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Who do you want for the next president? And why? Will they help The U.S.? In what way? (reasons and facts).
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Permalink Reply by Patricia C. Engelhardt on -
The GOP is killing itself. I want our present president reelected.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Brown on -
I have to agree with Patricia. I'm Independent - often vote Democrat but would gladly consider a Republican that didn't make social issues their top priority. However, as far as I can tell Romney (and let's face it, Romney is going to be the nominee) doesn't seem to have very clear priorties at all. I'm not just talking his famous flip-flopping. Most of his speech content seems to be about the American Dream without any concrete fixes. While I don't know enough about economics to make a final decision on whether his economic policies are the best, at least Obama has a record that makes clear what he'd do. Plus, the economy HAS improved since Obama entered office, albeit gradually.
This goes back to a larger problem with the current Republican party - they don't have a clear mission or identity. The Reagan era was probably the peak of the Republicans having a vision, a clear picture of the future they sold to America. The USSR was the evil empire, American prosperity was based on the moral superiority of capitalism, and Reagan knew how to sell that image. Under Bush, the Republicans were the party of Christian revival. Now, the Republicans have only succeeded in branding themselves as the party of "No."
So what's their vision for the future? What is their goal?
Ultimately our government is so big and complex, I don't even expect the President to single-handedly solve all the intricate policy problems of our federal government. It's impossible for one person to do that. Instead, the President should set the tone for the rest of the government, should craft a story that people can get behind, a story that will build confidence in our economy and stabilize our foreign relations. Sure, it sounds cynical, but is it realistic to expect one man (and it has always been a man, unfortunately) to make significant policy change all by himself?
Set the tone. Lead. I don't see Romney doing either of those things. At least Obama has shown he can do that when he's campaigning (now only if he could carry that vigor through to D.C......)
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Permalink Reply by Tim Jennings on
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I'm an undeclared registered voter who decided in this primary to vote on the Republican candidates. I chose Mitt Romney, because out of the slate of GOP candidates at the time, he seemed to me to be the most moderate, and most likely to take us in a direction back to the center, and not further to the extreme right. I asked myself which of the Republicans would I rather have in office, should Mr. Obama loose. I don't know how I will vote in November. But if it comes down to a choice between Romney and Obama, as I hope it does, I think that a pretty good decision to have to make.
Tim
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