US Presidental Candidates

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Use the official websites for Presidential information. Use the Senatorial/Congressional websites for voting records, etc.

Democrats:
First Tier Candidates for the Democratic Party:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York

Official Website:
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/?splash=1

Senatorial Website:
http://clinton.senate.gov/

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois

Official Website:
http://www.barackobama.com/

Senatorial Website:
http://obama.senate.gov/

Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina

Official Website:
http://johnedwards.com/splash/

Second Tier Candidates:
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico

Official Website:
http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/

Gubenatorial Website:
http://www.governor.state.nm.us/index2.php

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware

Official Website:
http://www.joebiden.com/

Senatorial Website:
http://biden.senate.gov/

Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut

Official Website:
http://www.chrisdodd.com/

Senatorial Website:
http://dodd.senate.gov/

Third Tier Candidates:
Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio

Official Website:
http://kucinich.us/

Congressional Website:
http://kucinich.house.gov/

Former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska

Official Website:
http://www.gravel2008.us/

Potential notable candidates:
Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas
Former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee


Republicans:
First Tier Candidates for the Republican Party:
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City, New York
Senator John McCain of Arizona
Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts

Second Tier Candidates:
Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas
Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas
Representative Duncan Hunter of California
Former Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin

Third Tier Candidates:
Former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia
Representative Ron Paul of Texas
Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado

Potential notable candidates:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia
Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
Former Senator and actor Fred Thompson of Tennessee


Constitution Party:
Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy for the Constitution Party (United States):
James Gilchrist of California
Dale Thompson of Kentucky

Green Party:
Elaine Brown of Georgia
Kat Swift, co-chair of Texas Green Party.
Alan Augustson of Chicago, Illinois

Individuals frequently mentioned as possible candidates:
Ralph Nader of Connecticut (rumored candidate. A "Draft Nader" effort has begun among some Greens.)
Former Representative Cynthia McKinney of Georgia
Rebecca Rotzler of New York

Libertarian Party:
Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Libertarian Party:
Mike Jingozian of Oregon
Bob Jackson of Michigan
Steve Kubby of California
George Phillies of Massachusetts
Christine Smith of Colorado

Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy:
Barry Hess of Arizona
Robert Milnes of New Jersey
Wayne Allyn Root of Nevada

Independents:
Official candidates who have filed with the FEC as independent candidates:
James H. Mccall of Ohio
Donald K. Allen of Ohio
Steve Adams of Kentucky
David Koch of Utah
John Taylor Bowles of South Carolina

Individuals who have expressed serious interest
David J. Masters of North Carolina

Individuals rumored to be considering a presidential run:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City

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Views of Democrats

Overview:
Anti-Iraqi War (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Kucinich, Gravel)
New Direction In Iraq (Biden, Dodd)
Pro-Israel (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd)
Stop Darfur genocide (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Biden)
Sign Kyoto Protocol (Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Energy Conservation (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, Gravel)
Raise Minimum Wage (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Universal Health Care:
-Single Payer (Kucinich)
-Non-Single Payer (Clinton, Obama, Edwards)
-?? (Richardson, Biden?, Gravel))
Pro-Education Vouchers (Edwards)
Anti-Education Vouchers (Clinton, Obama, Richardson)
Pro-Choice (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd, Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Stem Cell Research (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd, Gravel)
Pro-Same Sex Marriage (Kucinich, Gravel)
Anti-Same Sex Marriages (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Pro-Civil Unions (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Pro-Death Penalty (Clinton, Edwards, Richardson)
Anti-Death Penalty (Obama, Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Net Neutrality (Clinton, Obama, Edwards)
Gun Control (Clinton (moderate), Obama (moderate), Edwards (minimal), Richardson (very minimal), Dodd (high moderate), Kucinich (high moderate), Gravel (minimal))
Ending “War On Drugs (Kucinich, Gravel)
De-Criminalization of Marijuana (Kucinich, Gravel)

Individual Candidates:
Hilary Clinton (Campaign Site)
Get rid of national debt
Against illegal immigration but votes suggest otherwise
Illegalize Flag Burning
Pro-control on video games
Make college more affordable.
Create good jobs with good wages to expand the middle class.
Higher pay to teachers and principals
Reforming the “No Child Left Behind Act”
Increasing access to high-quality early education and helping to create Early Head Start.

Barack Obama (Campaign Site)
Pro-Guest Work Program
Does not rule out military action against Iran
Increase Teachers pay on a merit basis (higher standardized test scores, higher pay)

John Edwards (Campaign Site)
Fight Global Warming
Illegal Immigration
Strengthen Middle Class

Bill Richardson (Campaign Site)
Net Neutrality ??

Joe Biden (Campaign Site)

More scholarships for college
Raise teacher’s pay
Increase Law Enforcement funding
Reduce greenhouse emissions

Chris Dodd (Campaign Site)

Pro-Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007
Anti-banning same sex marriage
Pro-Chavez
Pro-Free trade
Reduce Greenhouse emissions
Budget control
Reform no child left behind
Very pro-Head Start programs
More scholarships for college
Lower health care costs

Dennis Kucinich (Campaign Site)

Education for everyone
Withdrawal from WTO ad NAFTA
Repealing Patriot Act
Fostering a world of international cooperation
Anti-Privitation of Social Security
Social Security benefits at age 65
Creating cabinet-level “Department of Peace”
Ratifying the ABM Treaty
Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting
Creating a balance between workers and corporations
Ending the H1B and L1 Visa Programs
Restoring rural communities and family farms

Mike Gravel (Campaign Site)

Get rid of IRS and Income tax and replace with progressive sales tax
Support of a Palestinian state along with an Israeli one
Cutting down US’s nuclear bombs from 10,000s to hundreds
Against military confrontation with Iran
Outlaw torture by US military
Disfavors deportation of Illegals
Citizen initiated national lawmaking

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Views of Republicans

Overview:
Pro-Iraqi War (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson, Gilmore)
Anti-Iraqi War (Paul, Tancredo)
Win “War On Terror” (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson. Gilmore)
Pro-Israel (McCain, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter)
Anti-Kyoto Protocol (Romney, Brownback)
Anti-NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO (Hunter, Paul)
Abolish Income Tax (Huckabee, Paul, Tancredo)
Pro-Education Vouchers (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Hunter, Tancredo)
Privatized Health Care (Giuliani, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Thompson)
Lower Taxes (Giuliani, McCain, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson, Gilmore, Paul)
Lower US Deficit (McCain, Romney Huckabee)
Pro-Choice (Giuliani)
Pro-life (McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson, Gilmore, Paul, Tancredo)
Pro-Capital Punishment (Giuliani, McCain, Romney)
Anti-Capital Punishment (Brownback, Paul)
Anti-Torture (McCain, Paul)
Pro-Energy Conservation (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Thompson, Gilmore)
Anti-Same Sex Marriage (Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson, Gilmore, Tancredo)
Pro-Civil Union (Romney)
Anti-Civil Union (McCain, Gilmore)
Pro-Stem Cell Research (Giuliani, Huckabee)
Anti-Stem Cell Research (McCain, Romney, Brownback)
Gun Control [(Giuliani (high moderate), McCain (minimal), Romney (moderate), Brownback (minimal), Huckabee (minimal), Hunter (minimal), Thompson (minimal), Gilmore (minimal), Paul (minimal), Tancredo (minimal]

Individual Candidates:
Rudy Giuliani (Campaign Site)
Pro-Military Action against Iran

John McCain (Campaign Site)

Privatized Social Security
Favors teaching of Intelligent Design

Mitt Romney (Campaign Site)

Economic Sanctions on Iran
Diplomatic Isolation of Iran
Against Raising Taxes
Invest in Technology
Raise Education Goals

Sam Brownback (Campaign Site)

Limit power to Federal Courts on Church/State decisions
Favors teaching of Intelligent Design
Against wiretapping
Help Darfur conflict
Reform the UN
New Homestead Act

Mike Huckabee (Campaign Site)

Supply Israel with “state-of-the-art” weapons
Free Trade
Pro-FairTax
Bring “weapons of mass instruction” to schools (music and art)
Pro-Covenant marriages
Expand Army and defense budget
Total energy dependence
Favor of teaching creationism

Duncan Hunter (Campaign Site)

Balance budget through economic reforms
Pro-Parental rights
Anti-Hate Crime Bill
Protect America’s economy from China
Anti-Welfare??

Tommy Thompson (Campaign Site)

Go from preventive to curative treatments in health care
Strengthen “No Child Left Behind”

Jim Gilmore (Campaign Site)

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Ron Paul (Campaign Site)

Non-Interventionist foreign policy
Pro-Free Trade
Elimination of Federal Reserve
Pro-gold standard
Abolish Electoral College
Anti-“drug war”
Abolish welfare system

Tom Tancredo (Campaign Site)
Pro-medical marijuana
Privatize social security
Balance Budget

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3rd party views ....(update later)
Overview:

Candidates:
Constitution Party:
Green Party:
Libertarian Party:
Independents:

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Debate Videos

Democrats
Democratic debate (4/26/07) (All 10 are there)
Democratic debate (6/3/07) (All 11 are there)

Republicans
Republican debate (5/15/07) (the rest should be there but are harder to find)
Republican debate (6/5/07) (the rest should be there but are harder to find)

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Discuss candidates views and show media here.

[freshnesschronic]

See pierce, that's the thing! I am so indifferent (SORRY!) that I won't even bother to click on anyone but my man, Barack Obama (go Illinois!).

You like him because he is from somewhere?
This is not a sport.

[freshnesschronic]

Yeah, I'm from Illinois and he's my senator.
Sure I'm some college kid who is definitely not informed on politics. But (excluding the everlearning pierce) I'm the majority of the youth.

Don't spit in my direction because I'm not in the same political mindset you are. And it's not evildoing for me to be indifferent either. Different generations, man. In time, probably, but not now. So go ahead and cast a vote for me, or just deal with it.

LOL!!!

[freshnesschronic]

You are one of the cocky old farts aren't you. I could tell the day I logged on.

Old? How old am I kiddo?

[freshnesschronic]

40+ and maybe...I dunno, let's make it interesting. Having a midlife crisis? As wise you might be, still not gonna persuade me to vote.

Where did I try to do that?
I just said if you don't you have no right to bitch about what the government does.
If you would vote for someone based on where they come from, I don't want you to vote.
That is wisdom for ya'.

And, no... I am not 40.

[freshnesschronic]

Where was I bitching about what the gov't does old man? Then I'll be sure to vote for Obama just to piss you off. You've definitely got your panties in a bunch tonight, cutie.