Who do College Students Like?

An overwhelming number of college students support Barack Obama. Why? He’s completely different. He’s very new to the whole political system when compared to Hillary Clinton or John McCain. He isn’t involved in the corruption on Capitol Hill because he is so new. Plus, he’s far more charismatic than any of the other candidates. He has a presence that none of the other candidates can even mimic more or less match. Do looks play a part? Probably, even though they really shouldn’t, people will vote for people because of how they look. Obama does not look weak like many find John McCain to be with his age. Hillary Clinton has her entire political career behind her, but many find her to be just another politician despite being the first woman candidate. Ron Paul gets support from Internet-goers and college students in droves, but his ideals are so conservative they are swinging around through the Libertarian field. His policies and ideologies are so “hands-off” that many feel our country would fall apart should he become president. Fortunately for those believers, he has no chance of overcoming Huckabee, more or less McCain.

The real question is once again: Will the youth vote? Statistically, no they won’t. But with the miserable job the current administration has done and the massive cry for change, that could change this year. But don’t count on it. Every year the pundits expect and predict the youth to come out in droves and sway the vote, they haven’t done it. This year may feature more than the norm of youth votes, but not enough to overwhelming tip the scale in favor of one candidate or another. So make sure you go out and vote so that the best candidate can win!

Current Delegate Counts!

Here are the current delegate counts about one week away from the Texas and  Ohio primaries. It’s almost over. Well, almost half over.

Democrats:

Pledged Delegates:

• Obama – 1,193
• Clinton – 1,038

Super Delegates:

• Obama – 184
• Clinton  – 281

Total Delegates:

• Obama -1,377
• Clinton – 1,279

Republicans:

Total Delegates:

• McCain – 1,019
• Huckabee – 254
• Paul – 14

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Barack Obama

Whichever Democratic candidate wins their party’s nomination will be historic because it will either be the first woman or the first African-American nominee for President from a major political party. Barack is a United States senator from Illionois and the current delegate leader for the Democratic nomination. Obama Obama’s major campaign slogan has been for “Change” and that he is the candidate of such “Change.”

Environment:

“Well, I don’t believe that climate change is just an issue that’s
convenient to bring up during a campaign. I believe it’s one of the
greatest moral challenges of our generation.”

- Barack Obama (October 14, 2007)

• Reduce harmful carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 through a cap/trade system.
• Invest in clean energy ($150 billion over ten years), increase energy research budget, transition towards renewable energy, clean coal technology.
• Expand biofuel research and implementation and reduce oil dependence by increasing fuel economy standards.
• Improve engery efficiency by 50% by 2030 and restore the U.S. leadership on climate change.

Healthcare:

• Obama is a supporter of a nationalized healthcare system that makes it easy for any American to have healthcare regardless of current health.
• Reform the privatized healthcare system to make it more fair and balanced.
• Mandatory coverage of all children and expansion of Medicare.
• Lower costs of and modernize the current health system to increase productivity.
• Increase funding to biomedical research and all forms of medical research to fight AIDS, help improve the lives of the disabled, and other health issues.

Education:

• Implementation of a “Zero to Five” early-age education system through voluntary, universal pre-school system.
• Increase Math and Science focus in school, reform No Child Left Behind by funding the program, and recruit/teach/retain/reward teachers for their services.
• Simplify the financial aid process for higher education and cover up to $4,000 of college through a tax credit.

Economy:

• Provide middle-class Americans tax relief
• Fight for fair trade, reform NAFTA, and support job creation to invest in U.S. manufacturing.
• Invest in future forms of Internet and wireless communication.
• Protect the openness of the Internet with net neutrality.
• Encourage labor unions and fight for worker’s rights.
• Protect homeownership and create a universal mortgage credit.
• Reform bankruptcy laws and address predatory credit card practices.

Barack Obama has gathered the support of countless college students not only because of his appearance but because of his beliefs. Many feel he truly is a candidate that could change Washington forever, a message that has obviously been accepted nationally as he is the current delegate leader for the Democratic nomination, followed closely by Hillary Clinton. Many feel that because he is both a new and different candidate from the norm that he would make a good president. He is not only an excellent public speaker, but he has a charisma that no other candidates posses. While he definitely lacks in the area of experience in politics, Obama has an amazing following that could very well earn him the Democratic nomination and maybe even the office of the President of the United States of America.

Barack Obama – Total Delegates = 1,374

- Super Delegates =181

- Pledged Delegates = 1,193

Sources:

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/