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Who would you rather vote for in 2012?

Who would you rather vote for in 2012?


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Groucho Marx

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This one's very straightforward. Would you rather vote for Obama, or a Republican who promises to balance the budget within two years or resign? (Of course, such a promise would have to be conditioned on having GOP majorities in both the House and the Senate, or a balanced budget would never be passed.)
 
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This one's very straightforward. Would you rather vote for Obama, or a Republican who promises to balance the budget within two years or resign?

I'd vote Obama because I know the other guy is either delusional or flat out lying.
 
If I do vote for a republican he will have to have to share most of my views and have a history to prove that he means what he says. Most likely however the republicans will still try to sell out and will try to prop up another liberal. In which case I will not vote for president unless my state doesn't try to screw anymore 3rd party candidates. Politicians all the time say one thing and do another and only the stupid,ignorant and those who do not make the effort to find out about a candidate vote for these phonies who claim one thing and do another.
 
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Assuming I believed for one second that the Republican was serious and he was generally in line with my other views, I'd vote for him, although I really don't believe for one second that *ANY* Republican these days would try to do it. Most Republicans are just as fiscally irresponsible, if not more so, as the Democrats.
 
Right now I'm still in the Obama mood, so I would vote for him.

But its too early to tell COMPLETELY. Plus, Obama will make promises and the Rep will make promises. What's the difference? Politicians never follow through with all of them.
 
I won't commit to any candidate based on one issue. I didn't vote for Obama. I probably won't vote for him again. I have no idea who I'll be voting for in 2012. But certainly any single issue won't make the difference.

I didn't vote for McCain last election. I wrote in the name of my favorite. I've decided I'll never again hold my nose and vote for someone I don't support wholeheartedly. I've only done that once in my lifetime... in 1996.

;)
 
It would have to go beyond a balancing of the budget thing, which would be great. But it would have to include huge reduction in size and scope of the federal government.
 
Do y'all really think the US President could, even if he wanted to, balance the budget? It is the Congress that sets spending and the only thing the President can to is make recommendations and, if he does not like what they pass and has the gonads, veto it.

So, unless you think the new President is going to be elected along with a whole bunch of like minded Congress folks, it ain't gonna happen. ;)

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Bogus poll.

No sensible person would ever vote for Obama, and neither Santa Bunny nor Easter Claus exist.
 
Balancing the budget in two years is two much, two fast. The job needs to be done, but not everything has to be done in a hurry. Besides, politically, it simply could not be done in 2 years. I don't care who you have in congress, they would never pass the needed cuts, democrat or republican. Since it cannot be done, any republican saying he could has already proven himself unfit for office.

Besides, I do vote for more than just the budget. I vote for the candidate that most closely shares my views on a fair number of issues.
 
I wouldn't vote for Obama. The republicans are likely to nominate another doofus.

So, I'd write in Ross Perot.
 
OK, I take it back.

If he runs, I'll probably vote for Mark Sanford in 2012.
 
You left out someone from a 3rd strong party:)
 
Unless either Obama's or my own political beliefs are completely turned around, I will probably be voting for the Republican, whoever that is. Balancing the budget in 2 years is an impossible task, but I wouldn't let an ignorant promise get in the way of voting for someone who believes in the things I believe in.
 
This one's very straightforward. Would you rather vote for Obama, or a Republican who promises to balance the budget within two years or resign? (Of course, such a promise would have to be conditioned on having GOP majorities in both the House and the Senate, or a balanced budget would never be passed.)

Are you kidding ?

You don't think the REPS & DEMS have been in Washington long enough to
learn how to do a good job? You think giving them 4 more years is going
to get them to stop being corrupt and start working for the good of the
Taxpayer ???? What 110 years is not enough time for them to get it right?

And if Bush or Clinton did not resign for their crime what makes you think
some Rep would resign if he doesn't balance the budget within two years?

Or is this just a Fantasy poll? Dose he ride a unicorn and waves a magic
wand and every thing gets fixed?

You should put Ron Paul on the poll. He will balance the budget
faster than any REP or DEM.
 
I said Republican but I tell you what. If it is not someone like Ron Paul, they can kiss my vote goodbye.
 
Rush should run. I'd like to see what dumb ass comments he makes on the campaign trail. They can't get any dumber than what he's saying now! :lol:
 
I voted for Obama because he was not McCain. I also supported him because of his campaign rhetoric on ending the conflict in Iraq.

He is still not McCain and his Iraq policy sucks. I will never make the mistake of voting for a major party candidate again. I will go back to voting the socialist come hell or high water. The first time in decades that I get hooked by this.
 
I voted for Obama because he was not McCain. I also supported him because of his campaign rhetoric on ending the conflict in Iraq.

He is still not McCain and his Iraq policy sucks. I will never make the mistake of voting for a major party candidate again. I will go back to voting the socialist come hell or high water. The first time in decades that I get hooked by this.

Huh, this says a lot about Obama....
 
Huh, this says a lot about Obama....

Not really. He voted for him because of his Iraq exit plan and he wasn't McCain. All it says is that Socialists prefer Obama over McCain, which IMO is a bit weird given McCain's Communist Mortgage refinance plan.
 
And the election begins...
 
Man you left out way too many choices!

In favor of Barak Obama I'd vote for a turnip casserole, for instance. I'd vote for a mime artist. I'd vote for the patrician of Ankh-Morpork in a blink, and he's a fictional tyrant.
 
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