Candidates & Issues

With so much at stake this election, will you be able to make an educated decision? Here are the candidates and issues for this upcoming election: 

Republican: John McCain     “McCain 2008″

      John McCain is a conservative Arizona State Senator. He has invaluable experience in both military and politics and hopes to lead our country into a new a better age. After losing the republican nomination to George W. Bush in 2000, McCain didn’t give up. Since then, he has established a strong position in Washington. Will this man find his new home in the White House?

Issues:

John McCain is said to have a conservative voting record on pro-life and free trade. He supports private Social Security accounts, school vouchers, capital punishment, mandatory sentencing, welfare reform, and believes that leaving Iraq too early would not be beneficial.

For more on McCain and extra information on his political position try http://www.johnmccain.com/

 

Democrat: Barack Obama     “Change We Can Believe In”

     Obama, a Chicago resident, is a junior U.S. senator from Illinois.Over the years, he has used his education, leadership skills, and strength from his family to achieve his dreams. Within the last 25 years, Obama graduated Columbia University and acquired a law degree from Harvard, where he also became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Will Obama reach his dream of presidency?  

Issues:

Obama strives to include a tax cut for working families, raise minimum wage, cover uninsured Americans, has a voting history of being pro-choice, and also supports the withdrawal of our troops from war.  

For more on Obama and his stand on important issues: http://www.barackobama.com/about/ 

 

      Third-Party Candidates

Constitution: Chuck Baldwin     http://baldwin2008.com/index.php

Libertarian: Bob Barr     http://www.bobbarr2008.com/

New American Independent: Frank McEnulty  http://www.frankfor.org/

Socialism and Liberation: Gloria La Riva     http://www.pslweb.org/