Why did you choose to support Barack Obama ?

[kentuck]

Poll question: Why did you choose to support Barack Obama ?

Pick one that is close to your thinking or one of your own?

[Ron Green]

1. Process of elimination.

Kucinich was my first choice, then Edwards. When left with Clinton & Obama, I reluctantly chose him. Then I read his books, and studied up a bit, and realized he's the real thing. I now wholeheartedly support him.

[kentuck]

3. It's helpful to remember...

That Hillary had a lead over Obama with black voters when this campaign began. When black voters saw that he was the real deal and actually had a chance to win the nomination, they switched to Obama.

[frylock]

4. yarp..

kucinich, dodd, cast my absentee for edwards the day before he dropped out. i'm really warming up to obama based on his zero-tolerance policy on taking shit from the repubs.

[kentuck]

6. He's been snapping at McCain's ass...

like a mad dog. :-)

[frylock]

12. it'll be a pleasure to watch obama shred him to pieces..

i'm quite looking forward to seeing grampa's 1000 meter stare when obama opens up a can on him!

[nxylas]

62. I agree

And extra props for putting a Hot Fuzz reference in your subject line.

[Swamp Rat]

11. Same here.

:hi:

[frylock]

19. !!

:rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

26. See, Kucinich folks have a sense of humor!

:D

[frylock]

48. i love teh judy priest!

another classic!

[Swamp Rat]

52. Just to be fair...

this is for my friends who happen to be Clinton supporters: :D

[madrchsod]

54. ah....6' 1 and worth the climb

[Swamp Rat]

59. LOLOL!!

:rofl:

[Zodiak]

20. I concur.

Ron Green speaks for me in this case.

[Mme. Defarge]

40. Anyone but Hillary.

I was for Dodd after Kucinich, then Edwards. Now it's all about the "O", but then, I'm from Oregon.

[TahitiNut]

45. Yup.

:thumbsup: (Holding my ideological nose.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Basically, I chose him because he is the more

forward-looking candidate of the two...

Clinton is way too much of a hawk for me, and I just have too many issues to want her as President.

However:

I will support either of them! I will support whoever is our nominee.

[BlooInBloo]

5. Edwards lost.

[graywarrior]

7. Because he seems less self serving and more concerned about us.

Rather than winning at all costs.

[silverweb]

8. Combination of factors:

Because we need change;
Because he is so inspirational and intelligent;
Because we must go forward, not backward;
Because he has a mind like a steel trap;
AND a gut feeling that he is best for the country.

[ShadowLiberal]

9. Other - More electable

For me it was mostly a choice between him and Clinton. I had my doubts about him for a while, but came to the conclusion like a month before Iowa that he was the most electable, and winning this election is the #1 most important thing to me.

[walldude]

10. Once it was down to Hillary and Obama

I tried to support both of them. Then came the 3am ad, the "experience" speech, the "shame on you" speech and a host of other weird little right wing tactics. Once I heard those the decision was pretty easy.

[RichardRay]

13. You forgot 'All of the Above'.

Except maybe the 'inspiraional' part...

[EmeraldCityGrl]

14. OTHER

This article illustrates some of the challenges Obama encountered in Chicago.
He has the unique ability to truly unite different political factions. The challenges
we are facing as a country are overwhelming and he is the one person capable
of getting all sides to work together. This is where the hope for a productive
future lies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all

[slackmaster]

15. Other - He was the next most qualified candidate

After Governor Bill Richardson dropped out.

[bigwillq]

16. Because he is the presumptive DEM nominee.

I supported Kucinich through the primary season.
Didn't really care much for Obama or Clinton but I have grown to like Obama and will fully support him in the GE.

[Spooky_D]

17. He's Smart As Hell & Is Obviously Willing To Fight Rethuglicans! N/T

[anigbrowl]

18. I picked him after his foreign policy speech last August

It's easy for a politician to say they're for good things. Do you believe in equal opportunity for all, affordable and reliable health care, and books instead of bombs? Of course you do.

The military situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a treacherous, complex issue, but one that the next president will have to deal with and make tough decisions about. When Obama advanced his position, took the ignorant criticisms and dishonest distortions that came from both left and right, and stuck with his position, I knew he had the wisdom and strength required to be a commander-in-chief.

[Mimosa]

29. Me, too. The August Speech

[JVS]

21. #1 Pony, #2 Hillary supporters' behavior, #3 ability to avenge #2 by becoming an "Obama thug",...

#4 graduated college, #5 younger than 65

[Bucky]

22. Because people were too sheep-like to put Biden in the final contests.

Biden was our strongest candidate this year. As with Wes Clark in 2004, party voters chose to follow media hype ginned up by Washington insiders rather than select the best contender and the most capable leader available among the aspiring candidates.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Presumptive nominee and general election

[EmeraldCityGrl]

24. His History of Uniting Different Political Factions for the Common Good

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all

[Vincardog]

25. Because Gore Kucinich and Edwards were not a choice. The Corporate Controlled Media blocked them out

[Wwagsthedog]

30. Ah yes! nt

[Adelante]

27. His foreign policy speeches and articles nt

[amb123]

28. Because Hillary drove me to it!

I was a John Edwards supporter originally.

[last1standing]

32. X2

I have the exact same story.

[POAS]

42. X3

[invictus]

31. n/t

[lojasmo]

33. Clinton's negatives.

I supported Richardson (though I knew he couldn't get it)

Secondarily, I supported Obama because Clinton is so damn polarizing.

Boy did I underestimate her.

[Jed Dilligan]

34. Other

I was uninspired and not paying much attention until younger friends of mine started raving about him and made me want to find out why.

[Norwood]

35. Other

I use to be an Edwards supporter, after he dropped out I moved into the Obama camp. I've done some research he sounds like a good man who will do the right thing when he becomes President.

[SoonerPride]

36. BECAUSE HE IS THE PARTY NOMINEE

I voted for Hillary.

She lost.

The end.

[Kitsune]

37. Because his name isn't Hillary Clinton.

I wasn't a fan of her before but after this campaign there's no way in hell I'd ever cast a vote for any ticket with her name on it.

[Buzz Clik]

38. #2 and other

Other: because it became clear to me that Hillary was serving no one but Hillary. She is willing to do anything to anyone to get elected. I won't have it.

[nickinSTL]

39. because he essentially has the nomination...

and I'm going to support the nominee (regardless of whether it does end up being him or Clinton in the end).

I supported Biden, then Edwards, and by the time of the primary, we were down to Clinton and Obama. I wasn't thrilled with either, but chose Clinton for a number of reasons. Now that Obama has it won-by any sensible measure that doesn't require lengthy justifications and mental calisthenics, I support him.

[WA98296]

41. After Kucinich then Edwards left I turned towards Obama because I WILL NEVER

vote for Hillary Clinton for anything. Since then, I've come to HOPE, and actually believe, that Obama may be the real deal. So, now I wait, and hope that HRC doesn't get on the ticket. I really want to vote for him in the GE.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

43. Because he's not a Clinton.

Although I think that Obama is hardly a radical, or even much of liberal, he does offer an opportunity for the left to have their voices heard and exert some influence, rather than be dismissed as having nowhere else to go.

The Clintons "triangulated" a moderately left party to a moderately right party in the name of electoral success. They sacrificed what few principles remained in the name of "practical politics" and decried the "too liberal", "activist", elements of the party as unrealistic idealists.

They have transformed the Democratic Party into corporation bent only on achieving the bottom line of victory at any cost.

They have appealed the basest instincts of the electorate. Racism, nationalism, greed, fear.

They are the discredited politics of "not as bad" as the Republicans.

[Johnny__Motown]

44. Credibility.....It is just so nice to listen to a politician and believe what you hear

[scarletwoman]

46. Because he's the only remaining Democratic candidate who isn't Clinton. (nt)

[LWolf]

47. Other: I didn't. n/t

[quakerboy]

49. Because Its better to gamble

than to accept defeat.

[krawhitham]

50. Because of HRC's Anti-Union stance when she worked for Wal-Mart

[madmunchie]

51. Because he was so inspirational and intelligent-------has great ideas

made great decisions---his voting record and his views are congruent with his policy--- while in the State as well as the Federal Government. Planned a brilliant campaign against a giant presumptive nominee in the Democratic Party and, if not beat her checked her over and over.

Didn't use the slime politics that his opponent did.

AND he isn't the Washington Establishment.

AND 28 - 32 years of two families in the White House just doesn't seem Democratic.




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[BigDDem]

53. Gotta be experience

he was almost 1/4 the way through his first term in the Senate when he started running.
Look at all he got done.....

[mudesi]

55. Because HE WON THE NOMINATION (nm)

[OneAmerica]

56. Not enough votes for his superior basketball skills.

Frankly, I'm not voting for a candidate who just doesn't know when it's time to shut up and jam.

[stillcool]

57. the possibility...

of we the people.

[Alexander]

58. Because it's been a while since we've had a president who is both smart and charismatic.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

60. He had the best chance of beating Hillary.

:shrug:

[Phillycat]

61. Other: I didn't.

But I will vote for him since he's the nominee. I'm not happy about it.