There is no clear leading G.O.P. candidate so far in the 2008 presidential election. A new poll has shown that Republican voters are unsure of who to vote for. Not one of the Republican candidates has secured half of the Republican electorate.
Now, Republicans seem to be divided equally between former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Rudolph W. Guiliani, and Mitt Romney.
On the other hand, the polls show that Democrat voters are much more settled with Hillary Clinton than contesters Obama and Edwards.
Reasons for this include:
-many voters see Clinton as more likely to be able to unite the country
-more experienced and prepared for the presidency
-she has former President Clinton behind her
New polls also show that public satisfaction with Washington in general is at an all time low. The Democrat-led congress mustered a pathetic 21 % approval rate, while President Bush's is at 28%.
When I looked at this information, although the American people seem unhappy with the political status quo, I believe that they will not be as apathetic. Although they may not be happy with the choices they have, because their perception is so negative at the moment, it is likely that they will try to vote to change things because indeed, many things are wrong with the country at the time. Pressing issues: immigration, the war in Iraq, foreign policy, security, and the economy all need to be changed. Thus even though the public may seem to have an aversion to the political environment currently, I do not believe this will deflect the public's involvement in the 2008 election.
What do you think?
Why is the Republican electorate so undecided?
Will the election bring back a better perception of Washington?
Full Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/us/politics/11poll.html?ref=washington
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I think the Republican party just looks bad in general right now because of Bush's unpopularity.
It's hard to tell who is going to win the Republican primary, especially since all of the candidates seem to have uphill battles(Guiliani w/ his personal problems, Romney's/Huckabee's relgious views).
I think we'll just have to wait and see what happens when the primaries arrive :).
i agree with angela but i also think that there are very experienced candidates for the repub. party so it is hard for voters to decide. If someone were to ask me which republican candidate i think is best i honestly wouldn't know either because there are just way too many candidates all with great backgrounds and some with similar platforms.
I think that the Republican party has so many disadvantages in this presidential race that the fact that there is no leading Republican candidate just adds to the unlikeliness of having a Republican win the presidential election in November.
I don't think things are going to get much better until a long while after we have a new President. There's a lot of apathy and discontent right now, and while there may be a tiny spike of enthusiasm heading our way, there's probably not going to be much solid change until some big acts are done by the next President.
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