Elections - August 2007

2007-08-23 10:24:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

left wing only.

2007-08-23 09:30:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who has greater influence on elections - people or the corporations/elites? Do people's voices matter over the lobbying of corporations and financial elite?

If no, then face it...elections are just to make you believe that you choose your government.

Are you ready to admit it...?

2007-08-23 09:18:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 09:00:15 · 3 answers · asked by Mike G 2

It's hard watching debates and getting to really see a candidate when there are so many of them and they each have approximately 30 seconds to respond. It also causes people to sit around and not make up their mind, because they rest their decision upon the masses.

When should someone who has never received more than 3% of the votes anywhere, or someone who has experience a major fall with no hope of getting back up, step down and throw their support behind someone else? Should that never occur, because anyone who wants to run should be allowed to? I'm not sure where I really stand on this, but thought I would see what others had to say.

2007-08-23 08:48:37 · 9 answers · asked by straightup 5

Ron Paul is polling in the single digits nationally, but has broad support here. Rudy Giuliani leads in the latest Rasmussen polls, but it's hard to find a support around here. Same with Hillary Clinton. Why the disparity?

2007-08-23 08:47:15 · 4 answers · asked by Hawv 2

2007-08-23 08:27:52 · 3 answers · asked by km 3

I think they would.

2007-08-23 08:12:11 · 20 answers · asked by not_omniscient_enough 1

Here are the numbers:
1. According to Medicare's website, Medicare covers almost one seventh of the population.
2. To be able to do so, it requires 3% of the entire salaries, of every working person in the US.
3. To expand Medicare to cover everyone in the US, you take the rate (3%) and multiply by the 7 (to accomodate the other 6/7 of the population).
4. This means to fund Medicare for all, there needs to be a 21% tax added; a flat tax, the rich pays 3% now and will pay 21% later, so will the poor.

The result by category:
1. You're wealthy, you are going to pay more taxes.
2. You're middle class and currently have health insurance through your work: You just lost that option and pay more for lesser coverage
3. You're middle class and one of the 30 million people who wanted to risk not having coverage: U no longer get that choice.
4. You're one of the six million that couldn't afford health insurance. This plan helps U
5. You're on medicare now, you now pay 21%, not 3%

2007-08-23 07:57:21 · 4 answers · asked by Ricky T 6

Every time I pull up my home page (yahoo); their is some kind of editorial on Obama stance on this or that; and the question that is normally asked if it is going to affect his campaign .

2007-08-23 07:50:29 · 8 answers · asked by MiamiMade 1

My guess is that it might be Giuliani/Hutchison vs. Clinton/Easley in November of 08.

2007-08-23 07:23:08 · 4 answers · asked by Hawv 2

2007-08-23 07:17:57 · 12 answers · asked by Megegie 5

And if he does.....would you vote for him....or Hillary?

Or neither and why

2007-08-23 06:54:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do.

2007-08-23 06:14:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have seen many comments on the 'Electorial College' that lead me to believe that some may not have an understanding as to why our forefathers devised this plan to allow for equal prepresentation of all citizens.

This link gives a historical background on why and how it was created. It is good knowledge to have if you wish to debate it's merits.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:m-qhgWHHFyEJ:www.fec.gov/pdf/eleccoll.pdf+the+electoral+college&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us

2007-08-23 06:01:41 · 2 answers · asked by ? 7

Mitt Romney has like the cleanest track record out of any of the presidential candidates, he turned around the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics from a $379 million deficit and make a profit, he is a successful entrepreneur, He has degrees from Harvard and Stanford, he fixed Massachusetts's health care system, he's never had a divorce, he has a strong family, and he has good values. Why does the fact that he's mormon keep people from voting from him even if they know all of the other stuff? JFK was catholic, but did you see the pope taking over the country? Why should Romney be any different?

2007-08-23 06:00:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've never seen a guy say nothing for so long and get away with it. The American electorate is just longing for happy babble after 4 years of doltarian rule.

2007-08-23 05:54:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example, if Hillary and Guilani are the two nominees in this election, Is there a canidate that will be on the road to the eventually nomination after losing this time should he lose? I think of Ronald Reagan's attempt in 1976 and his eventual election in 1980
Give a possiblity for both parties

2007-08-23 05:50:28 · 6 answers · asked by big_ben_mi 1

Obama came out and said it wasnt Hillary she was talking about so who was it?

2007-08-23 05:47:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a Democrat but have always admired John McCain -- he avoids the nastier divisive rhetoric and seems like an all-around reasonable guy. Plus, he's got 'war president' cred as a former POW. What happened to him, and how did he lose what little Republican support he had?

2007-08-23 05:33:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

What will they do now if they have to admit it is working what kind of twist will they put on it. They must be in a lost world of confusion now.

2007-08-23 05:33:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 05:17:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-23 05:02:56 · 9 answers · asked by uglypugz 1

the candidate aside from George Bush Sr.

2007-08-23 04:37:39 · 3 answers · asked by william c 1

I love Joe Biden. But, is his time coming?

2007-08-23 04:16:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am liking him. I like the fact that he states that the Bush Administration had experience and yet look at the mess we are in. I like a person with good judgement. I don't think Clinton has this, I feel she's a puppet -like GWB.

I would like to see Obama/Biden in 2008.

Anybody else feel the same?

2007-08-23 04:09:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

tossing his hat in the ring because the minute he does, all episodes of Law & Order he appeared in will be banned from television and ALL of his co-stars will loose their income from the royalties they would have received from the airing of those episodes?
Isn't that to his CREDIT?

2007-08-23 03:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by Philip H 7

this link details her and Bill's trail of death!

http://www.zpub.com/un/un-bc-body.html

2007-08-23 03:16:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is in reference to the Debate in Iowa this past Sunday 8-19-07 (not sure if it was a rerun) where the vast majority of the questions where asked and answered toward the BIG 3: Clinton, Obama, & Edwards. Is this a bias by the media or just exactly how the career politicans want the media to project it to the public? As a young American I really consider the career politicans as being out of touch with "real" Americans and that they would rather make choices on things that will futher enhance their time in office rather than voting or saying something that really needs a voice. Whats your feed back.....?

2007-08-23 03:15:39 · 4 answers · asked by NTaFunDmental RT 2

2007-08-23 03:01:38 · 5 answers · asked by judyarb1945 5