IOWA, plays caucus Options

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Somehow, I'm not really sure where we have political discussion around here. Do we have political discussion around here? The news subforum doesn't count, I want discussion.

So. Obama and Huckabee in Iowa, eh? Thoughts? Feelings? Opinions?

Personally, I am pleased that people are voting for Obama, but distressed that they're voting for Huckabee. A Baptist preacher as president, really? Plus, no one wants to live in Arkansas, so why do we keep having politicians come out of there?

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Oh, totally had not noticed that thread. Damn. Then I got all thrown off because it's now Friday and all those posts say "yesterday" on the time stamps. From staying up numerous times this past semester, I have concluded that it is not "tomorrow" until the sun rises. But anyway.

Romney kind of creeps me out.

I've been trying to educate my mother on politics, but it's proving very difficult as she does genuinely vote based on candidates' physical traits or for whomever my grandfather tells her to. We were watching Obama make a speech, and she couldn't get over how big his ears are. She doesn't like Hilary mainly because of the way she sounds, but also looks and acts. Edwards isn't okay because he has a southern accent. I distinctly remember her not voting for Gore because she didn't want to look at him for four years too. And this distresses me because that's probably how a lot of the American public votes.