And they're off ...
Ten questions as the race for president hits the home stretch:
- Can John McCain put the focus back on him and not his running mate?
- Can Barack Obama erase doubts, even within his own party, that he's the right guy to answer the phone at 3 in the morning?
- Can either party articulate an economic plan that goes beyond the vagueness of tax cuts and federal spending?
- Can Sarah Palin expand her reach among women beyond gun-toting hockey moms?
- Can Obama convince African American voters to show up en masse?
- Will the Latino vote be the quiet decider?
- Can two self-proclaimed pitbulls (McCain and Palin) convince voters that they're compatible and won't be at each others' throats?
- Will that past sins of any of the four come back to haunt them, or prove to be nothing more than political chatter?
- Can McCain distance himself from Bush or concerns about his age?
- Is America ready to elect a black man?
Comments
The selection of the President of these United States should NOT be a choice of race, gender, religion or the support of special interests. This most important choice should be based on qualifications and experience across many parameters. Prior accomplishments should also be factored into the decision.
Yes, the media would love to make this choice a matter of race, or gender and totally disregard experience. The media does NOT have to live with the results or the outcome. We the voters must live with our choice and hold this choice accountable.
Additionally the voters must never lose sight of the fact that one person does not run or rule our country. We have a House of Representatives and a Senate who each and every one play a key part in shaping our country and its direction, short and long term.
I trust the American voters fully understand the importance of their vote and play little attention to the biased reporting that is so commonplace in all the media today. If you listen to the media and do not investigate both candidates, you are allowing this decision to be made for you and that is just wrong.
We all must vote, we all must understand why we vote as we do and the importance of our vote.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 5, 2008 1:14 PM
The President is Extremely Important. I don`t like what Bush has done. I think Obama and Mc Cain will be better Which one will haft to answer the above Questions the best for Me to Vote for them. I don`t want a repeat of the last Eight Years. Good Questions!
Posted by: Bill Tuck Jr | September 7, 2008 1:58 PM