I pick Clinton.

"Oh no, she's out!"

No really, I'd pick Obama, while I'm not even from the US. His speeches have been exciting and I really think he can bring good changes to the US.

OMG einstien, read my post again

i said do not mention the other candidate yet, post about the good things of your candidate, it's really sad you can't write one thing but still choose to vote him

I vote for McCain.

Not that I like him or dislike Obama... but if Obama want to recall the troops... Then he must get a kick in the nuts.

Gladiator most of the USA chooses one because they can't stand the other. Only 58% of the adults are Republican or Democrat

KABAM!!

case and point!

checkmate!

do i have to say more?

EDIT: actually i felt i wanted to say more
i want the thread to keep going but this is the thing, people vote for mccain cuz they don't like obama, like why would you do that? i just find that completely stupid!, it's like saying i'll spend my money on something stupid rather than something stupider, like why not spend it anyways? sorry for the bad example, i jsut saw some change on the table . Anyways obama's voters like me, i'm not voting for him cuz i hate mccain, i do hate him , but that's not why i vote obama, but mccain supporters to, which speaks miles to me atleast, it's hard to explain, but think about it, and you'll get it

I'll vote for McCain because I agree with him on about 60% of the issues. That's 55% more than Obama. And really, what is the problem with picking a better of the two even if you don't really like them. You are still picking who you think will be better for the country.

Beachwood does add in an interesting point.

You vote for Obama because you like him, Gladiator.  What happens when you don't "like" either candidate?  That only leaves two options: Choose the one who you like most, or change your definition of "liking" a candidate.

Now, if the former is chosen, the result is the exact same.  If the latter is chosen, the voter is being disingenuous, and you're essentially telling them to vote against what they believe.

You've made no argument here as to why we should "like" Obama, other than perhaps because other people like Obama, which is a horrible logical fallacy.  That leaves only one possible explanation for this thread: an attack on McCain supporters themselves, rather than an actual political message.  This is nothing more than a cleverly disguised (well, as far as TheYell is concerned) personal attack on us, and should be rejected outright as nothing better than every other flame thread.

I think Gladiator could of made a better point.. and that is if you asked a random sample of people to write down who they would vote for and 1 reason why, you would find that the majority of people voting McCain would give a reason that was anti-Obama, whilst the majority of Obama supporters would write pro-Obama reasons.

It is an interesting view to look into, the voting someone because you hate them less... a election of hate, though in a lot of honesty I think that was the 2004 election, and would of been this election if Clinton had got the nod. What this would probably point to, and I am sure there could be other questions included to support the idea, is that a majority of republicians don't like their candidate (despite him being voted in democratically,) but would vote for him because he was preferable to Obama.

However, I would like to point out that I don't really think this view point is valid, though it may be better to look at those who currently support bush (only 30 odd % of americans, and less world wide) and see their answers, and you would probably find a higher % of people stating reasons of hate/dislike of Obama over pro-McCain.

That all said I would probably vote McCain (if I was eligible) though it would be a close thing in my mind. McCain tends to have the better overall process and experiance. And I think this is about experiance. Obama would be the best president the US has had if he waited just a little bit longer, if a Clinton/Obama ticket could of won then I think that would of been the best thing for Obama and he would of been the 1337 h4xz0r prez after... It may of even been ok if Hilary stood down after one term (dream-land I know,) as even 4 years in the VP slot might have been enough.

Interesting race, but the way I see it, I would choose more based on external factors to the candidate than the candidate themselves.

Its funny, just watching the popular media, McCain seems to have the more elderly statesman about him, while Obama says a lot of things in a passionate way, it seems a bit shallow and I would doubt his ability on the international diplomatic arena (despite his years in Asia). I get the feeling that international leaders would feel more comfortable to sit down with McCain than Obama.

However, if Obama chose John Edwards as his VP, that would bring a strong intelligence and diplomatic skills to the leadership team which I think he lacks by himself.

McCain would be a good choice, but only if the Republican Party gets over its habit of choosing shit candidates to fill advisory roles in the cabinet.

I feel sorry for all of you in the US, you seem to have gotten a bad draw at candidates.

DPS,

Where does the extra money come from? From eliminating funding on stupid social programs and an expanded government. By maximizing efficiency and expanding the free market, you have plenty of money to both give back and fund the military. We want a strong military so that we can exercise power in the world stage. If you don't have a powerful military, then you are toast.

I wouldn't go to vote at all because both candidates su...er... don't have my aproval anyway. Tough I'm happy clinton is not a candidate anymore.

gladiator must be stoned or something. he thinks that because he likes Obama all Obama supporters must like him too. But the reason most people will vote for Obama over McCain is either a hate for McCain or a hate for Republicans, especially after Bush has been in office for 8 years.