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Presidential Elections 2008

US elections 2008: Will this election bring real change?

Results so far:

No
52% 217 votes Total: 414 votes
Yes
48% 197 votes
  • 1 of 25

    by Frederick Fuller

    I'm a great believer that American business influences how our government is run. A fantastic scenario has me watching a contingent of businessmen visiting the Oval Office the d...read more

  • 2 of 25

    by Alan Anderson

    Change is word that has constantly been repeated throughout this election process. All candidates have professed to bring "real change", something their counterparts can not do...read more

  • 3 of 25

    by Harry Dale Huffman

    If you read the top-rated articles in this debate, you will find a strange mix of negative emotional judgment, and canny observations worthy of consideration. This is symptomat...read more

  • 4 of 25

    by Art West

    Can a President single handedly bring change to our nation? No. Can a President with the help of Congress bring change to our nation? Yes. The question is not which candidate...read more

  • 5 of 25

    by Nancy Lynam

    We are so deeply immersed in the "status quo" that hardly anyone will realize there has been a change in leadership. For me, it is clear that our government elected officials d...read more

  • 6 of 25

    by Aaron Krull

    I hate to say it folks, but we are talking about politicians here. People whose sole purpose in life is to say one thing and either do another or not do anything at all. This 20...read more

  • 7 of 25

    by Linda Gehring

    Election 2008 'Pre'Mortem Globalists 1, Americans 0 After coming down to the wire in this now two year quest for the presidency, it might be time to stop and access a 'pre...read more

  • 8 of 25

    by Pat Sobleskie

    No matter who wins the 2008 Presidential election, don't expect much change. Real change only happens in the political arena when both political parties come together and compr...read more

  • 9 of 25

    by Vonda Sines

    Regardless of what happens during the upcoming election, changes that impact the way Americans live day to day will be minimal. Why? It comes down to a very apt observation ...read more

  • 10 of 25

    by David A. Singhiser

    The Virtue of Change Ah, change is in the air. Finally, we are talking about change real change. Yes, change. No one wants to continue down the road our politicians have lai...read more

  • 11 of 25

    by J P Burton

    Will your vote make a difference? Not a snowballs chance in hell and I'll tell you why. The forces we're fighting against are bigger than the man to man fight of David vs. Go...read more

  • 12 of 25

    by groundhog91

    Change is what you get after you make a purchase of something. The only way I can understand the bearing of such a suggestion, is that we are going to throw away our cash, and h...read more

  • 13 of 25

    by Rob Rowen

    After eight brutal years of the Bush administration and its failed policies both foreign and domestic, it is time once again for the voters to speak. After a long and nasty cam...read more

  • 14 of 25

    by Rex Coker

    The only changes that would be made and possibly be implemented, would be on the Democratic side. There the changes would include "Race and Gender". Still no one person or group...read more

  • 15 of 25

    by Gary C. Gibson

    Change is an implicit part of an unstable social entity. Political dysfunction is a norm in politics to a certain extent. If one examines Medici era renaissance Italian politics...read more

  • 16 of 25

    by Zach Bigalke

    The 2008 presidential campaign has been waged amidst lofty promises from the candidates about changing the partisan and plutocratic culture in Washington. From Obama's "Change W...read more

  • 17 of 25

    by Chris Messner

    I have no expectations that the winner of the 2008 Presidential election will work in the best interests of the United States. Whoever wins the White House will continue pussy-...read more

  • 18 of 25

    by Greg Guma

    Presidential elections have been media spectacles for almost 50 years, roughly since television became the national drug. Every four years, corporate chiefs, media gatekeepers, ...read more

  • 19 of 25

    by Bill Murray

    ONLY ONE CANDIDATE REPRESTING CHANGE There is one candidate in the race that would bring change but you probably have never heard because the mainstream media covers only w...read more

  • 20 of 25

    by Edward Warren

    What real change has any candidate offered? Promises of change is what campaigning is all about, they all say what we want to hear. At this time who in their right mind does not...read more

  • 1 of 25

    by Jeffery A. Faulkerson

    BARACK OBAMA AND THE CAMPAIGN TO RECONSTITUTE THE FUNCTIONAL FAMILY On Tuesday, June 3rd, I witnessed an event that increased my confidence in America's ability to get its ac...read more

  • 2 of 25

    by Ted Sherman

    Nobody knows. It depends on which candidate wins the White House. I believe John McCain is the most qualified of the three current leading opponents, but despite his record of i...read more

  • 3 of 25

    by Joseph Malek

    The 2008 elections within the United States of America will bring many real changes for the majority of the people within the United States of America. I'm also sure that a whol...read more

  • 4 of 25

    by Fred Tolleson

    "Will this election bring about real change?" This challenging question is a part of the reason so many millions have turned out for this primary election cycle. I don't know i...read more

  • 5 of 25

    by Catlin Hogan

    While I know it sounds silly, if you think about it, whether the Republicans or Democrats win in November, it is bound to bring real change. Neither Barack Obama nor John McCai...read more

  • 6 of 25

    by Pauline Lewinson

    Barack Obama is the change agent of this season. It appears that senator Obama wants to end the politics of division in the United States and bring about the kind of change tha...read more

  • 7 of 25

    by Michael Patrick

    Will this election bring change? Yes. How? Find out what your Congressional representative or senator believes. Hell, find out what your local sheriff or friendly councilman...read more

  • 8 of 25

    by Brian Tomlinson

    Change. On Tuesday, June 3, 2008 history was made when Sen. Barak Obama became the presumptive candidate for President of the United States. We hold these truths to be self-...read more

  • 9 of 25

    by Paul Schingle

    Actually, by now I'd say there's almost exactly a 50-50 chance for real and meaningful change after this election. It depends on who the winner is. I decided to write for the ...read more

  • 10 of 25

    by Bartholamew Futz

    What truly are the concerns of the voters this election year? Is it the ever-increasing fuel prices? Could it be the status of the economy? Could it be the collapse of the hou...read more

  • 11 of 25

    by Kevin Zahn

    I believe it will, but there are a few conditions, or caveats. First is who becomes our president. Second is whether either party will control Congress, remembering that it ta...read more

  • 12 of 25

    by Carrington M. Nye

    A Reason to Fear Change: The 2008 Presidential Election Although I have been let down in the last eight years, I am terrified of the change that is coming. I can already fe...read more

  • 13 of 25

    by Ryan Dube

    It is inevitable that this election will bring change. Consider our choices. At the least - we will experience one of the following changes in our leadership for the first...read more

  • 14 of 25

    by Michael Shepard

    My prediction is Obama as next President. He will be true to his word and significantly reduce our military presence in Iraq in a very short period of time. He will stand up t...read more

  • 15 of 25

    by Helen Fields

    I should begin by telling you that I am British. I write this article from the outside looking in and am one of the millions of people "this side of the pond" who are intrigued...read more

  • 16 of 25

    by Cody Hodge

    Ladies and Gentleman, the United States of America is at a very crucial juncture in its history. We are facing some very unique challenges, and while some could be considered in...read more

  • 17 of 25

    by David Sparenberg

    REFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY There is a strange and unsettling incongruity between the character of the man now chosen to be the presidential nominee for t...read more

  • 18 of 25

    by Nicole Garcia

    2008 will be a time of change. This is not necessarily due to a new president but because the American people will want it. I do believe a lot of the change that will occur will...read more

  • 19 of 25

    by Therese Daniels

    It is very frustrating for me to know I once knew a little fact and for the life of me can not remember it now. I am trying to remember is the name of the ancient Greek (I belie...read more

  • 20 of 25

    by Jillian Fritsen

    The last eight years of our current administration brought us a war that we got into because of false intelligence. We have also been exposed to characters like Karl Rove and S...read more

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