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“The most interesting 2008 presidential candidate is, hands-down, Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman. I’m happy to see women stepping up in society.”
<b>Alaina Findlay, sophomore,</b>
<i>Douglas High School </i>
“In the 2008 Presidential election, each party will be choosing a brand new face to guide the party into the future. The Democrats are attempting to ditch their image as the party that is soft on everything, and the Republicans are attempting to distance themselves from the president. Taking that into consideration, the most interesting candidate in my opinion is most definitely Rudy Giuliani. He is different from any president in the last 25 years in that he is a Washington outsider, yet he still does have fairly adequate political credentials. At the same time he is the leading candidate for a Republican party which won the 2004 election with stances against gay marriage and abortion; two issues that Giuliani has publicly stated his support for. Rudy is known for his leadership skills, so we’ll see if he can lead the Republicans to the White House again in ’08.”
<b>Mike Cox, senior, </b>
<i>Roseburg High School</i>
“I’ve found in my relatively cursory research, via Google, on the subject of presidential candidates, that the most interesting — and sometimes just plain scary — presidential hopefuls are those of Democratic affiliations. Of course everybody knows the story behind candidates such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but there are also many lesser-known candidates on either side that probably don’t have very good chances at surviving the primaries, much less being elected to the office they would seek. One such example worth mentioning would be Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat whose proposals and campaign promises are particularly interesting for the very fact that they don’t really make much sense. Take, for instance, his proposed federal ‘Department of Peace.’ I really don’t see where there is room for such a department within our government, because we already have a Department of State that deals with other nations on friendly terms, unlike the Department of Defense. Also unclear to me would be what purpose a Department of Peace would serve, and how it would go about accomplishing whatever its ‘mission’ would be. Another thing that I find confusing is Representative Kucinich’s attempts to ban all handguns from the possession of civilians, especially — and, according to Wikipedia, because of — the recent shooting at Virginia Tech (and I’ve always heard that most Democrats were for the common folk). Of course, there is always a slim chance that someone like Kucinich will come ahead in the primaries, but I seriously doubt that he and his peers of both parties will be able to compete with big names like Obama and Clinton. But whoever is or is not elected in 2008, the real losers will be the voters who will have to deal with the headache of the next primary season.”
<b>Alex Duvaul, freshman </b>
<i>Home School, Rice Hill</i>
“No candidate running at this point has really caught my interest. I’ll need to keep an eye out as the primaries and election draw closer.
Senator John McCain is interesting because of his military background. He fought during Vietnam, which I believe helps him understand the war in Iraq better. He has experience as a soldier fighting in a very political war. However, his moral standards do not match mine.
The candidate I see who may be the most closely aligned with my moral standards is Mitt Romney, if he really has changed his views on abortion and gay marriage. His track record showing pro-choice, pro-gay marriage tendencies in the past leave me wary.
For now, I will continue to watch the candidates to see whom I am most willing to support before I make a decision.”
<b>Sierra Miller, senior, </b>
<i>Oakland High School</i>
<b>Alaina Findlay, sophomore,</b>
<i>Douglas High School </i>
“In the 2008 Presidential election, each party will be choosing a brand new face to guide the party into the future. The Democrats are attempting to ditch their image as the party that is soft on everything, and the Republicans are attempting to distance themselves from the president. Taking that into consideration, the most interesting candidate in my opinion is most definitely Rudy Giuliani. He is different from any president in the last 25 years in that he is a Washington outsider, yet he still does have fairly adequate political credentials. At the same time he is the leading candidate for a Republican party which won the 2004 election with stances against gay marriage and abortion; two issues that Giuliani has publicly stated his support for. Rudy is known for his leadership skills, so we’ll see if he can lead the Republicans to the White House again in ’08.”
<b>Mike Cox, senior, </b>
<i>Roseburg High School</i>
“I’ve found in my relatively cursory research, via Google, on the subject of presidential candidates, that the most interesting — and sometimes just plain scary — presidential hopefuls are those of Democratic affiliations. Of course everybody knows the story behind candidates such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but there are also many lesser-known candidates on either side that probably don’t have very good chances at surviving the primaries, much less being elected to the office they would seek. One such example worth mentioning would be Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat whose proposals and campaign promises are particularly interesting for the very fact that they don’t really make much sense. Take, for instance, his proposed federal ‘Department of Peace.’ I really don’t see where there is room for such a department within our government, because we already have a Department of State that deals with other nations on friendly terms, unlike the Department of Defense. Also unclear to me would be what purpose a Department of Peace would serve, and how it would go about accomplishing whatever its ‘mission’ would be. Another thing that I find confusing is Representative Kucinich’s attempts to ban all handguns from the possession of civilians, especially — and, according to Wikipedia, because of — the recent shooting at Virginia Tech (and I’ve always heard that most Democrats were for the common folk). Of course, there is always a slim chance that someone like Kucinich will come ahead in the primaries, but I seriously doubt that he and his peers of both parties will be able to compete with big names like Obama and Clinton. But whoever is or is not elected in 2008, the real losers will be the voters who will have to deal with the headache of the next primary season.”
<b>Alex Duvaul, freshman </b>
<i>Home School, Rice Hill</i>
“No candidate running at this point has really caught my interest. I’ll need to keep an eye out as the primaries and election draw closer.
Senator John McCain is interesting because of his military background. He fought during Vietnam, which I believe helps him understand the war in Iraq better. He has experience as a soldier fighting in a very political war. However, his moral standards do not match mine.
The candidate I see who may be the most closely aligned with my moral standards is Mitt Romney, if he really has changed his views on abortion and gay marriage. His track record showing pro-choice, pro-gay marriage tendencies in the past leave me wary.
For now, I will continue to watch the candidates to see whom I am most willing to support before I make a decision.”
<b>Sierra Miller, senior, </b>
<i>Oakland High School</i>
