Whether it be a Republican or Democrat or possibly even a third party. Good changes or bad changes, what needs to happen and what will happen from 2008-2012 with our next presidential election?
135396
I hope it's Hillary Clinton! If it is than LOADs of good changes, like for one she's educated and wont make a new stupid quote, like bush. and i'm SURE she won't ease drop on citizes (going agienst the constitution) like Bush, and i think she'll stop w&#92;e the heck it is bush is trying to acheve on the other side of the world and foucus her the country she got eleted in. This socioty's falling apart, and that's the PRESIDENTS job to push it back into line. Bush has only degraded it more and shown how much power the president actully has. I mean if I tried to easedrop on random people I WOULD BE ARRESTED, and if i stole a butload of money, like say out of the social sucrity fund, I WOULD GO TO JAIL! So bush needs to be empeached\nThough i know he's better than Kerry, at least bush knows what he wants and is doing it, nobody would be afraid to bomb our country if Kerry was in office.
206857
I think we are ready for a change! hmmm An African American Female for President!!! A female from the poor side of town!\nI think we should fire everyone in the government and start fresh with voting machines that have a paper trail!Do not allow campaigned contributions,Each person running for office foots their own bill! Give this nation back to the people that support it with their tax dollars! And stay out of other countries business!
673183
the next american elections will be in november of 2008 \nthe candidates aren't decided yet, but the frontrunners for the democrats are Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and John Kerry might run again. for the republicans John McCain, Rudi Giuliani and Jeb Bush.\n\nif you want my opinion all of the above from both parties (except Jeb Bush) would make great presidents
454881
both parties have moved in different directions. The extremists have taken over.\n\nSooner or later, a 3rd party may emerge for the middle.
383394
You know, I completely agree. When America voted in 2004, they voted for change. So far, all that has happened is more troops have been sent overseas to fight battles that, depending on peronal views, potentially should not have started. Nothing is being done about the other issues [so it seems]. What happened to the morals Americans voted for? What happened to the morals that were presented in the election in order to regain the presidency. Simply what is going on?
339586
What we have been doing hasn't worked, so there will be a new plan. I suspect the Democrats might surprise some by gaining control over the situation.
265569
i think a new party is in order. both parties have failed us. everytime one of them control a branch, it becomes corrupt and out of control. dems did it in the early 90's and lost the house, now reps are doing it and they will lose the house back to dems and the cycle will continue. \n\nwho can remember dems trying to solve the health care problem 12 years ago... and the rep promised to fix it and nothing has been done to it and that is one example.\n\nwe a need a new party with a slogan "America First!" who will reform the system from bottom up and work for the people not for corps.
417345
In Nov. of 2008 it will not be George Bush-he cannot run again. It will not be Mr Clinton-he also cannot run again. It will not be John Edwards not enough people would vote for him. Maybe Hillary (God forbid), maybe John McCain. But I think we don't really know yet, someone will rise up as a natural between now and then. I also don't think it will be a democrat, now that they are in charge of both houses and are attacking Bush from every side, the terrorists no doubt see us as being weak.....they will strike us again.
432519
If they don't lose at least one of the 2 houses I will be personally convinced that Diebold (Republican) voting machines are running the country and that democracy as we know it is dead.  We need a third party to keep the Dems and the Republicans honest and answering to the people instead of their own selfish interests.  Absolute power corrupts and I don't think it matters who is in that power seat - bring on a third party that really cares about things that matter like the environment.  We need bold, new leadership.
458419
the democrats....lets just hope for a change...and a change that will be good for all..not just for America....but for the countries around the world that are somehow affected by the political decisions from this country.......
515924
I remember one year when a dead guy won his state, and his wife sat for him...yes, when you have only a choice between bad and worse, you make dumb decisions.  Vote third party!
83094
When will people realize the differences between having a Republican President and a Democrat President are nil?? \n\nNothing changes...the machine drives itself.  Peoples' perceptions of how good or bad things are currently going is too easily determined by a D or R on a voting card.  \n\nIf you switched the guy at the head, the country would be in the same place, you'd just have the democrats happy, and the republicans freaking out at every "decision" made by the administration.  But nothing would be different. Your day to day existance would not be changed.
425608
You probably would not expect to hear this from a Republican, but I think this may be a good thing for our party. Sometimes when ANY particular party has had success for several elections in a row in maintaining control of the House and Senate, they start pulling away from the middle, where the majority of Americans actually are. A wake up call such as this last election brings the party back into check, causing them to reassess their positions and moving more toward compromises to gain those borderline voters.\n\nI look to this event as being a catalyst to refocus the Republicans and have them more attuned to the will of the people so they will be stronger for 2008. Watch for moderate Republicans like McCain run for President.\n\nI see the Democrats as misinterpretting the will of the people thinking this is a hearty endorsement of their platform rather than a cry for change. They'll not have quite as strong a showing in 2008, and by 2012 control will revert back to the Republicans again. I predict an extreme left-winger to run for President. I don't think it'll be Hillary but she may be added to the ticket for VP.\n\nAs far as real change in the next 2 years, don't count on it. Bush is still in charge and although the Dems gained control, many of the seats they won were from moderate Dems like Lieberman, Casey, Webb, and Tester which will not support a retreat/defeat in Iraq.
194828
Personally, I hope none.  If a good Democratic candidate does not come forward for 2008 though, I would not be ashamed of voting for McCain.  He has done some things that I am happy with like being buddy buddy with President Bush, even though he does not like or agree with him on many topics, but I understand that he does that so he does not lose political favor within his party.\n   My sincere hope is that we can have a fair, just election, that elects a man or woman into office that is going to do everything he/she can to improve the country, economy, living conditions of the porr, and develop friendly relations with other countries of the world.\n   Voting is not only a right of citizens of the United States, it is a privilege and responsibility.  Hopefully, this election will have a high turn out of people who truly educate themselves on the issues, platforms of the candidates, and vote based on what is right and just.\n   It is a shame that both parties have people like gogo who, rather than reasonably discussing their point of view, feel it is necessary to flame people.  That is where the sterotype of uneducated voters comes from.
275586
It would seem that a serious third party could do very well right now, a lot of republicans are backing away from the party's far right agenda and a lot of democrats are looking for a little more backbone than the current party leadership has to offer,. Unfortunately, most existing third parties serve only a special interest or outer fringe constituencies with no broad base appeal or chance of taking any national office.... now if a candidate with favorable numbers on both sides could form a platform that could take advantage of current voter dissatisfaction, he might have a chance.....only John McCain could pull it off at this time,
501041
Brilliant!!!! The conservatives, traditionalists, and republicans would be wise to start coalescing, and forming a strategy now. Many of your Ideas are doable, and would be a great platform to run on. Count me in. Many of these things could have been acted upon during the past six years, but partisan thinking reared it's ugly head and those years were wasted. The republicans will return, and take the country in a proper direction, not just a (new direction).
454590
I think as Americans all we truly want is to be treated fairly, and for the entire world to experience the peace and freedom we take for granted every day. We need a new strong leader that has the ability to convey this message to the world. We as a populace need to realize how the rest of the world views us. We can shrug it off and say we don't care what the rest of the world thinks.... but we really do. We need a new direction. To restore our "soft power", we need to be very careful about who we elect in '08.