How many Obama voters ARE NOT just voting for him to join the trend?

Most Obama voters I see are just jumping on a bandwagon. What percentage do you think actually know what Obama is about.



I am not voting for hims because he is a socialist, is weak on crime (one of the weakest politcians on crime ever, actually), and has no clue on foriegn policy.How many Obama voters ARE NOT just voting for him to join the trend?Agreed. I believe very few who are voting for Obama truly know what he is about.



I'm a lifelong Dem and I *wanted* to like Obama, but the more research I did, the more I realized I could not ever support him.



Furthermore, Obama *is* a Socialist. Even his voting record gives it away. BOTH Obama and Biden are further to the left, per their voting records, than the ONLY self-proclaimed Socialist in Congress, Bernie Sanders of Vermont.



He is what he is. Just because many people fail to see it does not mean it isn't true.





Why I am voting for McCain:



The surface reasons: I am a life long Dem and I believe that McCain is more Dem than Obama. McCain is disliked by many Republicans for his middle-of-the-road stances on many issues. This has been true the entire 26 years that McCain has been in Congress. Obama, on the other hand, is not really Dem. He is even farther to the left than Socialist. Even his voting record gives it away. BOTH Obama and Biden are further to the left, per their voting records, than the ONLY self-proclaimed Socialist in Congress, Bernie Sanders of Vermont.



He is what he is. Just because many people fail to see it does not mean it isn't true.



McCain has *credible* experience working across the aisle. He has gained the respect of Dems by working closely with them to pass legislation such as Campaign finance reform and other key legislation.





ISSUES:



FOREIGN POLICY: Obama is much too green. He doesn鈥檛 have the experience to even know what critical questions to ask before moving forward. This was very clear in the debates when Obama openly stated he wants to invade Pakistan. Which brings up another sore point with me. MANY people are voting for Obama because they believe Obama is anti-war. Obama is NOT anti-war -- he is simply against the Iraq war. Obama has clearly stated (during the 2nd debate) that he will not bring out boys home. He wants to end the war in Iraq, but send a surge into Afghanistan AND invade Pakistan! That is not anti-war!



IMHO, McCain is vastly more anti-war than Obama. He wants to end the war in Iraq when it makes sense to do so. Which, as it turns out, will be very soon.





HEALTH CARE: Even when I was supporting Hillary, I preferred McCain's health care plan. This is why:



McCain's health care plan (a tax credit up to $5,000 for health insurance premiums) will actually help lower health insurance costs for everyone.



It makes health insurance affordable to everyone immediately as opposed to having to wait for a Universal Health Care system to be created, if it ever is!



What happened is that as the economy got tighter and tighter, the young and the healthy stopped buying health insurance, which means that the insurance companies had to pay for the health costs of the sick and the elderly with fewer and fewer people paying insurance premiums. This drove up the costs and as the costs went higher, more of the young and healthy opted OUT of buying health insurance, leaving fewer people paying into the pot, etc. A vicious circle of ever increasing health costs was created.



The beauty of McCain's plan is that it makes the cost of health insurance basically free for anyone with health insurance premiums in the normal range. (Up to $5,000 tax credit for health insurance costs.) The young and the healthy go back to buying health insurance. This does a few things. It increases the number of people in the pot and spreads the risk to health insurance companies so that it is thin enough that costs GO DOWN. This encourages employers to continue paying part of the premium as it has been doing and it covers the young and healthy so that they are receiving preventive care thus staving off future illnesses and keeping health care costs down even more!



About taxing, the Obamacans are not telling it like it is. (Probably because Obama is skewing it to make it look bad.)



IF your employer pays for part of your insurance premium, the amount your employer pays will be considered income and you will pay tax on that amount.



So, for example, if you make $50,000 annually and your company pays $2,000 toward your family's health insurance premium and you paid $3,000 toward your family's health insurance premium, at the end of the year your W-2 will show $52,000 of income. However, you will be able to write off $5,000 as a tax credit.



Plus, by taxing you for the amount your company pays for health insurance, it encourages the employer to keep paying for your health insurance benefits. If they continue to have to pay the taxes on it, they will be less likely to pay for your health insurance premium



It really is that simple and it is the truth.



EDUCATION: McCain wants to make it easier for parents of ALL school-aged children to be able to select the schools they attend. The voucher program he supports would allow them to do just that AND McCain also supports allowing parents to select ANY public school, not just those in their districts. This would force schools to get up to par or close and give parents the peace of mind of knowing their kids go to decent schools.



ECONOMY: McCain supports the basic tenets of spend only what you have and don't waste your resources. He will keep taxes down by keeping spending down. (He has said|||I'm voting for him because fixing the country seems like the cool thing to do these days. I guess the old Republican trend of screwing things up is over so we're jumping on the bandwaggen of change.How many Obama voters ARE NOT just voting for him to join the trend?I am voting for him to clean out the GOP trash and restore order to the galaxy|||lol @ the "god damn America"How many Obama voters ARE NOT just voting for him to join the trend?What trend would that be? Voting for the best candidate? How un-American can we get...|||7|||What you are seeing is a whole lot of angry democrats that are disgusted by the Bush Administration, I imagine whoever had been chosen as the democratic nominee would have had the same support. We the voters chose Obama because we are sick and tired of the GOP.|||I agree, you should read the article on Yahoo/Verizon...(I don't know how to include a link, or I would). It talks about fever pitch of people who are truly unsure....i.e. Obama's followers.



McCain/Palin! We SHALL Win!|||This election is a referendum on GOP politics. Call it whatever you want, it is what it is.|||Always a risk of bandwagon jumpers, but that will wear off by the next one, It may be helpful for the US to have a one term president again, just to clean off the slate so we can have an intelligent conversation instead of just a change.|||They are voting for him blindly. They don't want facts, they don't want debate, they don't want decent.



Look at the FL newscaster - shut out for asking a question.

Look at Joe the Plumber - destroyed for asking a question.



The get hypmotized by there hatred of Bush and hope and change.|||I am voting for Obama because the McCain/Palin ticket has nothing to offer that I personally value.



Obama was not my first choice as President, but he's far preferable to the other ticket. I could have even voted for McCain, but the choice of Palin made that totally impossible. I find the choice just a grab at women's votes, and not a serious stand-in should our President become incapacitated. I do not find her acceptable in any way. Also, so much hatred has come out of the McCain camp, I cannot be lumped with that sort of people and still look at myself in the mirror.|||I know what he's about. I know what McCain's about too. I know what Palin's about. I have to admit though, I don't know a whole lot about Mr. Biden.



I'll be voting Obama/Biden in November though. No reservations about it. McCain/Palin suck and they play Americans like a bunch of fools. Thank God the majority of America isn't buying into it right now.|||Regardless of what I agree or do not agree with Obama, he is my choice. You %26amp; yours can call me an Obamabot to give yourself some feeling of superiority or you can try to see that many LIKE YOU are choosing a candidate that fits their issues.



With that said, I could never bring myself to vote for McCain, his policies do not match anything close to my family %26amp; communities needs. I have no faith that he will shift this country in any way that which Bush/Cheney has set forth.

As I have a son, I can not even conceive of the hot headed McCain getting us into another unnecessary war. He is reactionary %26amp; I will never vote for someone who can sing a song like "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" then blithely send my son %26amp; his friends into war.



Forget it! |||I'm not just voting for him because "he's cool". He's also not a socialist and has great foreign policy credentials. I think he represents a great change for this country and has shown great judgment and leadership.



I'm curious, how many McCain voters actually like him and are voting for him or are just voting against Obama.|||I just recently decided-- Here are the things that made me choose him-



1) no matter what was thrown at him by McCain %26amp; his cronies- Obama stayed focused, never let his anger show, was always courteous- Always Diplomatic!!



2) McCain pointing fingers and acting like a foolish toddler not getting his way- His temper showing - his facial gestures- he proved that he would NOT be very Diplomatic with leaders of other countries-- especially Those countries that we have a strained relationship with.



3) Obama is STILL with his first wife- I can't support a man--backed by so called Christians- that left his crippled wife and their 2 children, to be with his rich mistress......................



JFK-- did NOT have much experience as well however he was one of the greatest Presidents that ever served!!!



I believe that Obama -- can do the job. And Americans can once again hold their heads up in pride -- not keeps our heads bowed in shame...by the repetitive negative actions of our leaders|||Most people I know voting for Obama have bought into his empty speeches and haven't done the research to see that all he is is hot air, allowing problems he should be fixing to fester and just get worse.|||I was originally completely against Obama.... If my Q%26amp;A weren't private you'd be able to see that. But one day, I heard some things about Obama that I questioned. So I went to the source. I checked out his website, and compared his and McCain's plans. I watched every debate, and every pundit interpretation afterward. I watched rallies, and my TV has been "stuck" on CNN for months. I voted early, and I voted for Obama. Not because it's the popular vote, but because it is the vote for the America I want.|||I never join trends and I don't believe most obama voters are joining a trend. Especially, since voting is private. Who would know?



For those voting for mccain because of the healthcare credit, just goes to show you republicans are all the same. Anyone making minimum wage or a bit above does not get enough out of it to buy healthcare. In fact it often is not offered at jobs that pay that low. But they also don't qualify for any kind of low income healthcare either. Therefore it means nothing to those people, and they will vote for obama.

By the way, the socialist candidate says he isn't anywhere near a socialist.|||I was going to vote for McCain until this August, but I found out that John McCain is no longer the guy that faced Bush in 2000.



I refuse to vote for a candidate that supports tax cuts for oil and insurance companies as well as the banks that brought us this financial crisis.



The vote for Obama is the vote for American values that are not shared by Bush, Chaney and McCain that has voted with Bush over 90% of the time.|||god damn america