Candidate Position Comparisons on Reasons & Objectives, U.S. President & Vice President,

Any responses to Reasons & Objectives issue questions presented on the bottom of this page are those of Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr and John Mccain seeking U.S. President & Vice President. The links immediately below will provide pages of candidate responses to other issues, with the first link to a report of all the issues and questions available to Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr and John Mccain. Since many candidates choose not to respond to many questions, links are only provided where we have response information. Also, you may need to scroll down to compare responses if many candidates are seeking this office.

Reasons & Objectives Issues	* Barack Obama - D	Ralph Nader - I	Chuck Baldwin - CON
The First Thing to Accomplish When Elected	Obama: When our fellow Americans are denied the American dream, our own dreams are diminished. Middle-class Americans - as well as those working hard to become middle class - are seeing the American dream slip further and further away. I don't accept this future. We need to reclaim the American dream. We're tired of tax cuts for the wealthy that shift the burden onto the backs of working people. We're tired of waiting ten years for the minimum wage to go up while CEO pay is soaring. We're tired of more Americans going without health care, of more Americans falling into poverty, of more American kids who have the brains and the drive to go to college - but can't - because they can't afford it. We're ready for the Bush Administration to end, because we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. I believe that Americans want to come together again behind a common purpose. Americans want to reclaim our American dream. That's why I'm running for President of the United States. Because in this country, that dream is worth fighting for - not just for ourselves but for each other. I will run the most open and transparent Administration in history. Instead of doing business behind closed doors, we'll bring democracy back to the people. These reforms are about making change that you can see in your own lives - change that can end a war, that can finally deliver on health care, and energy independence, and a world-class education for all of our kids. Because government in this country works best when it is of the people, by the people, and for the people. I believe that our party has made the most difference in people's lives and the life of this country when we have led not by polls but by principle; not by calculation but by conviction; when we've been able to summon the entire nation to a common purpose - a higher purpose. And I am running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States because that's the kind of leadership America needs right now. Source: www.barackobama.com/2007/12/20/obama_hosts_discussion_with_in.php Date: 12/20/2007	Nader: No Response	Baldwin: No Response
Why You Are Running for Office	Obama: Do we continue the cynical math that says it's a winning strategy to divide our country in two, and simply ignore the half that doesn't agree? Or do we find our stake in each other as Americans, united again by a sense of common purpose and a common destiny? Do we continue the conventional Washington thinking on foreign policy that led us to this tragic war in Iraq? Or do we recognize the challenges of a new world, and engage with friends and foes in a way that restores America's moral leadership and security? Do we continue to allow lobbyists to veto our progress? Or do we finally put our national interests ahead of the special interests, and address the concerns people feel over their jobs, their health care and their children's future? That's why I'm running for President of the United States. Source: www.barackobama.com/2007/09/03/obama_calls_for_end_to_special.php Date: 09/03/2007	Nader: No Response	Baldwin: No Response
Areas You Would Most Concentrate On	Obama: I do not accept that in the richest nation on Earth we have to stand by while 47 million Americans have no health care and millions more are on the verge of bankruptcy because of their medical bills. When I am President, we will have universal health care in this country by the end of my first term. I do not accept that we have to keep sending $800 million a day to hostile nations because of our addiction to foreign oil. We can meet our moral obligation to future generations and halt the march of global warming. I have a plan to raise our fuel standards. I don't accept that we can't give every single child in America a world-class education. As President, I will launch a campaign to recruit an army of new teachers, and we'll pay them better, and give them more support, and help them reach high standards by working with them. I will invest in early childhood education. And while we're at it, let's finally make a college degree affordable and available to every American, and bolster our community colleges to help educate and train America's workers. I do not accept that the American Dream is a thing of the past. On this Labor Day, let's give American workers policies that actually value their work. Let's provide them with a living wage. Let's allow our unions organize our workers and lift up our middle-class. And let's stop giving tax breaks to the companies who send them overseas and start giving them to companies who create jobs right here in America. Finally, I do not accept an America that has lost its moral standing in the community of nations. Strong countries and strong Presidents shouldn't be afraid to talk to our adversaries to tell them where America stands. That's why I will - because that's how tough, principled and smart diplomacy works. It's time for America to lead again. It's time to fight on the right battlefield in rooting out al Qaeda. It's time for us to close Guantanamo and restore the right of habeas corpus. Source: www.barackobama.com/2007/09/03/obama_calls_for_end_to_special.php Date: 09/03/2007	Nader: No Response	Baldwin: No Response
What You Want To Achieve if Elected	Obama: We are the last, best hope of Earth. We are the nation that liberated a continent from a madman, that lifted ourselves from the depths of Depression, that won Civil Rights, and Women's Rights, and Voting Rights for all our people. We are the beacon that has led generations of weary travelers to find opportunity, and liberty, and hope on our doorstep. That's who we are. And that's who we can be again. I am reminded every single day that I am not a perfect man. I will not be a perfect President. But I can promise you this - I will always tell you what I think and where I stand. I will be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you when we disagree. And most importantly, I will open the doors of government and ask you to be involved in your own democracy again. I am not just asking you to trust in my ability to change this country - I'm asking you to trust in yourself. In your own instincts. In your own sense of possibility. In your own sense of what's right. I'm asking you to bet on us, on our capacity to do what previous generations have done - to lift our sights, to join together and forge a better future for our children and grandchildren. Make this campaign the vehicle for your hopes and your dreams; for your sense of what America is and what America can be. And so I'm asking you - if you believe it's time to challenge the Washington politics that have let us down and shut us out and made us settle; if you believe it's time to restore a sense of mission to our politics and a sense of possibility to America; if you want a country that no longer sees itself as a collection of Red States and Blue States; if you want a President who can lead a United States of America, then I ask you to believe in this campaign; I ask you to believe in yourself, I ask you to believe again in the dream that we call America. Source: www.barackobama.com/2007/09/03/obama_calls_for_end_to_special.php Date: 09/03/2007	Nader: No Response	Baldwin: No Response
Reasons & Objectives Issues	Bob Barr - L	John Mccain - R
The First Thing to Accomplish When Elected	Barr: No Response	Mccain: No Response
Why You Are Running for Office	Barr: No Response	Mccain: I believe our nation’s best days are ahead and remain committed to an America with a strong national defense, a smaller, more accountable government, and a robust economy. As president, I will protect our nation from all enemies. We confront a titanic struggle against Islamic extremism that will not be won quickly or easily. But we will win it. I look forward to bringing our troops home but know that we must bring them home in victory and with honor. Our enemies are in this fight to win. Be assured that I will employ all instruments of national power to defeat them. At home, Americans have lost trust in their government. To restore their trust, I will secure our borders, veto pork-barrel bills, keep taxes low and reform our tax code. I will nominate judges who do not legislate from the bench. I will work to modernize Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, bring choice and competition to our schools, and address climate change. We must also fix our health care system, not through more government, but by empowering the market to offer affordable and portable insurance options while we help those without insurance access quality care. I am running for president to make sure America maintains its place as the political, military and economic leader of the world. I am running for President of the United States, a blessed country, a proud country, a hopeful country and the greatest force for good on earth. Date: 10/08/2007
Areas You Would Most Concentrate On	Barr: No Response	Mccain: No Response
What You Want To Achieve if Elected	Barr: No Response	Mccain: No Response

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