US elections 2008: Issues that decide the vote 24 Articles

by David Thornton

There are myriad reasons why Iraq will remain an important issue for the 2008 elections in spite of the fact that the current successes of the surge have largely removed it from the headlines. The most obvious reason ...read more

by Shirley Norling

There are more issues out there, then ever before, that Americans will probably take into consideration when casting their vote in the 2008 elections. Our country, the greatest country in the world, is in the worst e...read more

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by Richard Carpenter

A Touch of Reality - The Fear Element As of this writing the United States is busy deciding on who will lead this country for the next four years. This contest is not about facts, it is not even about character. The b...read more

by Warren Longwell

Six months to go until the election, and new polls show that 82% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. This causes me to ask two questions. The first and most obvious question is, "What the hell is going th...read more

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by MJ Suttor

My vote in the election of 2008 will largely be based on the same factors it has in previous elections. I have not changed in my beliefs. Only the candidates have changed. The first factor that must be done before casti...read more

by Bob Schmidt

As elections approach, my decision for a specific presidential candidate will be guided by several factors. My final decision may take some time, but is important because every vote counts. The type of leadership our count...read more

by James Lee

In a time of uncertainty it is easy to hide and let others make choices for you. With everyone so busy with everyday life it is tough to keep informed on what is going on in today's political world. While it seems as thoug...read more

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by Glenn Mccready

Smoke Filled Heads "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal" George Carlin As most people know by now, the phrase smoke filled room was originated back in the campaign of 1920 by a political operative. Know...read more

by Jack Deal

To say the USA is in a health care crisis is an understatement. The United States is the only First World nation without some sort of universal health care coverage. The reason that countries like Britain and Canada an...read more

by Martha Rhodes

Free trade agreements, border security and immigration are all issues that are interrelated and are key issues that will decide the 2008 Presidential Election. One would think that adequate border security would have been ...read more

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by Luucy Stone

"The Independent Candidate in 2008" Has the time come for change in America? Many American voices are asking questions regarding serious issues of concern from every state of the Union. For the first time in so...read more

by Scotty Mack

Like the quarterback of a football team, the President of the United States is given far too much credit when things are going well for Team America and far too much blame when things are not. Fault the media for the r...read more

by Joshua Doyon

I would like to discuss the issue of Barack Obama's inexperience. Sure, he has only been around Washington for three years, being in his first full term as a United States senator. It is less than Hillary Clinton's last se...read more

by Barry Girolamo

Presidential elections have notoriously been decided by pocketbook issues, and this has been the case for as long as I can remember. But things are a bit different this time around in that we have a senator running agains...read more

by Dustin Mcdaniel

I love politics. My interest in the political process stems largely from the fact, my grandfather was a political junkie. For most of his adult life, he served as an Alderman in the small town of Brighton, Tennessee and ca...read more

by Sumati Chandran

The name America conjures up so many images in the minds of people all over the world. The most powerful country's presidential election is watched with bated breath all over the world. The Man who will lead this nation ...read more

by Elaine Sihera

Can people ignore race issues in the 2008 elections? People can never move away from the issue of race because people are more agitated by differences than similarities. Race will always raise its head in America, or ...read more

by Sithambaranathan Prithiviraj

In US elections 2008 issues that decides the vote are many. The dynamics that decide the vote in US elections 2008 varies from one state to the next and it depends on demographic factors like gender, age, socio-economic ba...read more

by David Giza

There are several issues that are important to me in deciding my vote for the presidency and Congress. (1)The United States policy in Iraq: I don't support any presidential or congressional candidate that supports the Bush...read more

by Catrina Daniels

There are plenty of issues that could decide the vote in 2008, from gay rights to the war in Iraq. However, I think that like myself a majority of voters are going to be concerned about something a little closer to home. ...read more