If the 2012 election was today, who would you vote for?

It's still to early, but I'm leaning for President Obama, he might get his game together and do something to turn the tide in his favor. If not he'll lose the election.

I probably would still vote for Obama. I am looking at the statements of the Republican candidates and fact checking them. Too many of their comments do not check out well. I also do not like the tight fisted approach to the budget that I hear as most economists believe that when there is a decrease in corporate spending and a decrease in consumer spending the economy tanks unless governmental spending increases... The spending that has been done has actually been too small to make a big difference... construction projects are fine but the best way to improve the economy is to insure that the long term unemployed have unemployment benefits as for every dollar they spend three more dollars go into circulation... those who they purchase goods from purchase goods themselves and may even hire more workers. I am not for excessive military spending... especially when it is for black ops projects... The troops are often not given what they need but these high ticket projects normally get whatever they want. I also believe that the DOD needs more oversight given the billions of dollars that were lost and unaccounted for in Iraq and given the billions of dollars that are wasted every day by that agency. I do not believe that attacking public employees does anything good for the economy... as it only results in more people being on unemployment which causes more of a burden for the states. I see the Republicans speaking out against these people and cringe. I am angered by the House Republicans wanting to hold FEMA funds hostage in exchange for budget cuts and their "just say no" approach to any new spending projects that might benefit the people. I am angry at the House Republicans wanting to privatize social security which will give elders no security in their golden years, as if it is privatized those who took our retirement incomes in the past will get their hands on it again. I am angry at the Republican candidates for dissing the MASS. healthplan when it has actually a 81 or more percent approval rate and added only 1% to the State budget. I don't find anything bad about those figures which are well documented. I am angry at those who talk about a wall when such a wall would if built hurt many wildlife species and also violate treaties with Native Americans violating their sovernty and dividing their reservations thus splitting their families apart just as the wall in Germany split apart families. I do agree with one of the candidates who said that such a fence would be used to keep us in as indeed it would be if there was a disaster and we needed to move South for our survival. I am against the "Drill baby drill" as it frankly makes no sense. We do not have the refining capacity necessary to deal with what we dig up already. And we are forced to send what we have onto the world market where it gets distributed to countries who have the money to purchase it. Even if we did have the refining capability, we would still by international law have to send the oil on to the world market. And it should be said too that gasoline and oil are not the same thing. Gasoline is a byproduct of oil exploration-- a waste product. It only is costing as much as it is because of speculation and price fixing. What we will lose if a Repubican gets into office if perhaps governmental regulation... There are those who think that this would be a good thing to lose that is until they find that this is what helps to keep them safe... water safe to drink, air clean enough to breathe and food safe to eat, working conditions at least survivable, companies held accountable for what they do and don't do... Without these regulations we would most likely not have many of the benefits of them as the companies would do what was most cost effective to them which would not necessarily mean the best thing to do or the most safe thing that they can do for the public. Voting for a Republican candidate at this time, to me, is illogical. I may not agree with everything Obama does. I have sometimes been disappointed in him even but I cannot and will not shoot myself by voting for someone whom I know has no respect for me or for any other middle class or low income American, no respect for the environment, no respect really for anything other than the uber rich and corporate profits.

Knowing just what I know today, it would be Herman Cain. Of course, that's just today, since if you asked me this question last week I would said Perry. ;~D

Obama is obviously not an option, unless actually want to continue the re-enactment of the great depression. But none of the other people reflect my views either. I'd likely write in some random person, like Allen Keys or something.

I'm not even a US citizen, but I'd vote for Obama. I remember there were a couple of sites during the latest election, for non-US citizens, to cast their votes "virtually". And after the election ended they'd count the votes. It didn't have any significance besides seeing who would people from other countries around the world would choose. Obama won obviously, I voted for him too. I understand many who were for Obama are against him now, but personally, I don't think he'll leave office. I don't really see any other worthy opponents right now that could take him down.

my vote would surely go to herman cain because i really like him. he has a very solid line on his policy and is very well respected in what he does.

I am keeping an eye on Cain he seems to have more common sense than any of the others. Perry lost any consideration from me with his take on paying for illegal immigrants to get free college education and anyone who does not agree is "cold hearted"!@! Does he not know charity begins at home.

I don't really like any of the candidates in either party to be honest. I'm not really sure any of them would be able to accomplish much given this current climate of political civil war between democrats and republicans. But if I was forced to pick one then I guess I would have to say Romney just because he seems to at least sound like he knows what he's talking about when it comes to the economy and creating jobs. Plus he does have executive experience as the former governor of Massachusetts. But Obama talked a good game too during the 2008 campaign and he's been a total failure so far which is why I'm skeptical of everyone including Romney. If one of these candidates would come out and say that we need to balance the budget and cut out all of the wasteful spending that both parties are guilty of then I could get behind that but unfortunately both parties want to continue to protect their sacred cows even if that means at least a trillion dollars every year in deficit spending. That's the main reason I don't support any of these candidates because I think the biggest problem in the U.S. right now is the federal debt and deficits and unfortunately none of these candidates is serious about fixing that problem.