2008 Candidates I’d Likely Vote For

Áine on February 27th, 2007 filed in Profile, Politics

Your results for “Presidential Candidate Selector — 2008 Front Runners“:

(100%) 1: Sen. Barack Obama (D)
(89%) 2: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D)
(83%) 3: Gov. Bill Richardson (D)
(83%) 4: Retired Gen. Wesley Clark (D)
(76%) 5: Ex-VP Al Gore (D)
(74%) 6: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D)
(73%) 7: Ex-Sen. John Edwards (D)
(70%) 8: Gov. Tom Vilsack (D)
(68%) 9: Sen. Joseph Biden (D)
(66%) 10: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D)

11-22 were all Republicans, obviously. No surprise that Hillary is down there at the bottom either.

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6 Responses to “2008 Candidates I’d Likely Vote For”

Amy Says:
February 27th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I think he would make a wonderful president, but I am not sure enough people will support him for the 2008 presidential race. I don’t think Americans are not yet ready for a black president. (i’m not being a racist here)
Áine Says:
February 27th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
The Candidate Selector test is based on your own positions on issues, not on electability, race, gender, or anything else.
Lori Says:
March 8th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Veddy interesting.

Mixed results with Obama, Biden and Edwards in the top five; all Democrats in the top ten. But… if Colin Powell ran for President, they’d all be out by virtue of his extraordinary wisdom and familiarity with the dynamics of the Middle East; diplomatic aplomb; and connections abroad. He’d be the only person I could think of who might actually craft a foreign policy for the US - something we obviously don’t have. Democrats have been no better at that (historically) than Republicans, imo, though any of them would, of course, beat the neo-con(s) we have now by light years. (Euh, with the possible exception of Hillary. Yes, if it comes down to her or… ugh, I think I’ll give up on America.)

You know what’d be great? A “Build the Perfect Presidential Team” test - party lines be damned. Obama (maybe) to lead with a message of hope and egalitarianism on the home front; Biden at his side by virtue of his exceptionally keen eye for subtleties; Gore to take good care of science policy; and Powell to handle things overseas. Now, there’s a team!

Obviously, complete political reform is much on my mind lately. Ah, but we have to work with what we have….
Áine Says:
March 8th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Working with what we have is fine with me, but I’m not convinced they’re willing to work with average everyday people, doesn’t matter what party we’re talking about. We had John Conyers write an entire book proving there are grounds for impeachment, and now he’s not even willing to stand up against people in his own party who were there when Clinton went through impeachment for lying about a blowjob, and how much money that cost all of us… but NOW they don’t want to make waves when there’s been much worse things done?
Lori Says:
March 8th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
I’m not convinced they’re willing to work with average everyday people…

Oh, yeah. There is that. Burst my bubble, why don’t you?

I agree. What’s with the calming of the waves at this point? It’s all out there; stick to it! That’s what tears me about the Democrats, though. “Yes!” they say. “We finally have the majority. Now let’s do as little as possible with it.” :/ Of course, it’s all 2008 presidential election maneuvering. What a sad state of affairs.
Áine Says:
March 8th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
I want to hear what Sibel Edmonds might be able to tell us… what a tangle mess that is, from what I’ve been able to piece together. If that story actually takes off, I’m guessing you’d see about half the Republicans suddenly want to “spend more time with their families” in a real hurry. Heh.