The candidates
I need to state that I don't want to limit this to a political blog. I'm one of those people that believes that most of we're asked to do for the poor falls outside of just voting the right way or advocating specific public policy. But who we vote for is important. And the issues we promote while voting might be even more important. Perhaps "candidate X" will get elected anyway, but if that candidate has to spend the whole campaign pandering to our desires to aid the poor, could that potentially change what they do in office? I want this to be part of the discussion as early as possible. And with as many major contenders as there are, it's going to be important to understand what each one believes as early as possible as well. I'll spend the next week profiling the six candidates who appear to me to be the frontrunners in this election:
Mitt Romney
John Edwards
Rudy Giuliani
Barack Obama
John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Because so much of what is said can be empty words, especially by those trying to win elected office, I want to focus on what these politicians have actually done in their lives. Words are important, but actions are even more so. How have these candidates represented the poor?
1 comments:
nice site!
"...if that candidate has to spend the whole campaign pandering to our desires to aid the poor, could that potentially change what they do in office.."
well, when one reads stories that in the last Presidential campaign, back in 2004, Wal-Mart's political action committee (PAC) was the second most important business PAC in the United States, with nearly $1.5 billion in contributions, 80 percent of which went to Republicans, the commitment of some of the candidates to helping the poor does get questionable. considering especially that a 2006 Social Science study found Wal-Mart to contribute to poverty...
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