NewGold
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I'm Canadian, but I have been following this process pretty closely.
We don't have "primaries" up here, the parties are free to choose their own leaders, and for the most part, it's done behind closed doors. I've found this whole "election before the election" fascinating, for whatever reason.
My personal politics mirror that of a large majority of young Canadians. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal. With those parameters in place, I'm really not sure I'm seeing a great fit amongst ANY of the candidates. If I had to rank them, I think it would go something like this.
Barack Obama (7)
Ron Paul (6) - At least he's got the fiscally conservative part down.
Mitt Romney (5) - I love his idea of running Government as a business, but what a sleazebag...
Rudy Guiliani (4) - I've heard scary things about his foreign policy.
John McCain (4) - Ditto.
Fred Thompson (3) - Don't know much about him and doesn't seem like a serious candidate.
Bill Richardson (3) - Ditto.
Hillary Clinton (2) - You can't honestly think going 20+ years with your senior leadership coming from only two familys is a good thing!
John Edwards (2) - Seems to be pandering to the unions to keep him afloat, which is a surefire way to lose my support.
Mike Huckabee (1) - Seems like my ideological polar opposite.
We don't have "primaries" up here, the parties are free to choose their own leaders, and for the most part, it's done behind closed doors. I've found this whole "election before the election" fascinating, for whatever reason.
My personal politics mirror that of a large majority of young Canadians. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal. With those parameters in place, I'm really not sure I'm seeing a great fit amongst ANY of the candidates. If I had to rank them, I think it would go something like this.
Barack Obama (7)
Ron Paul (6) - At least he's got the fiscally conservative part down.
Mitt Romney (5) - I love his idea of running Government as a business, but what a sleazebag...
Rudy Guiliani (4) - I've heard scary things about his foreign policy.
John McCain (4) - Ditto.
Fred Thompson (3) - Don't know much about him and doesn't seem like a serious candidate.
Bill Richardson (3) - Ditto.
Hillary Clinton (2) - You can't honestly think going 20+ years with your senior leadership coming from only two familys is a good thing!
John Edwards (2) - Seems to be pandering to the unions to keep him afloat, which is a surefire way to lose my support.
Mike Huckabee (1) - Seems like my ideological polar opposite.