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The Affirmative Case: Greg for McCain
By Greg McNeilly - Politics DailyElections are a choice. Given the realities of U.S. politics, it's specifically a binary choice - A or B. Exit polling and pop pundits tell us voters make their decisions based upon a variety of emotions. Namely, it's not issues, nor a candidate's record. It's how they make the voter (literally the respondent) feel. Hopefully, those pundits are wrong. Ideas still matter. Positions, solutions and world-views should trump packaging, branding, speeches and commercials.For me, the distinguishing factor or issue is a simple one: Education reform. This is why I will be casting my vote for John ...
The Affirmative Case: Caleb For McCain
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyIn 2008, the right choice for America is John McCain. That's something I decided early this year, over the objection of some of my conservative colleagues. There are a number of reasons, but the quickest summation would be "leadership." When I saw both Fred Thompson and John McCain in South Carolina, I knew who had to be the Republican nominee. This is a McCain year, for many reasons. For many people, the election is about to be "about" the economy. We all know, though, were it not for the current major crisis, that would not have been the case. It would be about foreign policy. In point ...
The Affirmative Case: Tommy For Obama
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyWhy vote for Barack Obama? There are many reasons, which I will go into shortly, but foremost among these is his unassailability. This seems paradoxical in view of the fact that Obama's candidacy has come to be partially defined by constant assaults on his character, seemingly from the air itself.What I am referring to is his unassailable logic. When this guy says something, it is tough to argue with. He has tapped into something that allows what he is saying to just make sense to the listener. A big part of that is his rather singular grasp of the interdependencies in our society -- the idea ...
The Affirmative Case: Dave for McCain
By Dave - Politics DailyThis is in response to an interesting assignment from our blog overlords. Instead of concentrating on all the problems of the other guy, why are we voting FOR our candidate of preference? For this article, choosing the area to focus on for John McCain is easy. In terms of foreign policy experience he is exactly the kind of president we need. But it's not just his experience that distinguishes him, it's several character qualities that he has exhibited over the past few years during our battle with the forces of terror. Unlike many politicians, John McCain is not afraid to speak up when he ...
The Affirmative Case
By David Knowles - Politics DailyToday we begin a new series at Political Machine. Titled The Affirmative Case, our bloggers will put forth the positive reasons that he or she will be supporting John McCain or Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Though it goes against basic blogging instincts, each writer's endorsement will stubbornly refrain from any and all attacks on the opposing candidate. Our hope is that you, the readers, will engage these posts in a similar spirit, refraining, if but for a brief time, from the impulse to view the race in negative terms. ...
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