The 2008 presidential election seems to be just a blink away and there have been many interesting factors in this election. I have never seen republicans turn democrat or vice versa. However, since the economy and government is in such a crisis, this is just what I’ve been seeing. President George Bush has done such a terrible job in the past eight years that Republicans are casting their votes for the rival party. This election is so important that people aren’t voting for their typical Republican or Democratic party. People are so interested in this election that they are voting for the best candidate.
This election is very distinct to those in the past because southern states are shown to be in more support of McClain and northern states seems to be in support of Obama. This isn’t the way things have been when America was formed. In the past southern states seemed to be more democratic and northern states republicans. This just shows the diversity and importance of this election.
One other huge difference that I’ve noticed while following this election is that of the education factor. In past elections it has been shown that people with higher education tend to vote more for republicans and those with less education vote for democrats. This election is soo important to the future of this country that those with higher education are seen to favor Obama in this presidential election.
It seems as if these two candidates and their views are going deeper than republican or democrat. In a sense this election is more about capitalism or socialism. It seems that the republican candidate is more about greed, or private wealthiness and less concerned with the less wealthy class. On the other hand, the democratic candidate is pushing for government funding of the less wealthy and underprivileged . When analyzing this election I see it as being deeper than John McClain vs. Barack Obama, or Republican vs. Democrat, but more as Capitalism vs. Socialism. Which is better for our society and future?
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Capitalism....when did self reliance and personal success turn into greed? I dont think its right of the federal government to view the public as walking piggy banks. Think of it as a 5 man poker game. Is it right for the winner to redistribute the winnings back to everyone else? What would be the point of trying to succeed when everything is just handed to you?
Hey tfrank, couldn't agree with you more. But going back to the original post, I would first like to say that this political race is more then one candidate versus another or Republican versus Democrat, but truly socialism and capitalism. But isn't this the case in politics in general as of recently? Socialism and capitalism are semi tied in with conservationism and liberalism to a certain extent. I mean isn't the true difference between liberals and conservatives large government versus big government?
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