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[nylan]

From my posts of late, I'm sure you all have picked up on the fact that I've been reading up on and learning more about the Obama campaign of late. And yes, I'm certainly leaning strongly that way. But I do have a question: for those that have leanings to other candidates, would you please share your opinions on that with some explanation of why

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[nylan]

The problem I have is that so often those things are ideals more than anything. I mean, reading through what he'd like to see happen, it sounds great. But do you really think he'll be able to accomplish it? We're talking some huge, sweeping changes in there. I don't doubt that he can accomplish some of it, but I doubt he can put it all in place in 4 years, especially working through a congress and senate that are going to dispute things

[dandelion_wings]

"Maybe that's why I'm excited about Obama's campaign. Not because of what he says he wants to accomplish in terms of policies... but because of the more simple, more basic premise he's running on. He's saying "you should be involved in your government, you should have the opportunity to have a say." But even more simply, he's saying "if you want things to change, you need to stand up and get involved and start changing them." Some of his policies are aimed at making it easier for people to get involved--putting information online in an easy-to-access format for people to review and stay involved, creating a website for people to give feedback and comment on bills from congress for days before he signs or vetos it, etc.--but the core premise he's running on is that we need to get more involved. And all the campaigning in the world won't matter if people don't take a more active hand in the government. It's a message of hope and empowerment, saying that we can change the government, that we can change the world. That's a powerful