Who will be the next U.S. President? A Republican or a Democrat?
By mer2001
@mer2001 (90)
Philippines
3 responses
@LegattoAD (37)
• United States
21 Jan 08
I'm hoping for a Democrat. We need someone who has a realistic view of what is happening with the economy. Problem is that there hasn't been a lot of talk about it, but I'm sure there will be after the conventions this summer.
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@mehale (2200)
• United States
21 Jan 08
Yes, I have to agree that a major improvement in the US economy is a very important issue - one that is not being addressed very heavily. We also need some new energy programs, some way to lower the cost of fuel. As long as oil, gas, and diesel remain as high as they are the cost of living cannot come down. I am a cross countyr truck driver and I can see first hand WHY groceries and clothes (and everything else for that matter) are so high. Most people are unhappy when they spend $50-$80 filling their car / truck up with gas for the week. A truck driver spends $600-$800 every time they fill up the truck (sometimes twice a day) while they are hauling the groceries we eat, the clothes we buy, etc. to the stores for consumers to purchase. The cost of fuel makes it cost more for stores to order and stock items - therefore they cost much more for the consumers to purchase.
@mehale (2200)
• United States
21 Jan 08
While I would not totally be against a Democratic president, however I do have serious doubts and uncertanties about Hillary Clinton. To much of what she has said is either beating around the bush, or else she changes her stance on issues to meet the needs of the voters in the current situation. Also I am not too sure I like the fact that former President Bill Clinton is doing so much of her campaigning for her. For instance, this weekend is the Democratic Primary in South Carolina; while she is in South Carolina today, she plans to leave the state focusing her campaigning on California, New Mexico, and New Jersey while leaving her husband in South Carolina to campaign for her. Now to explain WHY this bothers me: when you consider that Bill Clinton has already had his two allowed terms in office, and he is campaigning this much for his wife's Presidential bid, you have to consider that if she wins the election, he will in fact have a third chance at that powerful office - perhaps not in name, but none the less, I truely believe that he WILL influence his wife's decisions. This is not only a moral and ethical problem for me, but in some ways also a legal issue. If no one president is allowed more than two terms in office, why should he be given the chance to influence the next president so heavily? On the other hand Obamma is the other Democratic front runner, but he is a newbie at politics - only a freshman. I am not sure that he has the experience to be able to do a just job as president yet. There are also a lot of rumors running around about him that will make a voter think twice. As far as the Republican candidates go, there are really only a couple that stand out in my mind as being good possibilities. One would be Ron Paul, but he is such a long shot that it is not likely he will gain the nomination. He is all for America - getting us out of such things as NATO, NAFTA, the UN, and many other organizations that hinder America. Another good possibility for the Republican party would be McCain. I had also been considering Hunter as a possible good choice, but he has since dropped out of the election. We do need someone good in office and we do need a change; I only hope that this year's election is not turned into a three ring circus for either making history by electing the first woman president, or the first black president. Neither race nor gender should be a deciding factor in a Presidential election.
