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A woman or a black guy. I would love to see either win but i cant help feeling it's election suicide by the Democrats.

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A woman or a black guy. I would love to see either win but i cant help feeling it's election suicide by the Democrats.

Just because they are female/black or because you think they'd actually make a good president?

From an outsiders perspective (ie ignoring domestic policy) I'd prefer Barack Obama to win. I think he'll be less divisive in the international arena.

Alfonse wrote:
> Just because they are female/black or because you think they'd
> actually make a good president?

They're Democrats, thats why i like them. Hell i'd support Ming the Merciless if he was a Democrat, i believe he's a Republican though.

Sorry if I sound like a retard but which one is left wing and which one is right wing?

I'm not very into politics.

Obama sounds a bit to like Osama, or bomber. Barack sounds like barracks, conjuring images of soliders and war and "take cover!" - ka-boom. Also Ballack, who by all accounts is sh_tter than fresh sh_t.
Hilary is close-ish to Hilarious, or the third-choice Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario. And when I hear the name Clinton all I see young interns sucking cigars.
So after my marvellously marvellous analysis, I predict nothing, because political predictions are for wombats.
Bumbum, it's Saturn's Day.

Alfonse wrote:
> Sorry if I sound like a retard but which one is left wing and
> which one is right wing?
>
> I'm not very into politics.

Democrats are left wing, Republicans right

I remember it as 'Liberal Democrats' being left wing

I've not read up so I can't comment on either side really

Alfonse wrote:
> Sorry if I sound like a retard but which one is left wing and
> which one is right wing?

Each party has to select a Presidential candidate, and in a series of Primary elections in each state, each party will choose its candidate; Obama and Clinton are competing for the Democrat nomination.

Just as a note to help, the Democrats are Centre-Left; however, in US Political parties there is little cohesion, varying policies and ideologies... a Replublican from Texas, for example, will probably be more hardline than a Californian Republican.

I'm not sure who will win this... I guess the winner is most likely to face John McCain or Rudolph Giuliani in a Presidential election, from what I've seen so far.

Isn't there a happy medium between these groups?

IMO Democrats are utter wimps.
IMO Republicans are total puritans.

Do they have Green Party in the USA?

Nader leads a third party, but it has no chance.

Not all Democrats are wimps and not all Republicans are puritans, like EVERYTHING it's far more complicated.

's*d' is filtered? wow