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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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[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 message, and one I think this generation is really ready for. We're tired of this stagnation, we're tired of seeing things slowly slide into shit."

a lot of his policy ideas are similar to clinton's. and i hear a lot of talk from others that say that they are tired of his speeches and want to hear what he says about the 'issues'---personally, i think the way he has been running his campaign is EXACTLY what many of us need. we need to feel a part of it, we need to feel that we can make a difference, we need the 'hope' that 'yes we can'. you hit it right on the head. and as far as his policies go---i can and have read them on his website. :)