Politics - Evansville,IN

I might not make a lot of friends with my response, but I'm going to tell you how I decided who to vote for.

No country has fallen due to fluctuations in their economy, but many have fallen due to lack of moral standards.

One candidate supports abortion through the 9th month and believes that survivors of attempted abortions are not due equal rights as human beings as they were not 'wanted' to begin with.

The other candidate believes life begins at conception and believes that human rights should begin at that point.

This is the issue that is most important to me because if the president of my country has no respect for the innocent of innocents, then I have no way of knowing if he will have any respect for me as a grown adult.

I know a lot of people say things about there being other issues that are important. I agree. But, for me this is THE issue.

Hope I haven't offended anyone and that what I said is somehow helpful.

God bless,
A.

You will get lots of responses. But, unfortunately, I believe that most of them will be biased toward that person's candidate. And, that will make sense. But, in my opinion, you want information, not a push to one candidate or the other. The best way to look at what each candidate stands for is to check out each website.
www.barackobama.com and www.johnmccain.com
You will also have to weed through lots of nonsense and outright lies about Obama and probably Mc Cain. The best way to do that is www.factcheck.org and www.snopes.com Both of these sites are very easy to use. Just type in the candidates name and subject.

The previous responses were the most neutral and unbiased I have seen. That was amazing.

I posted a question similar to this one in September after the first debate. Here is the link if you want to read some of the 98 responses I got. It was really interesting to see all of the different opinions.

http://www.mamasource.com/request/14175148708122853377

The best way to start is to figure out what issues are most important to you and research those. Once you get your answers you can move on to the "lesser" issues. This election especially, it is so important to vote. We are living history right now. It's pretty awesome! I applaud you for wanting to make an informed choice and not follow all the ads, negative or otherwise. Good luck and happy voting!

Both, Becky and Amanda, did a great job explaining. Here is a little help for you in case you want to do a little more research: go to www.focusvoter.com. It will direct you to a website in your state that not only gives info abt McCain and Obama, it will also give you info on local issues and where your local candidates stand.

I think that Becky did a great job of putting it in a nutshell. I don't consider myself republican or democrat and try to give each candidate a chance to prove himself. I don't think any of the candidates are perfect but here are some things to consider.
I know what I'm about to say may not be popular but .. I think alot of people will vote for Obama simply because they are looking for massive change from the current administration. I can't blame them for that. However in addition to what another mother mentioned about his appauling stance on abortion he also does not salute the flag, does not say the pledge of alligence and had designed his own presidential seal which does not include the flag. For a man who claims to love this country he sure doesn't express it or seem to respect the sacrafice it took to gain us all, including him , the rights we have.
It is important for all of us to make an educated decision- and its hard in this age where the media puts their spin on everything. good luck with your decision

Wow I totally loved what Becky said. I had a hard time determining who I would vote for and my mom suggested I go to the women's league of voters I beleive is what its called. ITs completely unbiased because its answers to what the canidates say about Environmental issues, Economy ect without the retoric of I am going to this but they would do blah. Good luck!!