quickly and emphatically i had to register my support for obama. still lots of time before any actual balloting and i must add having previously lived in strongly democratic states living and voting in florida is an odd experience for me. let's hope we don't repeat the circus of 2004. i vote via "absentee" ballot due to my disability so wonder if my vote even got counted.

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The following is an interesting exercise.... You answer a few questions then click the "find your candidate button" and the program selects the candidate who's position on the issues is most like your own... You may be surprised at what you find... Click the link below....
http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460

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Hancle704, that was a very interesting quiz, with surprising results. There are so many candidates, it's hard to know all of their beliefs.

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Hancle704, that was a very interesting quiz, with surprising results. There are so many candidates, it's hard to know all of their beliefs.


What I found most surprising was when I entered the most important issues to me, that candidates who were listed near the top, were not ones I would have thought about.

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Same here, I thought Joe Biden would be at the top, but Hillary, Edwards, Kucinich, and Richardson were up there.

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I found it interesting that a second tier candidate who has begun to look good to me came out on top.

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The following is an interesting exercise.... You answer a few questions then click the "find your candidate button" and the program selects the candidate who's position on the issues is most like your own... You may be surprised at what you find... Click the link below....
http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460


Interesting result as you write. The same guy I voted for in 2004 came up again for a vote in 2008. Even though he was not my first choice now. My first choice now was half way down my result list-- Barack Obama.

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That was Very interestig. Chris Dodd came up first on my list with 38 points.. Thompson came in dead last with 3 points. I sent this to my friends. Will see how theirs turns out.

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Bill and Hillary are always going on about how Slickwilly left us a 3 trillion dollar surplus. does anyone really believe this????? :dontknow: What they are talking about is a projected surplus if all of the economic projections (pie in the sky) they have forcasted come true. :o Now lets think was there any event early in Bushs first term that may have affected our economy???? Trying to think... ??? wasnt there something in NY??? :cop: Thats right 9-11, but im sure this had no impact on clintons projections. And correct me if I'm wrong but wasnt there a little issue in the southern coastal region???? I'm sure slickwillys doormat (hillary) factored in Katrina in to those Surplus projections. Anyone can have a projected surplus, we never had a real surplus it was a projection. I project that I'll have total agreement with my posting. :agree:

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Barak is the most articulate person by far.
The world is fed up with cowboy politics, I'm sure they, (cowboys), will not steal another election.

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Tony, go back and reread the history. The election was not stolen. The dems tried to do a recount on 3 heavily democratic counties only. The Supreme Court said if there's a recount, count all the counties. Is that your definition of stealing? The veg-a-matic salesmen at state fairs are articulate too. Is that the prime attribute of a president?

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Please add Lou Dobbs to list of Candidates. He seems to make more sense than most of the others. IMHO. :bigthumbsup:

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Hey I like the quiz. Just as I thought Hillaby was at the bottom of my list ;D ;D

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Please add Lou Dobbs to list of Candidates. He seems to make more sense than most of the others. IMHO. :bigthumbsup:


Done.

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I've spent an inordinate amount of time reading about all the candidates yet am still undecided about my choice. I'm really just starting to look into Ron Paul and his platform. Pretty interesting...if he can be believed.

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Well, if I could vote, I guess I'd be voting for Gravel or Dodds -- like either have a great chance of winning. Hunter, Thompson and Huckabee were tied for my bottom 3. No surprise, really. Knew my choices would be Democrat but I did expect Obama and Clinton to be a bit higher up.

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:agree:

But, then, given my political bent, it should be pretty obvious that I don't agree with the Hillary bashing.

Frankly, I'm tired of it. I think Bush is a joke to himself, his family, this country and I don't even want to discuss what I think of Reagan other than to say I told my ex-husband that if I ever found out voted for that man for any position, I'd be filing for divorce three days later. Yet I would never dream of making the insulting comments against either of these two men that I've seen in threads here against Hillary.

Isn't it time to stop the bashing (and rude, crude and lewd jokes) and honestly discuss the politics?

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Amen, Redwitch!!! I love honest, thought provoking political debate. Leave the name calling
out and focus on the issues.

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And count me in for that too. Bashing -- on whatever side -- never wins any converts, only people who don't want to hear any more.

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Count me in too. I hate bashing. Love discussing various political views.

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Who cares what the world is fed up with? We are talking about the American Presidency, something that should be held at high standards, no matter who WINS the election. And cowboys have a lot more common sense and feelings than you obviously will ever know.

C'mon Osh. Calling Bush a cowboy doesn't diminish "the American Presidency" any more than calling Bill Clinton Slick Willie does. Being against the war doesn't mean lack of support for our troops. Being critical of our government doesn't mean a lack of patriotism. I firmly believe that what has made our country the strong, resilient, wonderful place it is, is the free exchange of ideas -- all ideas -- even if I personally disagree.

Hm-m-m. And I guess that goes for all the differing views on TV as well.

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Mike Huckabee!!!

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Hillary Rodham Clinton!!!!

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To me, saying you don't like someone is not bashing them. I don't like everything Hillary has said and done in the past and I have zero respect for her husband as a man and husband. I don't think that is bashing either Hillary or Bill. I don't think saying I loathed Reagan is bashing. I gave my opinions. I didn't post jokes about any politician. I haven't called any politician any rude name.

If what I said is bashing to you, I apologize. If this is all because I suggested you put some kind of comment that a link will take people to a Christian religious site out of respect for those who may not want to go there, oh well.

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:agree:
I agree with you. I don't like to be confrontational but it seems some individuals make callous, demeaning remarks and then are shocked when someone points it out to them.

By-the-way if The Democratic Congress hadn't raided the Social Security Trust Fund about 20 years ago we wouldn't be in the huge mess we are in now. That's history. That's a fact and public record. It is not dirty politics or a mean remark. I don't understand why this has never been addressed. There is an IOU for that money but it'll never be paid back; because, to do so would probably mean increased taxes.

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If I had to select one person from each party, at this time it would be Obama and Romney.

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Oshun, I was referring to Red's last statement,
"Isn't it time to stop the bashing (and rude, crude and lewd jokes) and honestly discuss the politics?"
I admired Reagan and have been a lifelong Republican. I voted for Bush the first time but not the second time. As I mellow in my old age,I consider myself a moderate Republican.
Your rant seemed suspiciously like bullying.

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I think it's interesting how you can go back and edit your posts on this forum. On Dec 17 Oshun jumped on Red and me by name. I fired a volley back. Oshun then edited and deleted some of her remarks, making my retort seem a little harsh. If you're going to write it, then stand by it. It seems almost dishonest to go back and delete sections of your post that others objected and responded to.

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Great Quiz! it looks like a lot of Democrats voted in the poll. Sure hope the TOTV poll is wrong!

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This must be the Democratic room, so where's the Republican room. And at the top of that list would be Bill O'Relly. ;D

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Rudy G.

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Great Quiz! it looks like a lot of Democrats voted in the poll. Sure hope the TOTV poll is wrong!


I doubt if this poll is a very representative sample of the people of the Villages. You have a lot of spectators on TOTV and not that many players. Spectators are people who just look at the posts, the players are the posters.

Maybe, I should take up golfing and get out of the house and way from the computer more?

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I :dontknow: their are some :edit: one running :read:

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Being a "cowboy" at heart and being, I object to the reference of Cowboy politics....I appreciate today's masses mimic the media and dismiss it as such.

I wonder what the feed back would be if we asked for a totally independent view of your candidate....you....your opinion...what you actually know from research...actual involvememt....personally meeting those you "don't like".....not using the medias bias.

Wow! The office of The President of the United States is not about being liked.....it is supposed to be about the individual who can best lead this nation and return us back to our core values....I am a little tired of listening to candidates and their supporters continually spending most of their time yakking about what the other person did or didn't do. What happened to earning a vote on one's own merits.

How about when evaluating some one we demand to know what the have done for us lately......not 10-15-25-35 years ago. How about paying attention to what the candidates track record over all states...some good...some bad...overall doing what is expected? Not dwelling...like the media...on the negative and continually hammering away as if unique events a character make.

For me, I don't care what the party, if they are part of the current establishment they aren't going to change anything. A good non Washington DC track record and an attitude of not knowing why it is like it is, but if it isn't working....fix it. AN INSIDER CANNOT DO THAT. too many favors outstanding.....

Please don't use the medias method of looking at the world through a straw...it ain't the real world.....look at your candidates track record...it is public information....

Anyway that's my $4.96 (two cents adjusted for the cost of all the wasted time and money to win a popularity contest).

BTK 8)

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If Hillary becomes president I am moving to Canada.

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My first choice is Obama. Second Choice Clinton.

Of the republicans, I am undecided. Huckabee is interesting, but I would need to know his view on stem cell research which I support. Also, I support science.

What I hate most is when others make fun of any of the candidates. These people go through a lot to run and even if we don't support them, I feel we owe them respect. Just my opinion.