I just wanted to see what people thought about the (American) candidates running for a spot to run for president.
The candidate whose ideas are closer to mine seems to be Jill Stein (Green Party).
Between the two major parties, I like Bernie Sanders.
If I was obliged to choose a Republican, I'd pick Rand Paul.
P.S.: I am not an American. =P
Between the two major parties, I like Bernie Sanders.
If I was obliged to choose a Republican, I'd pick Rand Paul.
P.S.: I am not an American. =P
Everybody running so far have at least one major problem. I just wish Joe Biden would get up there already. Seriously though, if Donald Trump becomes president, my family is moving out of this country. We won't have to worry about Ben Carson. He is almost as bad as Trump but he doesn't have a chance of becoming president.
Doesn't make that difference ,, all are zionists slaves supporting corrupted arab leaders (the coup in Egypt, the civil war in Libya and syria , the saudi war on Yeman ,ect) this is no surprise as the history of america been like that , supporting corrupted regimes (http://www.alternet.org/world/7-fascist-regimes-enthusiastically-supported-america)
yah, for a regular stupid american who thinks he lives in a democracy land ,choosing between any of those suckers does make difference for him
yah, for a regular stupid american who thinks he lives in a democracy land ,choosing between any of those suckers does make difference for him
If Trump wins the primary, Clinton will win -- no question. He has no appeal beyond the hardcore Republican base that actually votes in the primaries. The alternative is Jeb Bush, who is just kind of faceless and boring. He has a Hispanic wife, so he is more immigration-friendly than most Republican, but otherwise he is a moderate Republican and has few of his own views.
America has been ruled by the Clintons and Bushes for most of the last 25 years. Time to give it a rest.
I hope Hillary gets impeached or something for the emails to be honest, just like David Petraus (who was an Eisenhower-style honest Republican and possible frontrunner) or a low-level guy in the FBI (?) who deleted a SINGLE email and got several years in prison, while Hillary proudly proclaims she deleted thousands of government emails and took them offsite. Not because of the obvious privileges her position earnt her, but because I don't want her to be the only sane alternative.
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I have no preference but I somewhat like Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side. He is a breath of fresh air for sure, and many of his promises such as universal healthcare, are long overdue. Frankly, I think it will be impossible to pass such leftist measures through either the congress or the senate, but given 4 years, he can at least build support for such things and put them in the public eye. I also appreciate his approach to the media -- he refuses to answer questions on the personality of other candidates and fluff like that, and instead shifts talk to policy.
I wish Joe Biden would run (I especially respect him as an economist myself), I think he could really get things done. He also has a great intra-party network and has shown himself able to collaborate with Republicans quite well. He would be my foremost choice were he to run for prez.
On the Republican side, I think Trump is not that harmful in the sense that it's forced other candidates to take stronger views that they will stick by -- though it would be a disaster if he was actually the president-elect.
Kasich is great and one of the least 'partisan' and most pragmatic candidates, though no way in hell is he going to win because he just isn't a big name. He is the best candidate of the lot, in my opinion.
I like Rand Paul somewhat, at least for his foreign policy and criticism of the police. I think Lindsey Graham would be a fantastic 'radical centre' type of candidate and identifies many inefficiencies in the system, but he is an even worse hawk than Trump and McCain, and unlike Trump, he doesn't criticise America's past actions (Trump is surprisingly honest on Iraq and Russia).
I would honestly dismiss any candidate without prior political experience. Collaboration between the parties is key.
In any case, in a two-party system, the candidate who wins is almost always the one who tends more toward the centre. If both are centrist candidates, it's usually decided somewhat more democratically, but it will still lead to 55-45 type results.
America has been ruled by the Clintons and Bushes for most of the last 25 years. Time to give it a rest.
I hope Hillary gets impeached or something for the emails to be honest, just like David Petraus (who was an Eisenhower-style honest Republican and possible frontrunner) or a low-level guy in the FBI (?) who deleted a SINGLE email and got several years in prison, while Hillary proudly proclaims she deleted thousands of government emails and took them offsite. Not because of the obvious privileges her position earnt her, but because I don't want her to be the only sane alternative.
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I have no preference but I somewhat like Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side. He is a breath of fresh air for sure, and many of his promises such as universal healthcare, are long overdue. Frankly, I think it will be impossible to pass such leftist measures through either the congress or the senate, but given 4 years, he can at least build support for such things and put them in the public eye. I also appreciate his approach to the media -- he refuses to answer questions on the personality of other candidates and fluff like that, and instead shifts talk to policy.
I wish Joe Biden would run (I especially respect him as an economist myself), I think he could really get things done. He also has a great intra-party network and has shown himself able to collaborate with Republicans quite well. He would be my foremost choice were he to run for prez.
On the Republican side, I think Trump is not that harmful in the sense that it's forced other candidates to take stronger views that they will stick by -- though it would be a disaster if he was actually the president-elect.
Kasich is great and one of the least 'partisan' and most pragmatic candidates, though no way in hell is he going to win because he just isn't a big name. He is the best candidate of the lot, in my opinion.
I like Rand Paul somewhat, at least for his foreign policy and criticism of the police. I think Lindsey Graham would be a fantastic 'radical centre' type of candidate and identifies many inefficiencies in the system, but he is an even worse hawk than Trump and McCain, and unlike Trump, he doesn't criticise America's past actions (Trump is surprisingly honest on Iraq and Russia).
I would honestly dismiss any candidate without prior political experience. Collaboration between the parties is key.
In any case, in a two-party system, the candidate who wins is almost always the one who tends more toward the centre. If both are centrist candidates, it's usually decided somewhat more democratically, but it will still lead to 55-45 type results.
#4, I am not just some stupid American. I am aiming to get out of this giant asylum by the time I graduate from college. (Maybe somewhere in western or northern Europe.)
I took a quiz that 22 million others have taken at http://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential/1415049417
I only like people like Bernie sanders, Ron paul.
Can't stand the smooth talking clinton, or religious carson, webb, cruz. How can these leaders deny evolution, climate change, and science?!
I'm with Richard dawkins: it's a disgrace every candidate is a creationist.
Also to the person that likes Joe biden (creep weirdo)
http://youtu.be/_3Z3zxsbJFw
I only like people like Bernie sanders, Ron paul.
Can't stand the smooth talking clinton, or religious carson, webb, cruz. How can these leaders deny evolution, climate change, and science?!
I'm with Richard dawkins: it's a disgrace every candidate is a creationist.
Also to the person that likes Joe biden (creep weirdo)
http://youtu.be/_3Z3zxsbJFw
#7 are you trying to insult me? First of all that's a ridiculous video. I've seen it before. All it is is a meeting between senators and their families. It's pretty standard and there aren't any breaches of etiquette. If anything, how you see basic social interactions as 'creepy' reflects on your character, not mine.
I wish our local political circus would be as entertaining ...
#9, LOL! You guys have an APOLITICAL polical party, that's what I call 'entertaining'! =P
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_PARTEI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_PARTEI
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