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Originally Posted by kreinbihl34
So I guess I'm now a retarted person.
In my mind the best candidate overall will always be a Democrat.
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Here we have a paradox.
Yes, you might be retarded to think that way, but your recognition of how that perspective makes you retarded means that you can't possibly be that stupid.
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I relate with most Democratic policies, so why should I vote Republician?
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To think a candidate of either the Democratic or Republician party is not quailifed anymore is nonsense.
I'll agree with one candidate might be slightly better than another. But I'll raise the other is still quailified to run. So even if my candidate might be as great as the other, I'm still voting for him, because he still stands for what I believe for.
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"Unqualified" candidates are, indeed, rare. The only truly unqualified major candidate in recent Presidential contests might have been retired Admiral Stockdale, Perot's running mate in 1992. Ralph Nader's qualifications are marginal; that didn't stop me from considering voting for him in 2004, though. Frankly, Perot's qualifications, like Nader's, were a tad short.
One almost-forgotten "unqualified" candidate was FDR in 1944--his nominating party knew that he was near death, but they nominated him anyway.
By contemporary standards, both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton are underqualified for the Presidency. They have little time in the Senate, and neither has Executive experience as a Governor or a Cabinet Secretary (or as a Vice President). McCain himself lacks Executive experience. The best-qualified actual candidate of either party, Governor Richardson, didn't thrive in the primaries; the best-qualified possible candidate, Al Gore, is off tilting at a Global Warming windmill.
But all three remaining major-party candidates are, at the least, minimally qualified. Yes, the party of the President makes a HUGE difference in how the government is run: it's not just the Cabinet Secretaries, it's every "Plum Book" position and every Judicial nominee.
Your position is rational. If you strongly favor a Party's platform, any qualified candidate can suffice. The paradox is proven: whether or not we agree, you cannot be as stupid as you initially alleged.
