What makes Kerry so great?

[AlphaGamDiva]

ok....answer me. why is HE the one who can beat Dubya? huh? huh? HUH?!?!?!?

[AlethiaSi]

i'm not so sure he can... thats the problem-

no offense to you babes or to republicans- but i can't stand him...

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/spe...ues/index.html

i posted this before- but this site compares the candidates on the issues.... i liked it because it was easy to understand and showed pretty much where george w. and kerry stand on everything...

[The1calledTKE]

Heck just looking like and coming off as smarter than Dubya should be reason enough then all those bushism's would go away.

[CarolinaDG]

Hmm... I'm not as educated about this whole thing as I should be... I was in full support of Edwards, personally... but I'll try to answer a few thinngs...

1, the money thing. Let's face it, Edwards wasn't even in the millions before he dropped out, and even though Kerry has not reached where Bush is at in terms of fundraising, once all of the Democratic support swings his way, he will (hopefully) be competitive.

2, Edwards, for whatever reason, did not have the name recognition that Kerry and Dean had, outside of the south. I really don't know how bad it was, because I'm from South Carolina and have known about Edwards way before the campaign started, but apparently from what I can gather from the news, he was some little unknown from the Carolinas.

3, Kerry, as much as republicans probably don't want to admit it, DOES sound the most intelligent. I mean, I love Edwards, and I hope he'll run for VP, but the problem is that people in the north still have this misconception that even though someone has a southern accent, they are stupid. I think this crosses people's minds without them thinking about it. Not that it's completely unfounded, seeing as how South Carolina is number 50 in education, but that's beside the point. Edwards is intelligent, but some people may not be able to get past his accent. And, let's face it, Bush hasn't said the most intelligent things in the world during his presidency. Aaah... remember the glory days of Clinton? That man could SPEAK so that the world was listening. Come to think of it, he had a southern accent too, didn't he???

4, Economics. I'm not trying to make a huge debate over this, and I know that this isn't specifically Kerry, but most people believe that democrats are better economically. I mean, besides Republicans. But, under Bush, the economy has declined. I know what you're going to say, "The economy works in a 4 year cycle." Well, I have opinions about that of my own, which maybe one day I will discuss (ironically I'm currently skipping my economics class). Anyway, the common conception (whether you believe it's true or not) is that democrats are better economically... at least, the economy thrived under Clinton, near failed under Bush (BTW... have y'all noticed an improvement in the Dow and NYSE?)

5, Dean. Dean was favored to win (remember way before the election) but said some dumb things. And, let's face it, it's always been between Kerry, Dean, and Edwards. I'm not completely sure why... publicity, I guess. But yeah, you know all of this.

I think that so many American's (*cough* Democrats) were already frustrated when Gore got the popular vote and still didn't win... Then, the fact that Bush happened to be the president during 9/11 (who knows if it was his fault??? I sure don't!) And THEN, the fact that our economy has suffered greatly the past couple of years... probably because of 9/11, but who really knows there, either... If someone did know, I would hope they would do something to fix it. Point being, Bush has a lot of strikes against him. I don't KNOW why Kerry is viewed as the best person for the job. Charisma?? Height????? Who knows? The fact of the matter is, he obviously was favored by Democrats all over the US, so hopefully (or not, if you like W) the ones who voted for him were right.

The fact that ralph nader is running again and is going to take away some of his votes!!! Go ralph!! Go mess it up again!!!

[The1calledTKE]

Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
The fact that ralph nader is running again and is going to take away some of his votes!!! Go ralph!! Go mess it up again!!!

Actually Kerry and Nader are meeting on how to defeat Bush sometime soon so who knows what will happen.

[The1calledTKE]

Here is a link about the Kerry /Nader meet up...

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/poli...49/detail.html

[Rudey]

Originally posted by CarolinaDG


4, Economics. I'm not trying to make a huge debate over this, and I know that this isn't specifically Kerry, but most people believe that democrats are better economically. I mean, besides Republicans. But, under Bush, the economy has declined. I know what you're going to say, "The economy works in a 4 year cycle." Well, I have opinions about that of my own, which maybe one day I will discuss (ironically I'm currently skipping my economics class). Anyway, the common conception (whether you believe it's true or not) is that democrats are better economically... at least, the economy thrived under Clinton, near failed under Bush (BTW... have y'all noticed an improvement in the Dow and NYSE?)

Please study Economics.

-Rudey
--And the indexes moved up in most markets at least 30% since the prior year (btw).

[valkyrie]

Here I why I like Kerry:

-He opposes school vouchers.
-He supported the right to vote for ex-felons.
-He is pro-choice.
-He received an "F" from the NRA, a 100% from Planned Parenthood and a 92% from the League of Conservation Voters.
-He opposes organized prayer in public schools.
-He favors rolling back tax cuts for people making over $100,000.
-He favors raising the minimum wage.
-He opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge and favors tougher fuel economy standards.

I'm sure there are many here who would not like Kerry for the same reasons I like him. For me, the most important issues are ones like abortion, the separation of church and state and the environment.

[mullet81]

Originally posted by valkyrie
Here I why I like Kerry:

-He opposes school vouchers.
-He supported the right to vote for ex-felons.
-He is pro-choice.
-He received an "F" from the NRA, a 100% from Planned Parenthood and a 92% from the League of Conservation Voters.
-He opposes organized prayer in public schools.
-He favors rolling back tax cuts for people making over $100,000.
-He favors raising the minimum wage.
-He opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge and favors tougher fuel economy standards.

I'm sure there are many here who would not like Kerry for the same reasons I like him. For me, the most important issues are ones like abortion, the separation of church and state and the environment.

i like her reasons... A LOT

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by mullet81
i like her reasons... A LOT

as do i!

[Rudey]

I think Kerry is a strong presidential candidate because his campaign promises are aired on Al Jazeera and he is supported by Kim Jong-il, Mahathir Mohamad, and Yasser Arafat.

-Rudey
--And his high score with the Center for Security Policy distinguished his ability to tackle terrorism

[DeltAlum]

Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
ok....answer me. why is HE the one who can beat Dubya? huh? huh? HUH?!?!?!?

Well, maybe he can get more votes.

Actually, I'd prefer to see debates on the candidates in a forum that didn't start out quite so one sided.

I know that emotions can run high, but this is not a way to start a friendly and fruitful debate in my humble estimation.

[CarolinaDG]

Please read my post correctly if you're going to make comments.

Originally posted by Rudey
Please study Economics.

-Rudey
--And the indexes moved up in most markets at least 30% since the prior year (btw).

[Rudey]

I did. Nowhere in there did you have a grasp of Economics. Stop hating now ok? My name is Economics.

-Rudey
--Stop hating ok?