It’s Election Day in Ohio… Who Should I Vote For?
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Tue, March 04, 2008
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Let me hear from you. Again, just who you’re supporting and one reason why.
Todd
Well, it's Super Tuesday II, and election day here in Ohio. The candidates are down to four. And I'm still torn. Ohio is going to play big in the Democratic side of things. On the Republican side, I think it's pretty well determined. I don't want to get all political here, but... really... who are you voting for? Just a name and one reason why. Everyone is allowed one vote and no rebuttal to anyone else's post.
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bishopdave on Tue, March 04, 2008
Mike Huckabee. Flat tax.
Mark Triplett on Tue, March 04, 2008
Alan Keys, essentially a protest vote. It is a protest vote because in both parties, the finalists have been determined weeks in advance of my opportunity to vote.
Brad on Tue, March 04, 2008
Todd Rhodes write in vote. Because he will be like FDR and bring back Fiire Side Chats, except they will be Starbuck Side Blogs.
Tye Male on Tue, March 04, 2008
Mike Huckabee - anyone who wants to get rid of the IRS has my vote, even if he could never do it. I love his attitude.
btw - why don’t we ever hear anything in the media about the republican hopefuls? Are they biased, or what!
Jeff B. on Tue, March 04, 2008
Actually, the race is down to FIVE, not FOUR. I assume that you, like most, are excluding Ron Paul, the pro-life candidate that will bring sound monetary policy back to the country and will ACTUALLY stand for a small govt and personal freedoms.
ck on Tue, March 04, 2008
Wanted to vote Hillary as a vote against Barak Hussein Obama, but couldn’t sign the paper they wanted me to sign with good conscience:
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At the Primary Election held on the 4th day of March, 2008. I <insert name> of <insert address>, hereby state, under penalty of election falsification, that I desire to be affiliated with and that I support the principles of the democratic Party and wish to cast a ballot in the party’s primary election this year.
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So I voted Huckabee, because when it comes to the issues, he represents me the best.
Peter on Tue, March 04, 2008
How about “None of the above”. I’m so disgusted with the process this year that I’m staying home. of course, I’m a registered Independent, but in TX we can vote in either primary if we so choose. I just have no desire to do so. All of the remaining candidates really bother me. The ones I liked dropped out by the time the primary hit my state. I’d consider a vote for Hillary just to keep her in the race, but I’d have trouble with signing that paper as well. http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com/images/smileys/smile.gif
As for Ron Paul, he has a couple of interesting ideas, but he has little understanding of national defense. Conversely, that seems to be about all McCain has going for him. This is definitely the most pathetic group of candidates in my voting history.
At least Mr. Obama has the passion and charisma, but his ideas scare me, not even counting the fact that he has no plans to bring those ideas to fruition.
Brent H on Tue, March 04, 2008
Ok I’ll be the different one. Obama. There are many reasons, but these two articles are a start…
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=news.display_article&mode=C&NewsID=5454
and
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/obama
(Wish I new how to do hyperlinks, but, alas, I do not).
CS on Tue, March 04, 2008
Here is a general question I would like people to answer for my own curiosity. Could you, as a Christian, in good conscience, vote for someone who condones or endorses abortion?
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CS
Daniel on Tue, March 04, 2008
CS—if you really wanted to know the answer to that question, you could do a little research and figure it out real quick.
As for Todd’s question, I’m a Wisconsin resident, and our primaries our open (which means we don’t have to sign our names to anything to vote in the primaries).
I voted for: no one.
Why? Because I couldn’t think of a single good strong reason to vote for one person over another (on either side).
Good thing the hope of the world is Jesus… and not the Republican or Democratic hopefuls!
Peter Hamm on Tue, March 04, 2008
Why can’t I ever find a candidate who agrees with me on abortion AND the death penalty AND working to ease the suffering of the world’s poor AND all the rest…
Alas…
CS, the question you pose is a problem I struggle with, too.
P. Smitty on Tue, March 04, 2008
@CS
I certainly could. Now putting aside the fact that I’m not American so the issue is somewhat less relevant for me today than some of you, I could definitely vote for a candidate that is pro-choice. I wouldn’t do it glibly, but I could do it.
The thing is that I refuse to buy into the conservative Christian mythos that abortion and gay marriage are the only important issues in politics today. Are they important - yes. But if I found a candidate that I overwhelmingly agreed with the policies of (with the exception of abortion) I would likely vote for that candidate over another candidate that I didn’t agree with the vast number of policies of just becuase they were pro-life.
Abortion is a big issue, but it’s not “the” issue in my books.
EJ on Tue, March 04, 2008
Here is another general question I would like people to answer. Could you, as a Christian, in good conscience, vote for someone who only looks out for those who are rich? Seriously, when it comes to being a Christ-follower, is abortion the only issue that we should be concerned about or hang our vote on? Shouldn’t there be other issues that we are concerned about as well? We will never have perfect candidates. Bush is and was no exception. We will never fully agree with any candidate. So I (and you) must vote for the one who I believe will not only look out for my interests, but, as much as possible, for the interests of others as well. All of the candidates have some type of experience in politics. That’s not the issue for me. I believe it is time for a change. Barak Obama has my vote and many others.
ck on Tue, March 04, 2008
Abortion = 1.2 million dead babies per year.
Tax cuts for the rich = 2K more per year to my very unrich family.
EJ on Tue, March 04, 2008
ck -
I understand your point. But you may have misunderstood mine. I believe abortion is a crucial issue and we should take heed to that. But it is not the only issue.
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