The Presidential Election

[AngieDoogles]

Originally Posted by Tink

I have gotten that same email several times. I always copy the page from Snopes onto it and send it back to the people I got it from. WHY don't people check those things out?!?

I do that when I get fake emails too! LOL! I hate for fake stuff to just keep circulating...

[highlans]

What date is the final election and your new president voted in?. Over here news is on Hilary a lot.

[Marilyn]

The real election is in November once we've narrowed it down to one candidate from each party, and they have selected their vice presidential running mate.

We really don't have any good choices left. I was for Ron Paul, but knew he could not make it. Next choice was Edwards, and he's bit the dust.

Now I'm for Obama. McCain is pro-war in Iraq, and Hillary....well I have several reasons not to want Hillary in the office.

I've heard it speculated that McCain will pick Condolesa Rice for his VP either way, to try to pull the black and female votes.

I'm afraid we are in for trouble either way you go. No one decent wants to run for president. Who would really want to subject themselves to all the media scruttiny and to have to deal with all the frustrations of running this huge mess? There are no simple answers.

[highlans]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

The real election is in November once we've narrowed it down to one candidate from each party, and they have selected their vice presidential running mate.

We really don't have any good choices left. I was for Ron Paul, but knew he could not make it. Next choice was Edwards, and he's bit the dust.

Now I'm for Obama. McCain is pro-war in Iraq, and Hillary....well I have several reasons not to want Hillary in the office.

I've heard it speculated that McCain will pick Condolesa Rice for his VP either way, to try to pull the black and female votes.

I'm afraid we are in for trouble either way you go. No one decent wants to run for president. Who would really want to subject themselves to all the media scruttiny and to have to deal with all the frustrations of running this huge mess? There are no simple answers.

Wow thats a long way off, our's only lasts a couple of month but I suppose you are a bigger country. Our PM is a bit weedy I did like Tony Blair but all are party leaders at the mo are not up to much.

[judy]

Originally Posted by highlans

Wow thats a long way off, our's only lasts a couple of month but I suppose you are a bigger country. Our PM is a bit weedy I did like Tony Blair but all are party leaders at the mo are not up to much.

Your way is so much better. We're really subjected to months of commercials, media hype, every bit of dirt that can be found about every candidate, debates, candidates bashing each other, etc. People argue about "their" candidates and issues, and so on. By the time the election finally comes, most of us already hate all of them, including the new President!

[AngieDoogles]

Originally Posted by judy

Your way is so much better. We're really subjected to months of commercials, media hype, every bit of dirt that can be found about every candidate, debates, candidates bashing each other, etc. People argue about "their" candidates and issues, and so on. By the time the election finally comes, most of us already hate all of them, including the new President!

Well said! I get so tired of all the commercials and bashing by the end. The TN senate election was the worst EVER this past time and I was so glad to see it over with, even though the candidate I supported didn't win.

And why can't the candidates win on their own merit rather than the flaws of the others? I hate when it comes down to who has the fewest faults rather than who has the better ideas and plans...

[Marilyn]

Ladies, you should move to Texas if you hate the commercials. They all just figure we're all voting Republican, so why bother. Part of the Rio Grande Valley votes Democrat, as does Houston and Austin, the remainder of the state is pretty much all Republican. Besides, our primary isn't until March 4th, when most of the country has already picked their delegates. Candidates don't spend much money for advertising in our state.

We have to go to national news to find out what's going on.