Andrea Barnes '08
My gut feeling right now is that I'm in favor of Barack Obama for the presidency. From what I've seen of him, I like his attitude - he seems really positive.
Some of his policies so far I kind of agree with. Like his position on climate change - he seems to realize it's happening and wants to do something about it. As far as some of his other policies go, I still don't know enough about him to fully support him. I still want to learn some more about some of the other candidates.
By the time the polls roll around, I'll probably feel pretty strongly about someone.
Paul Huber '09I really don't like any of them.
I feel like a lot of them are promoting false images of who they were, and now they're promoting who they want to become, which is usually different from their previous selves. Especially if you look at Hillary Clinton or Giuliani. Giuliani specifically - he claims to have cleaned up crime in New York City. But if you look at it from a statistical point of view, that's just not true. If you read "Freakanomics," one of the big things is Roe v. Wade, which actually led to a drop in crime that nobody emphasizes, because it's not politically correct.
Mitt Romney has completely flip-flopped. He was the Massachusetts governor, and someone I kind of liked. But now as a presidential candidate, he just comes out with these views that didn't exist before.
Hillary Clinton is playing her cards right. That doesn't mean I like her though. Fred Thompson - I need to look up a little more on him, I know he just entered. I think he's probably my guy for now.
Peter Drinan '11My favorite candidate right now is John Edwards because he is a proponent of the war on poverty.
I believe that most of the problems that exist today are because of gaps in wealth. He wants to increase the living wage to something above $8.50, which would be amazing. I believe that the effects of increasing the living wage would cross boundaries into education and other aspects of life.
I hate Rudy Giuliani. I'm from New York. He's riding the wave of Sept. 11 all the way into the '08 election. I can't believe it.
