Who are You voting for and why? *Official Thread*

I wrote in Ron Paul even though it won't be counted in Washington. I don't care. I voted for the person I prefer to be president. I also voted for Doug Cloud for Congress over Norm "NWO" Dicks. Another liberty-loving patriot!
 
I will admit I almost decieded to go the lesser of evils after obama & the powers that be refused to show his public info. It is just a game to them & after the game they will all have a big party. Palin & mechelle will go shoping in europe while mcCaine & obama are golfing. I will be voting Baldwin because I will not be swayed by the trolls here & because Ron Paul endorsed him.
 
i already voted by absentee for Chuck Baldwin, because i had a gun to my head.
 
Many have said that Obama and McCain are the same - they are not. Obama is MUCH worse! With Obama:

Selling out sovereignty to the UN
Massive ramp up in foreign aid and hand out programs
No more student loans or grants unless you do "community service" - remember that he considers the military "community service" - get a good war going and you can bet you will be drafted - even if you are doing Americorp or Peace Corp - you signed up to go to school, and they will "transfer" you if they need you!
Socialism/Marxism
MASSIVE gun control! - he hasn't met a gun control law he doesn't like. He openly has posted on his site bringing back the assault weapons ban would be a major goal of his administration. He wants a national ban on CCW. He's voted a couple of times for "reasonable" gun laws that would ban most calibers. The new AWB includes so many weapons that 90% of the ones you usually see at shooting ranges would be illegal.
A conversion of society to where everyone works for the state.
A full speed train wreck for the economy by trying to spend us out of the situation.

For those reasons - I MIGHT vote for McCain.

Third parties are not polling at more than 5%, so it's a wasted vote - but there are reasons to do it - mainly sending a message.

Barr - don't like the guy, but might get my vote to keep the LP on the ballot for 2112

Baldwin - I don't like people who wear religion on their sleeves and he is incredibly hypocritical about the abortion issue.

McKenny(sp?) - Socialist scum

Nader - socialist, yeah - but he's not pushing that. He's the only one currently running that realizes that the root of our problems are corporations and corporate personhood and is going after that. We need to keep his voice in the discussion and we need him around for the 2112 cycle. So I'm probably going to vote Nader, but if it looks close, Might vote McCain to keep Obama out.

Basically I'm undecided.

-t
 
If Conservatives really want to take back the country they must abandon McCain and the neocons that control the party. I really do not care who people vote for but allowing a McCain presidency now will ensure the ultimate destruction of the Republican party and what are perceived to be Conservative values in politics long term.

Here in NY my vote will not not make a difference considering the polls are overwhelming showing an Obama win. I have problems with Baldwin wanting to abolish the FDA and that we can only write him in here in NY. Therefore Barr seems to be the best choice protest vote and will help establish the Libertarians as a viable 3rd party.

Hopefully Obama will win so we can begin the process of taking back the Republican party these next few years. We needed a Jimmy Carter in order to get a Ronald Reagan.
 
Please, guys, don't vote for a neo-con. Don't vote for McCain.

With McCain you will get endless war, not even a partial withdrawal. He will bankrupt us just as fast as Obama due to this -- for every dime that McCain saves on healthcare or earmarks, he will spend on the wars.

Does Ron Paul's endorsement of Chuck Baldwin not mean anything to you people? You're telling me that, after all this time, you're not going to vote the same way as Ron Paul? Or at least for a 3rd party / write in Ron Paul vote?

tangent4ronpaul said:
Selling out sovereignty to the UN
McCain going to get us out of the UN, pronto. Riiiight...
Massive ramp up in foreign aid and hand out programs
Can't be much more massive than it already. McCain certainly supports foreign aid, too.
No more student loans or grants unless you do "community service" - remember that he considers the military "community service" - get a good war going and you can bet you will be drafted - even if you are doing Americorp or Peace Corp - you signed up to go to school, and they will "transfer" you if they need you!
This is completely bogus.
Socialism/Marxism
McCain is also a socialist, but only for the rich. Unless you are rich, how is that any better?
MASSIVE gun control![...]
Okay, finally a legit reason, if you are a one-issue voter, go ahead and vote McCain. But note that McCain himself does not own a gun and is a moderate on this issue.
A conversion of society to where everyone works for the state.
This is just silly. Alarmism. There is nothing in Obama's platform to indicate it.
A full speed train wreck for the economy by trying to spend us out of the situation.
Both candidates are train wrecks for the economy.
 
Bob Barr because he is the only third party presidential candidate on the ballot in North Carolina. Will not vote for McStain or Obombus. Cynthia McKinney & Ralph Nader are registered write-ins but I disagree with their beliefs about the role of government. Chuck Baldwin is not a registered write-in for NC, so I'd rather my worthless vote go toward boosting the libertarian showing. Otherwise I'd vote for Chuck.

I will also be voting for BJ Lawson.
 
Im going to have to pull the lever for Obama (and then cry naked in the shower Crying Game style) for two reasons.

1) As a soldier I'd rather be broke than dead. I know both of them are pro-war but I'd rather have Obama on the button than McCain.

2) I want the Republican party to lose so we can run our candidate in 2012. If McCain wins we will have to put up with him till 2016 till we can get our man in. Another point is that people will realize what it's like to live in a Socialist Nation and hopefully start to reject it by then.
 
Ron Paul Write In

Many people have written many valid arguments in this thread when it comes to voting for either Baldwin or Barr or Nader or Obama or McCain. I have tossed around multiple scenarios in my mind, power plays, lesser of two evils, etc etc and I always keep coming back around to the same simple answer: Write in Ron Paul.

If it wasn't for Dr. Paul, I would still be a sheep. I would still have the same straight forward approach to everything political; government, two party systems, the federal reserve, and our role as a Nation in this world. This past year and a half has been amazing with the opportunity to be involved in the Ron Paul campaign. From the first debate that turned me on to Dr. Paul's ideas, watching him OWN every other person on stage with common sense and logical thought, to observing the grassroots spring up from every corner of this country, igniting passion that I have never seen before for any candidate in my lifetime, to the hard push to get everyone I knew to at least listen to his words, to creating a couple of commercials and joining the ranks of the YouTube explosion for Ron Paul. It has been a fulfilling experience.

It has also had it's bruises, with the constant battle with the MSM, convincing others Dr. Paul isn't just an old 'kook' that should be written off, internal battles between all the different cultures Paul brings together, and ultimately, the Republican party's snub of Paul and his ideas.

This journey as a movement, and for me as an individual has been leading up to this one moment. I know that with the electoral college and voter fraud and diebold machines and groups like ACORN etc etc etc that there is a good chance that my one vote won't count in the analytical sense. But, I have come to realize that my vote means so much MORE than that. When I write in Ron Paul's name on Tuesday, it is a summation of the blood, sweat and tears that I and so many other people have put into their beliefs. It is a vote of confidence that although the majority, because of numerous reasons, are not selecting the best candidate... on Tuesday, I am. And that is what the last year and a half has led me to. We all fought in our own ways to get here, and although this is just the beginning stages of the movement and the work that is ahead, it is the end of our Genesis chapter. So on Tuesday, I will always remember that I voted with confidence, I voted with conviction, I voted with a heart full of thankfulness and passion, I voted for Ron Paul.
 
I think I'll write in Ron Paul.

For awhile I considered voting for Obomba because I wanted to make sure McLame loses, but I'm in California which is almost assuredly going for Obombass anyway, so my vote doesn't matter in terms of beating McLame.

I was leaning towards Nader, because even though he is a damned commie, I kind of like his style. He at least gets it mostly right on civil liberties and opposing empire. But with Paul an official write-in candidate in California I figure I may as well go all in. At least I'll be able to hold my head high when leaving the polling place.
 
humm... in 2012 i might go to SARAH PALIN if Ron Paul only runs in his House Texas district!
 
I have an absentee ballot and I'll be writing in Ron Paul even though it clearly states on the ballot the choices I have for write ins and Ron Paul is not one of them.

I recently moved to Florida and though my vote goes to Texas I put a Ron Paul sign in my front yard with a little card board on the side saying "WRITE IN". It's right across the street from a lady who's yard is filled with McCain signs.

I probably won't vote for the Republican Congressman because he voted for the bailout and I told him that he'd lose my support. Unfortunately I can't write anyone in there so I'm undecided as to whether to vote for the Democrat or leave it blank. I'm sure the Dem would have voted for the bailout as well. And that would be my first vote for a Democrat ever.
 
As another poster stated the RP movement splintered and was going to be ineffective at sending a unified message. I proudly wrote in Ron Paul only to find out afterwards he was a certified writein candidate and my vote would count.
 
I already voted for Baldwin/Castle as a voter can actually trust this team's word even if one might not like everything they represent. This pair is closest to the ideals of our founders who knew very well that liberty doesn't equal anarchy. Furthermore, Ron Paul has endorsed him.
 
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As another poster stated the RP movement splintered and was going to be ineffective at sending a unified message. I proudly wrote in Ron Paul only to find out afterwards he was a certified writein candidate and my vote would count.

ENVY!

Out here in MD, we can't even write him in and have it not count. In 2004, to do a write in, they gave you a paper ballot. This year, the write in candidates are static and programmed into the DieBold machine. You have to click on something to even see them.

:(

-t
 
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