Mr. Alsobrook, 17

If Obama wins, we'll have the first African American president. If McCain wins, we'll have the first female vice president. But I'm not watching, because I already have my mind made up - I want Obama to win.

From watching the election, I think Democrats are fair and Republicans are greedy. When McCain was on 60 minutes, he asked why some people would work for others -- "if you're rich, you got it, why give it to others?". Why not?

Obama wants everyone to be on the same level .
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In order for this country to be a fully functioning democracy, with every citizen taking part, we need to have access to diverse and independent voices who are giving the public numerous sources of news, images, and ideas. This way everyone can make decisions that are based on a wide range of information. Unfortunately, the state of the current media infrastructure is as unstable and as the supposed “reconstruction” efforts in Iraq led by private contractors.
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As someone who's not a very political person, I have to admit that Obama is getting me excited. My parents are adamantly for Obama, and they can't wait to vote Democratic in the November Elections. My dad has rushed home from work numerous times to catch the debates on time, and my mom rambles on about political issues. And it's not just them -one of my friends has an Obama sticker on her car's steering wheel, along with any other Obama accessory you could think of, and another one debates with her Republican dad every time they're together. Read more...

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Throughout Obama's campagin, hope has been the headline of his ideas. I see an average of 5,432,980 shirts a day with the word "HOPE" printed under Obama's face. But what does he mean by "hope"? Is no hope at all better than false hope? Read more...

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