Who would you vote for in the US?
February 6th, 2008 by DaveWell… its all getting very exciting in the States. The level of interest in this years primary season is unprecedented this side of the Atlantic. Even at work my politically agnostic colleagues are debating the ups and downs of each candidate’s progress…
So I put to you loyal Bifsniffers… predict the winner! I’ll settle for a Republican and Democratic nominee for now, but if anyone is willing I’ll accept outright winners too!
For the record I’d like to see Barak Obama take the oath on Jan 20th 2009!
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February 6th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Just as anecdotal information from the country closest to the US. Our public broadcasting company CBC conducted a survey that found 15% of Canadians would give up their vote in the next Canadian federal election to be able to cast a ballot south of the border! http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/02/01/poll-cbc.html?ref=rss No other country gets the kind of international interest in their elections like America does!!
Anyway, looks like John McCain gets the Republican spot, which is great, really…and I think my money is on Barak for the Democrats, which is exciting and totally not what I would have predicted 6 months ago.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Why do you think Mc Cain getting the rep nomination is a good thing?… because he can’t possibly win? just wondering!
It is amazing that we (the rest of the world) pay so much attention to the race. I suppose we like to know who has the finger on the button… so to speak!
February 7th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Anyone else think its a bit freaky the similarities between the current contest and seasons 6 and 7 of the West Wing?
February 7th, 2008 at 9:54 am
dave, I wouldn’t underestimate mccain… All the focus is on obama and Clinton right now but I don’t think mccain can be discounted…
February 8th, 2008 at 3:01 am
All the focus here on RTE and BBC/SKY… if you only watched our tv you would not know there was two primaries going on!
No the reason I think McCain can’t win is that he has carried a lot of states that he will not win in the general election, the so called blue states.
Having said that if Mitt Romney’s departure yesterday was motivated by an offer for the VP job then maybe the Republicans can pull it off as he might add some weight to the ticket with the traditional Republican base.
I personally really hope that the next POTUS is a Democrat… I think it is clear that Republican economic policies have at the very least contributed to the down turn in the world economy. It is in our best interests in this country that the US economy is strong.
February 8th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I think there is a large amount of interest in this election because Bush showed how much of a Global effect the POTUS can have. Or more, he showed how bad a Global effect he could have.
I’m predicting McCain and Clinton with a Clinton victory.
I think the similarities to The West Wing 6 & 7 are more to do with the creators of The West Wing being able to predict what was going to happen than anything else. When POTUS drives his/her bike into a tree I’ll get worried. ;P
February 8th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Dave, I think McCain might do better than expected in the actual election. A lot of people may not be ready to vote for a woman/African American, so will go with the alternative. Saying that though, he is a bit too leberal for conservative voters.
I’d love to see Obama get the nomination and the presidency but I think, like Eoin, it’ll be Clinton on both counts.
February 8th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I think John’s point that McCain could collect a lot of votes for people who aren’t ready to go with the alternative is a good one. Although I still don’t see him winning, less for complicated political reasons and more because the pendulum tends to swing after 8 years. …the reason I like him as the Republican candidate, though, is just because a lot of his work throughout his career has been bridging the parties to pass certain bills/laws etc and that’s always positive.
Eoin and John, I did used to think Clinton was the guaranteed winner, but Obama is successfully bringing a huge population of people who often don’t even vote (particularly the young), and in America that’s a lot of people– it could pull him through!
February 10th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I heard a very intetesting comment on the radio the other night by an American politcal hack…
He said that “in an election the”nice guy” normally wins, this can be clealry seen in Bertie and in the US Obama is this elections nice guy!”
Must go practice my nice guy routine!
February 18th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Hey Dave, funny, I was watching The Daily Show and a section echoed EXACTLY what I put forward in conversation with you the other day…
Basically Jon Stewart said to his (comedian) guest that there seemed to be a genuine movement toward change, and to elect Obama… the guest laughed and said “this is the primaries, Americans are voting on the CHANCE to vote for a black president. Come election time, a 73 year old white republican will turn out to be all the change they’re ready for…”
Or words to that effect.