Alright Im registered republican..which I rather be just independent because I have no actual understand of any other the partys. I ask parents for help and they just say democrats are making us pay more taxes. If I ask for reason I get yelled at and conversation over. I also keep hearing about obama is going toe be the end of us if we vote for him (which I think is alittle dramatic to me) says by my hole family and some random (bull engav I cant spell his name right) radio dude. My point on explaining all this to yall is that My parents asked me to vote for mccain this upcomming election and threw a fit as I said I might think about voting for obama. I would like to know the information about obama and mccain and understand this hole thing before I make a mistake. I feel neutral and feel like voting. Seems to be too much drama and I can't get the information I want so Im asking for help. Anyone got a sure idea about both side I would be glad to listen and figure out a choice for the up comming election
Hey DaltonSerdynski, thanks for taking an interest in the election and feel obliged to take place in voting(half of the country doesn't, and then complains when a candidate wins...). Your parents seem to be heavily Conservative, so getting an unbiased opinion out of them isn't the most likely of chances.
The Democratic Party of the United States is generally more liberal, and incorporates mostly women, minorities(African Americans, Asians, and Latinos in large numbers), the post-graduates(4+ years of college), and those in the lower income bracket. Notable Democrats would be Andrew Jackson(1st Democratic President, and founder of the party), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
The Republican Party is generally more Conservative, and its member base is heavily composed of men, those in the upper income bracket, whites, those with lower education and religious voters. Notable Republicans would be Abraham Lincoln(1st Republican to win a general election), Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush.
I support Barack Obama because I believe he has the leadership and the plans to build a new economy that is fueled by American labour and innovation. Like all Democratic Presidents of the past 70 years(with the exception of Carter), I believe he will lower or bring to a status quo the national deficit, which has ballooned to inexcusable numbers under the past 8 years. He has a proposed tax cut on Americans making less than 250,000$ a year(the majority), and a slight tax increase on the upper income bracket, and fixing loopholes that allow companies to get away without paying income taxes. His mature approach to foreign affairs and desire to push for better and universal medicare all more factors that I like about the man.
Other than not standing on the same sides of the issues, I dislike John McCain for running an incredibly negative campaign against Obama after pledging not to, picking a VP with essentially no vetting process, and the apparent instability of the man.
I have a more liberal stance, so I advise you check some unbiased websites for no bias.
http://www.issue2008.com/ Candidates and their stances, it's unbiased from what I can tell.
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