ye obligatory "if the presidential election were now" poll
I am quite curious, though I think as an AO population we are fairly left-leaning.
latest Gallup has Bush's approval at 53%:
detailed info
latest Gallup has Bush's approval at 53%:
detailed info
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right now, based on what little i know of the candidates, i would vote kerry over bush. if clark or dean gets the nod, it'd be a coin flip (i think they both have very strong pros, but some of their cons are bad enough for me to consider holding the status quo). liebermann nauseates me, just like he did in 2000, and edwards seems like a used car salesman to me.
can i write in mccain?
Originally posted by rok
can i write in mccain?
I know I will if Clark doesn't get the nomination....or Nader.
Originally posted by DMBand0026
You really expect a true sampling of what the American people are going to think on this ultra liberal board?
i do not expect a true sample, nor do i want one (that's what Gallup is for); I'm just wondering what my fellow AIers think.
Yes, we are a pinko-commie group here. Or just well-informed
And Nader has made some waves about running again this time around.
I would like for someone to invent a way to bring people back from the dead, that way we could bring back Teddy Roosevelt and get the party back on track.
Originally posted by BRussell
Of the candidates running for the Dem nomination, I'd vote for any of them over Bush, unless something really weird happened. And I can't imagine voting for a third party.
And Nader has made some waves about running again this time around.
i think we need an independent that appeals to the right this year. not going to happen, of course
Liebermann or Kerry would not be enough different from Bush for me to waste my vote on. Green party for me. Sharpton is a joke.
Wait you say I can´t vote? Then I will sell you the voting machines
Originally posted by progmac
i do not expect a true sample, nor do i want one (that's what Gallup is for); I'm just wondering what my fellow AIers think.
Yes, we are a pinko-commie group here. Or just well-informed
I'd say we're more informed than the average person on some issues (mostly social), but basic information on things like the Constitution and economics isn't much better than the average citizen, I fear.
More money for high school US History classes! Grr!
Originally posted by CosmoNut
Wow, these boards don't lean to the left, do we?
1. This is an international forum, and this is just a wild guess, but I'd bet Bush is much much less popular outside of the US than inside it.
2. Mac users are just smarter than your average knuckleheaded Republican Windows users.
Originally posted by DMBand0026
You really expect a true sampling of what the American people are going to think on this ultra liberal board?
Ultra-liberal? Are you serious?
Originally posted by BRussell
2. Mac users are just smarter than your average knuckleheaded Republican Windows users.
nothing like a solid overgeneralization to start the day
Pity us in the middle, with neither party looking that appealing.
Originally posted by Kickaha
Yeah, and if all the security, low-tax, free market, immigration reform folks voted in a bloc, Reps would have that majority.
Pity us in the middle, with neither party looking that appealing.
good point. i think reps are the unrestricted free-market types though (preferring efficiency to equity )
in order of electability... Meaning that it is given that (my pick) will be AT LEAST getting more then 20% of the national vote... If that is not the case move to the next person down the line... The exception of course being me... I would of course vote for myself over bush any day... (there should be a "conscientious objector" option... but I guess that would be the same as voting for Kucinich... remember that NADER ****ed up the last election... lets try not to do the same...)
so it depends on who wins the nomination I guess...
but I hope that leaves us with Edwards...