As far as the 2008 election candidates go, both democrats and republicans can agree on one thing, the uncertainty of which candidate is best for their party. In Tuesday's New York Times and on the Times website citizens from each party were randomly polled. Overall, people seemed to agree that it is very early on to really favor one candidate over the others. Especially since Thompson hasn't even offically entered the race. However, the differences in preferences between the parties are drastic. I see this as meaning that there will be very voters caught in the middle. In the 2008 election you are either a republican or a democrat. There will be few moderate stances.
Many of the polled pro-democratic people seemed to hold more favor for Hilary Clinton, which I feel many republicans would never vote for. The republicans that were polled seemed to focus on their candidate’s personal lifestyle choices, such as Giuliani's past three wives. I find it hard to believe them wanting to vote for Clinton because of her history, and maybe even because she is a woman.
My impression from the people polled, both democrats and republicans, is that this upcoming race is going to get more intense as November 2008 gets closer. With such different candidates and opinions it is difficult to say which side is going to take the lead.
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It's amazing to me how factors other than the issues can dominate the way people make decisions about who to vote for.
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