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[Anonymous]

If you ran into someone who was undecided, how would you try to convince them to vote for your candidate of choice?

Would you say things against the person you didn't like? or List the positives about those you do?

It seems to me that so many are quick to name call, and point out the flaws of the candidates they don't care for, than to back up their choice.

So please, share what you like most about your candidate of choice.

[jsteele]

Several of us Obama supporters already said why we support him here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/16124.page

[Anonymous]

I am saying today, if someone were to say this, what would you say. This is about why either would be your choice, and not saying why and digging into the other guy.

[jsteele]

My previous answer is still valid. Its not like my position has changed in two months. But, briefly:

1) I trust the judgement of the guy who opposed the war in Iraq over the guy who supported it;
2) I prefer the candidate promising middle class tax cuts over the candidate proposing more tax cuts for the wealthy;
3) I want to see investment into alternative energy sources instead of the authorization of offshore drilling and further drilling in ANWR (which will not yield short term results anyway);
4) I support the candidate who will appoint liberal Supreme Court Justices rather than the one who will appoint justices like Alito and Roberts;
5) I agree with the candidate who favors negotiations with our enemies over confrontation (e.g. talk to Iran rather than "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran);
6) I respect the nominee who today proposed taxing the windfall profits of big oil and using the funds to provide rebates to working families more than I respect the nominee who proposes tax credits to big oil;

Clearly, there is no choice for me in this election than Obama.

[Anonymous]

I think it is always a mistake to talk the other candidate down. I don't like the idea of voting for the Least Objectionable Candidate, and that is what we have had alot of in the elections.

If I wanted to convince someone to vote for my candidate I would ask them what was the most important issue to them in the election and then I would tell them why my candidate is the best one to answer that issue.

I like John McCain because he has alot of experience and has served on the Committees that are important to me, and has championed the causes that are important to me. He's not perfect, but he has alot of integrity and has been tried and triumphed in situations where many people would break. I like the idea of having someone that has faced the worst and has come out the other side still determined to serve and protect this country.

Barack Obama is young and well-spoken, but there's just not enough there yet. He's a wild card as far as how he would handle real adversity, and this is a challenging position he is running for. I would not choose him to be CEO of a major corporation at his age with his experience, so I am not comfortable with him becoming president.

I will say this, when Jimmy Carter was president he was a wonderful man who did alot of positive things, but in the crisis of the hostages, the Iranians did not fear him. When Ronald Reagan came into office his nickname was "Ronny Rayguns" and he was feared. The hostages came home. A little fear is a good thing.