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From the looks of it the Democrats have it more on the roll then the Republicans do, in my opinion. The reason i think this is because during the conventions many Democrats talked about a wide range of things like reusable energy, the war in Iraq, health care for everyone, and affordable education, while also telling how,in a general way they were going to achieve them. It seemed to me that many republicans talked about the same things. Most talked on how John McCain was an American hero for not releasing information while he was a POW. I'm not saying hes not an American hero but thats does not automatically qualify some to be the leader of this nation. Barely anyone talked about the issues. It just seemed to me that they didn't have their stuff together so all they did was talk about McCain's POW time and slander Obama. Personally I thought the DNC was way more interesting than the RNC because they just addressed more things then their nominees service time.
I believe that the party that has the most momentum would be the Democratic party. The Democratic party seems to be on a mission to change America. Not only did the speakers, like Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, talked about universal health care, tax relief for middle class families, and better schools; but they "trashed" John McCain as well. The Democratic party didn't avoid the issues and they stood up to Republicans "trash talking".
Republicans did defend themselves from smear campaign from Democrats, but my opinion, I think they focused too much on "trashing" Obama. The only Republican that I can truly say talked about some issues was Sarah Palin. She talked about new fuel source, like clean coal and drilling off shore. For the most part though most Republicans just "trashed" Obama.
People usually turn away from politics because politics are more preoccupied with "trashing" each other; this time Democratic talked about some issue. Clinton, Biden, and Obama have said Americans are tired of the last eight years. So the Democratic party is determine to change the rules. Plus Republicans still must be angry about Hurricane Gustav ruining the convention schedule. Also I'm sure the fireworks at the end of the Democratic convention played a big part of firing up the Democratic party.
In my opinion, the Democratic Convention had a greater impact on people and brought up issues that actually matters and touches our society. America, Today, is a mixed nation that has different people with different cultures , backgrounds, colors and obviously problems. I believe that Obama made his way to the people's heart by bringing up issues that people been dying to talk about. As a minority , i think that Obama has an advantage on McCain, because that when I really think about it, only a minority can really understand what are minorites difficulties and main issues . Obama speech was convincing and very motivating. Obama brought up problems that many Americans are concerned about, such as: universal health care, the minimum wage , minorities rights etc.
Listening to both speeches (McCain's and Obama's), I realized that the only advantage that McCain has on Obama is his experience and background in the war. His touching story is definitely important, yet doesn't mean that it makes him the perfect idial president. The RNC felt like a commercial show , getting to know Sara Palin's background (because that she's so unknown to the public), and hearing about McCain's vision for the country. I want to hear what is it that they are going to do "FOR THE PEOPLE"!. I felt like during the RNC none of the problems the society, and I have to face with were being adressed, and therefore I can't find a reason of me supporting that group.
The Republicans have the momentum going into the next fifty-eight days of the election simply because they were the last ones to speak. "Obama will raise taxes, close markets, increase government spending, decrease job opportunities with tax raises, lower wages, and force America into a government health policy" is one of the last statements that the public heard from the conventions. Other than commercials, the Democrats haven't really received an opportunity to respond to that statement. Along with that, the Republicans received an advantage by getting a chance to hear what the Democrats had to say prior to the RNC. This advantage gave them an opportunity to counter the Democrat's criticism of McCain's policy on renewable enrergy, the war in Iraq, and terrible judgement.
I'm pretty sure that if the Republicans had their convention first, they wouldn't have the momentum right now. The Democrat's ideas of "change we can believe in" and not wanting "4 of the last 8" would've been highly effective if their convention was last; however, the Republicans used their wisdom of words to turn things around and counter these ideas. Judging by McCain's speech, it seems as if the Republicans WILL provide us with "change we can believe in", and the next 4 years WON'T be like the last 8 if McCain is elected. If John McCain is a man of his word, taxes are going to drop, markets will open, government spending will decrease, there will be more job opportunities, and people will have access to healthcare. I don't know about you guys, but that doesn't sound like more of the same to me.
The Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention was an excellent way to get the citizen's of the United States excited and pumped up about the up coming elections for office. Before the conventions many questions have circulated the candidates. Some of the questions that were circulating the candidates were "Is Barack Obama a true American, with American values?", "Does Obama have enough experience to represent the people of the United States?", "Is George Bush and John McCain as similar to each other as we proceed them to be?" and "Why Governor Sarah Palin as a nominee for Vice President?". Understanding the media's questions will expand the people's understanding on why speeches had certain topics.
In the Democratic National Convention Michelle Obama gives the audience a detail speech on Barack Obama's life and herself. Her speech personally was very effective in connection with the audiences, mainly the working class, explaining how herself and Barack Obama are just like everyone else who works hard and tires to provide for their families. Does Barack Obama holds enough experience to run for office? Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton believes and supports that he does. With a strong running mate, Joe Biden, Obama's lack of experience balanced out.
In the Republican National Convention main speakers like Joe Lieberman clears the allegations a bit about the similarities of George Bush and John McCain. He states that McCain is a whole other man. This was very important to address because of President Brush's low popularity. One of the most important question appointed in my opinion is "Why Governor Sarah Palin", Sarah Palin was like a secret weapon. Everyone was shocked, surprised, and confused why John McCain chose a small town Governor of Alaska as his running mate.
In my personal analysis of these two conventions they were somewhat like a street race. Obama having a head start, coming on strong with a very decorative convention, is incomparable to the Republican's. Having a few feet a head of the Republicans, by his "Change, Change, Change" speech and "No more to Republican's leadership. The Democrats said what they needed to say. The Republicans catches up with the Democrats with "American Hero will fight for you" and "I will also bring reform a.k.a change too". However liked I pervious stated Sarah Palin was like a secret weapon a.k.a Nitrogen. In my personally opinion the Republicans won the race (street race in the regarding the convention). I feel that Sarah Palin was a great media magnet. Everything she does and say is always up for discussion over the net."Grabbing Hillary's votes?", "Daughter's pregnancy" and "Does she have enough experience for Vice President?". Altogether i feel that the Republicans have more momentum over the Democrats. At this point in the campaign it can be anyone's game, "winner takes all, bring it" kind of atmosphere.
Re: Jacob
I feel that your strong position as a Democrat has clouded your understanding of the Republicans. I think the Republicans focused on John McCain's military history because if you look back into American History some of the United States Presidents were War Heros. Also the Republicans focus on his military experiences because it is something to be proud up, shows character, and the republicans wanted to hold the experience over Obama's community builder status. Both parties expressed issues, I just believe that your leaning more towards the Democratic domestic issues over the Republicans foreign affairs. Also in my opinion of course young people would find the decorations in the DNC more exciting than the RNC conservative approach. I thought that John McCain personally didn't take as much punches during his speech like Barack Obama. Barack Obama to me took more jabs at McCain. However the speaker that were at the RNC did give a few hard punches, for example Sarah Palin "actual responsibility" line. Altogether your opinion is clearly different from mine, but hey its not a bad thing it just shows how everyone has opposing opinions when it comes to politics. You rock! keep it up :)
I believe the democrats will have a better and stronger momentum going into the election. All of the democrats spoke with more energy, and enthusiasm. They went into details to strengthen our economy. One of Obama's goals through out his presidential years are to get America out of war. He strongly believes he is capable of accomplishing this task. As one of the democrats said, "Obama wants to strengthen the middle class." The democrats want to strengthen the schools, Obama wants to help improve school's who are falling apart. Obama is willing to give America the change we need.
On the other side, McCain and his campaign kept going on and telling us Obama has no experience. He never served one year in the military. Republicans didn't agree much with Obama's methods. Though I understand the struggles McCain went when he was hostel , that was the subject he mostly talked about last week. I believe people were focusing more with Sarah Palin’s pregnant daughter than informing us what she has to offer. On the day of her speech, she talked more about her family and what she is about rather than telling us what she has to offer. I believe we needed to hear more about current issues she wants to address and clear out. We need change, and not the same of the last eight years.
Re: Leo's comment
I agree on the statement when he says that the Republicans did a great job on their convention.
On the other hand I don't agree on the fact that
just because the democratics had their convention first
it means that people forgot about the promises that Obama and the rest of the democratic party made to the country. I think that the order in which the conventions were held don't impact or shouldn't impact citizens desicions on electing the next president of America. Citizens should base their opinion on what the candidates talked about and their promises to "change America".
During the DNc the crowd was in to it, they were partying along and it really seemed like they had it all together. And the RNC seemed doomed from the start because of Hurricane Gustav. So I would have originally said that the Democrats have it and that they have more momentum.
During the DNC the crowd was in to it, they were partying along and it really seemed like they had it all together. And the RNC seemed doomed from the start because of Hurricane Gustav. So I would have originally said that the Democrats have it and that they have more momentum. Also its because of the over all attitude of the people in the crowd. At the DNC they crowd was really involved and loud and screaming. The RNC crowd wasn’t as into the speakers. At least not until the speakers started bad mouthing the Democrats.
Although it wasn’t until a few days after the RNC was finished that I noticed that the Republicans seemed to be banding together under one common name, PALIN. Governor Palin single handedly reunited the party and allowed them to push ahead of the Obama camp by 3%. So I have officially changed my mind about who has the momentum, I believe that the Republicans have it. I believe that they are bonding together better then the Democrats.
The party that has the best momentum would have to be the democratics. They presented more reasons why Obama should be president instead of just talkin about his life. He described how he doesn't want any child to go through what he had gone through. It wouldn't be fair for a child to have a horrible lifem. Obama said "color people have the right to run for president and make a change or even females too.". He has a point that it doesn't matter what color you are or gendern its what difference you can make for this country.
Michelle Obama stated that her mission was to " humanize her husband and convince skeptical voters to book past her husband's unusual name and exotic background." She knows some voters won't vote for him since he is color & has a different background but it wouldn't be fair for people that are color and cannot run for president. Even if candidate Obama isn't a hero like McCain, doesn't mean that he won't make a difference in this country when anyone can make a difference not just white men.
Since the end of both conventions, the party I feel that has the most momentum is the Democratic Party. Even though the Republicans had their convention last, they didn’t cover the topics that the Democratic did and when they were the same, they weren’t as strong and didn’t have that much of an impact. At the time of the Republican convention a hurricane was going on and the American people were talking about Sarah Palins daughter Bristol being pregnant. The Republican convention was cut short by a day, so they had three days to convince the American people why John McCain would be a better president than Barack Obama and all I heard was “John McCain loves his country” not “John McCain can fix his country.”
When the Democrats had their convention they had strong speeches from Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. I watched the democratic convention more than I did the Republican convention. Even when both conventions were over people were talking about how the Democrats covered the topics that needed to be covered. While Republican were talking about John McCain being a POW Democrats were talking about the economy, how to stop depending on the Middle east, health care, things that mattered.
Re: Leo
I feel that Obama is going to do all of that but if u think about what McCain is doin, he isn't going to care about the middle class at all. He wants the best for the rich and not the poor. Sure enough Obama is goin to raise taxes but its for the best of the country. We need to rebuilt this contry for the better of the future generation. We don't want another Bush in office and be in the same situation we are now. This country needs somethin new not another four years of another Bush.
I agree with Jacob when he says how John McCain was a hero for not releasing information when he was captured, but that doesn’t qualify him to be president. To me all the Republicans talked about was how John McCain was a POW and how he loves his country. They also bad mouthed Obamas work as a community service leader and if I took part in leading a community project I would take offense to that statement.
58 days? Wow! It seems like a long ways away. The Republicans have the advantage going into this stretch. I say this simply because of Sarah Palin. Even though it has been over a week since she was announced as McCain's VP pick, it still seems the heat hasn't died down. This coverage will die down sooner or later but it should be a few more weeks before the press stops talking about her so much.
People overall are definitely more excited about Barack Obama, but this talk of Sarah Palin is still fresh on everyone's mind. After a few weeks the Democratic Party will gain the momentum lost because of Palin. They can't stay in her shadow for long. Just the example that the press got bent out of shape over her daughters pregnancy seems to show how the lime light will be focused on her for a while to come. In the meanwhile, we'll just have to see how she handles the pressure.
In my opinion, i think that the Democratic convention was more appealing to Americans; however, Sarah Palin seems to be creating much enthusiasm in the Republican party. The DNC had many enthusiastic, non-boring speakers. Their views and changes are aimed towards the middle class. Obama wants to make health care more affordable for everyone, create a world-class education system by improving teachers, and he wants to give women equal pay with jobs. These are just a few of the changes Obama is heading for, but they are very appealing to the majority of the American people, which is the middle-class.
The RNC started off slow because of the need to postpone due to hurricane Gustav. There wasnt much enthusiasm until Sarah Palin spoke thursday at the convention. Most of the Republicans talked about McCain being more likely to help Americans because of the fact that he was in the Vietnam war. It does show that he is a "true" American, but the democrats changes seem more appealing to me. When comparing the two conventions, the Democrats seem to be off to a better start.
I think that the Democrats have more momentum than the Republicans do. The Democrats really set the bar high for the Republicans, regarding especially the event of the Democratic National Convention. The Democrats had a much bigger stage, with a maximum occupancy of 70,000 (I think). The Republican National Convention was slowed down by Hurricane Gustav, and simply could not compete with the Democrats concerning the appearance of the two conventions.
Barack Obama's campaign has been widely regarded as a wave of change. People who don't approve of George Bush will likely turn to Obama simply because the word "change" is his motto and creed. Since Bush has the lowest approval rating, you can imagine that people would turn to Obama. Obama also had more notable speakers at the Democratic National Convention. The final three frontrunners of the presidential race were Obama, McCain, and Clinton. The fact that Clinton endorses Obama is a huge vote-grabber for Obama.
Obama really told viewers what they wanted to hear. I'm skeptical as to how he can keep all the promises he made. But, some people will jump on the Obama bandwagon anyway. Also, I think John McCain is incapable of speaking loudly. McCain's voice through the microphones could not be heard over the crowd, or, it could be because everyone is cheering so loudly that it makes McCain seem quiet. Simply put, Obama has the upperhand concerning public speaking, and it surely showed at both the conventions. I would definately say that the Democrats have the upperhand in terms of momentum for the next 58 days.
After having viewed both conventions, I believe the republicans have the edge. I believe this mainly because of John McCain's vice presidential candidate; Sarah Palin. John McCain did not truly inspire all of the diehard coservatives in American because of his semi-liberal views on certain issues. Sarah Palin on the other hand has and extremely conservative outlook on nearly everything, this rallied the republican voters immensely. The Republican National Convention promoted Sarah Palin a great deal, and nearly every speaker had something to say supporting her. This brought a strong sense of unity to the Republican party nationwide.
The Democratic party on the other hand, even after the convention, was characterized by a strong sense of division. Despite Hillary Clintion urging her supporters to transfer their votes to Barack Obama, not all were completely convinced. This point was exhibited by the video we viewed in class of the woman who strongly supported Hillary Clintion, who said she still was waiting for Barack Obama to prove himself to her. Meaning that she would not switch her vote to him until he did in fact prove himself. The Democratic Party's speeches seemed to be reassuring the Democratic voters that Barack Obama was the right choice, and they should vote for him rather than not vote at all. This pointed out the fact that Hillary's supporters were unsure of what to do since Hillary was not the democratic nominee.
Re: Ariel
I agree with you. I also feel that the Democrats are aiming to change America. They want to make changes for the better. The Republicans were more aimed at "trash-talking" the Democrats. They did discuss their own views, but the Democrats were more positive.
re: Leo Agpawa
Due to the fact that the Republican National Covention was after the Democratic Convention, i believe the republicans have more momentum. This is mainly because they had a chance to review the speeches of the democrats and point out the weak points. Though i do not agree that if the Republicans had went first the Democrats would have more momentum. Because i believe the sense of unity in the Republican Party would have been eminant even if their convention had been first. And the sense of division in the Democratic Party would be their as well.
RE: Richele Joaquin
I agree with you on most of what you said. And I liked your viewpoint on McCain's war record. But it's hard to say in my perspective that one party took more jabs at the other. Some speakers made it a point to slander the other party, and other speakers strayed away from it. The lower-level politicians pulled more punches while McCain and Obama probably did the least of it simply because they're the "headliners".
Hana
I agree with practically all of your points. The DNC definately touched on issues, and the RNC touched on McCain's time as a POW. Generally, an unofficial qualification for presidents is for them to serve in some field of the military. I think that it is completely obvious that McCain is an American hero. But like you said, that doesn't automatically make him a good presidential candidate. People should vote according to if they agree with the views of the candidate, not their prerequisites. But, I would consider McCain more reliable than Obama, entirely because of Obama's inexperience.
After watching both the Democratic and the Republican Convention the party that i think still has the momentum going into the next 58 days before electiond day is the Democratic party. I think that the message of "change" that their convention left in people's mind is more fresh and interesting than the message that the Republicans sent to the country during their convention. The Republicans, in my opinion, felt a little too intimidated by the performance of the Democrats in their convention. I also think that the speeches given in the Republican convention were more concerned with trashing Obama than in America's problems.
The reason why I think this way is because during the Democratic party talked about many more issues that America is facing today and they had a solution for each and every one of them. In the other hand the Republicans didn't really talked about solutions for America simply because they didn't think there were any problems at all. The only thing they mainly talked about was about winning the war in Irak. They expressed their disagreement with Obama's ideas and talked about his inexperence in governing. They did an execllent job on talking over and over again about McCain's reputable past and describing him as the ideal American hero and America's next president. This excited the audience for a little but it wasn't necessarily all that the rest of Americans were expecting to hear.
I think that the Democratics have the momentum. Although Sarah Palin sort of brought life to the Republicans, it hasn't been enough. The Democrats really reached out to people by talking about the issues that affect them. They did talk about fixing our problems. The Republicans did nothing of the sort. All they did was criticize the Democrats and also they talked about how John McCain is a war hero. I understand that helps the people get to know the candidate but I think they should have talked about solving our problems, some of which they have ignored or which they have not fixed faster, like rebuilding New Orleans.
Plus, the Republicans had a lot of problems at the beginning of the convention. There was a lot of controversy involving Sarah Palin's daughter and her pregnancy and then Hurricane Gustav interrupting the convention. Since people were complaining about the convention being shortened for "a little bit" of rain, I don't think the Republicans seem sympathetic at all.
Ariel, I agree with you. I liked the fact that the Democrats actually talked about the issues affecting us. You're are also right about Palin actually talked about some of our issues. However, I did not like the fact that she talked about using coal because coal is not a solution to our problems or at least a good one.
After viewing both the democratic and republican national conventions, I would have to say that the democratic party has all the positive momentum going into the next 58 days. The Democratic convention was focused within itself and there was a steady messege throughout the week. The message was that of change in the right direction. On the other hand, the Republican national convention was a bit blurred in all of its discussions. I found myself trying to catch up within the inspirational war stories and new promises of "change". In my opinion, some issues were kept vague in order to win over the majority and keep people happy.
Primarily, the Democratic national convention proved to cite their plans for the white house. Things including, a new green collared industry-which would create over 3 million jobs for struggling Americans- investments in education, sciences, inventions, healthcare, and public service. However, the main focus of almost EVERY republican's-and Lieberman's- speech was the war hero John McCain is as opposed to why he would qualify to be the best choice for our Commander-In-Chief. I completely understand and praise John for his dedication to this great nation but it seems irrelevant as to WHY someone should vote for him. Some of the things touched on where superfluous. In retrospect, both conventions were successful but only one has the momentum necessary to be considered consistant and uplifting.
The Democrats clearly have the momentum going high for the next fifty eight days. Their enthusiasm and confidence made it very clear that they know the Republicans are losing their touch. The DNC started off with a blast and instead of wearing it off, it seemed to be even stronger towards the end. It almost seemed like a huge party for the Democrats that foreshadowed a future victory for Barack Obama. Quite the opposite happened at the Republican National Convention.
The RNC made the mistake of looking defeated from the start. They lacked emotion, and even though many people blame it on Hurricane Gustav, i doubt it was just that that turned their smiles upside down. they had no real momentum to begin with, so this is why i think the Democrats are way ahead in the race. These next 58 days are going to be an easy ride for them.
after viewing both conventions in my opinon i think the democrats have more of a momentum going for them. one of the latest cnn cotes said that 46% of voters were going for obama and 45% for mccain. although right now the race is very close its evident to me that during the convention the democrats had more of an impact on my views and believes personally. i felt the democrat convention expressed more problems and solutions that america is having today. it was more lively and up beat ad it was viewable that more people were there. Also, when it came to main speakers i felt Obama gave a better over all speech than mccain.
The republican as well as the democratic convention did very well with down falling the other pary. if the republican convention had any impact it was the fact that they stressed that Obama was not fit to be the president. Still i believe overall the democrats did better. Palin was a good boost for the republicans but in many ways could be their downfall depending on dfferent american stand points. As far as who's loking good" based on the convention i think Obama has the lead!
re: hana
i strongly agree with you because i felt as if the republicans were so focused on stressing mccain as a pow that they clearly forgot the worlds problemds. both conventions stressed so much that they were fighting "us" and want to better amaerica and i felt like at the rnc they kept saying well mccain was a pow and he fought for us and yes thats very important and i would never tke the fact that he is a war hero away from him but they didnt put enough emphasis on what he would do as president and his plans on changing the basic problems and average american has.
After viewing both the Democratic National Convention and the Rupublican National Convention, I would have to say that the Democratic party has the momentum going into the next 58 days through election day. The Democratic National convention seemed to be united and focused within itself and protrayed solid messages as to what its goals for the White House were. For example, all four democratic speakers-Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton, Michelle and Brack Obama had a clear and consistant message throughout. They outlined their aspirations for: equal pay for equal work for women, investments in education and sciences, and creating a virtually carbon free economy that would revolutionize all our industries, reduce global warming, and create 3 million "green collared" jobs for Americans.
On the other hand, several speeches of the Republican National Convention all focused on how an outstanding American John McCain is for being a prisoner of war. I am greatful and take my hat off to McCain and admit that his story is, in fact, incredible. However, even though he is an incredible soldier, niether Lieberman, Palin, or McCain outlined WHY he would be the BEST Commander-In-Chief. The only consistancy I found within the convention was the policy of drilling offshore oil. "Drill baby drill!!" as they would chant. In retrospect I think consistency and policy pushed the Democrats forward.
Re: Jacob
I completely share your view on this one. All in all yes, McCain is "PROUD to be an AMERICAN" but it isn't a Miss America Pageant. The man elected for the presidency has to ACTUALLY make changes and decisions for the betterment of the US as well as the WORLD. (ie global warming) I agree that the republican convention lacked talk about the issues.... CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DEBATE!!!!
A lot of you have been pointing out the direction of each party and how this direction defines the party. But keep in mind the direction each party has taken is radically different then in the past "100 years" (quoting Rudy G.) So what changes have made major impacts on this election?
After (not) watching the RNC and the DNC, I believe that the Democratic party has the most momentum going into this election. There was a record setting crowd present to hear Sen. Obama’s speech. It was evident that the change the democrats boast will come. They advocated such themes as renewing America’s promise and securing America’s future, in addition to displaying party unity when Sen. Clinton released her delegates to vote for Obama. There was a record breaking 84,000 people present to watch the presidential candidate accept his nomination, in addition to 38 million people across the country who watched from their home televisions.
Obama signifies newfound hope and new ideas that will definitely make a change in the White House. In the past, young voter turnout has not been less than mediocre and these qualities bolster Obama’s appeal to the youth of our country.
It was extremely obvious that the RNC lacked the enthusiasm and life that the DNC enjoyed. Furthermore, I’m sure Sarah Palin referring to herself as a pit bull with lipstick scared, rather than motivated, her audience. Not to undercut John McCain’s military heroism, but his POW experience does not qualify him to be the president of the most powerful nation in the world. His voting history agrees with that of our current president and American citizens are definitely not looking forward to four to eight more years of George W. Bush.
With that being said, I reiterate my belief the Democrats have more than enough momentum to carry them to the White House in November.
I agree with Travis' opinion on the RNC. The Republican's stance on addressing the issues was not as potent or as effective as the Democratic convention.
I also agree with Jacob saying that the Democrats covered a variety of issues while the Republicans focused more on making Barack Obama look bad than making themselves look good.
Re: Mr, Magness
I think the changes that make such a big impact in this direction is exactly what we see with our eyes, Barack Obama is black and Sarah Palin is a women. Which ever party wins, unless its Nader and its his green party , will make history.
Gladys, i agree with what you wrote. Sarah Palin might have been a morale booster for the Republicans, but is that really enough? i mean, do we really think Palin is good enough? Does she truly have what it takes? 2 weeks ago i didnt even know who she was, and its making me a bit uneasy to think that in a couple of months she might be the new vice president, with the possibility of becoming president.
Aubrei's comment-
I agree completely agree with her when she says the Democrats had the lead when it came to the momentum at first. Then towards the end people wanted to know more about Sarah Palin. From my perspective I believe the republicans felt they needed to bad mouth the democrats because they were getting slammed from right to left, saying McCain wouldn't change the United States. He would do this same exact thing Bush is doing.
Isamar's:
I agree 100% with Isamar as well. Any U.S citizen should have the right to run for anything. No matter where you are from, your skin color, or gender. Michelle Obama also wants to help her husband. It is the nicest thing to see that the future first lady isn't willing to sit back and watch her husband do all the work. I believe she wants to improve our economy and the way we Americans live our life. As a country we have come a long way, from African American candidates to women getting the recognition we deserve.
Both the Democrats and the Republicans have had strong standpoints these past few weeks. They've both made different comments concerning the issues that are circulating the United States today. However, I believe that the Democrats have created their beliefs on a much stronger foundation. From watching the conventions, the Republicans seemed to have only one strong speaker, and that was Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin brought up the serious issues like drilling off shore and gun laws, but just like the others in the RNC, she spent a great deal of time trash talking the democrats. She cracked jokes but spent no time defending herself or defending what she believed. I believe the speakers that made the most impact on the nation were Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. Unlike the speakers of the RNC, they spent most of their time talking about what actually mattered, our country.
At the DNC, Hilary Clinton threw all of her support to Obama when she was kicked out of the polls. She showed her supporters that Obama was the next best thing, and that if she couldn't run, all should vote for him. During the conventions, Clinton and Obama seemed so revved up with the issues that were most important. Obama spoke about bettering our economy. His plan is to eliminate businesses that are doing our country no good and to use that money to support those that are. He wants to invest in natural energy and hopes that, someday, we will stop having to rely on the Middle East for oil. At one of the DNC's, Obama even mentioned his daughters and how he's very much concerned with their futures. That, in turn, shows us how he's concerned about our generation as well and not just his own. The democrats spent some time defending themselves against the words of the republicans but showed our nation that they cared more about our country and less about what the republicans had to say about them. Obama's speech was inspiring and he brought up the most important issues in our country to date. I have no doubt in my mind that what Obama spoke about was only the tip of the ice berg and that the democrats have the momentum of going far.
re: Yesenia
I agree with what Yesenia is saying; that the Democrats have the momentum as we get closer to election day.The reason is, like Yesenia stated; the Democrats actually talked about how their going to help the people of the U.S., and they also looked united and focused about their message. While the Republicans mainly just talked smack about the Democrats, and they also talked about how McCain is an American hero which I agree with but I don't undersand why he needs to win just because of that. I think the Republicans needed to talk more about the issues America is facing right now and not just base their convention on how McCain is an American hero.
re: Jacob
I agree with what you are saying; that the Democrats have more momentum than the Republicans. The reason being the Democrats talked about many of the issues the US is facing right now. And just because someone was a POW doesn't automatically qualify you to be the leader of this nation.
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