Presidential Candidates

**BRUTALITOPS** · 03-23-2016, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Cowgirl Tuff

7. Ted Cruz or Hillary Clinton

**moon** · 03-23-2016, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by toreg00

Hey all I'd like a few people to answer some questions for a Sociology extra credit project. Your answers are greatly appreciated.

1. Your age/ age range
2. Political party affiliation
3. Based on current candidates if you had to vote today who would you vote for?
4. What would be your main reason for voting for this individual?
5. What do you feel are the two most pressing issues that the candidates need to address? What makes these issues the most pressing for you?
6. If you could speak with any of the candidates personally, what would you tell him/her?
7. Who do you believe will actually win the election? (even if they are not your candidate or from your party affiliation)

A good Sociology tutor - indeed any good tutor- will look for and encourage challenges to the curriculum and its content.

Your questionnaire assumes that voting is compulsory - which is not the case in reality- and does not accomodate the millions of people who will choose not to vote. Nor does it accomodate those who would vote NONE OF THE ABOVE if such a currently sensible option appeared on the ballot.
So its conclusions will only offer an insight into trends amongst people who are already embedded in the system and the information gleaned - so far ahead of the actual election- appears tailored to be used to assist candidates campaigns .

Those of us outside of the system- many millions of us- warn students against being dupes for political party projects and encourage them to at least consider that the system of democracy is broken and unassailably loaded in favor of the wealthy. Of course, if it was actually your tutor who compiled or accepted the questionnaire then any signs of rebellion against the system might be reported to the security services. There are good and bad tutors.
I'm a Robin Williams fan. Good luck.

**Minister of Truth** · 03-23-2016, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by toreg00

Hey all I'd like a few people to answer some questions for a Sociology extra credit project. Your answers are greatly appreciated.

1. Your age/ age range 25-35
2. Political party affiliation GOP
3. Based on current candidates if you had to vote today who would you vote for? Gary Johnson
4. What would be your main reason for voting for this individual? I like to highlight libertarian causes
5. What do you feel are the two most pressing issues that the candidates need to address? What makes these issues the most pressing for you? The budget and tax code
6. If you could speak with any of the candidates personally, what would you tell him/her? I would tell The Donald he's fired
7. Who do you believe will actually win the election? (even if they are not your candidate or from your party affiliation)Cruz over Hillary, or Hillary over Trump

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**toreg00** · 03-23-2016, 09:09 PM

Thanks everyone who participated I have enough people who did the survey.

**moon** · 03-24-2016, 02:20 AM

Yes, a sample of five ought to do it.

**Minister of Truth** · 03-24-2016, 03:55 AM

I'm hoping he used outside data, such as from his college. I remember sociology majors creating accounts on Survey Monkey, and mass-emailing the links to us.

**moon** · 03-24-2016, 04:50 AM

Smelled like a party worker to me. The same - ' if you voted today ' poll is common fodder. It's all over Ha'aretz tonight;
http://www.haaretz.com

**Mott the Hoople** · 03-24-2016, 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by NOVA

Sociology???? Spend you Mama's money on something useful instead of that shit.....

what would you know mop pusher? I know a crap load of people in corporate sales with social science degrees knocking down six figure incomes.

**Mott the Hoople** · 03-24-2016, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by toreg00

It's a required class (well either that or Psychology) for Radiology, believe me I would not be taking it otherwise.

Don't listen to Nova. He has a sixth grade education. He had to drop out cause he couldn't learn his gazintas.

**Mott the Hoople** · 03-24-2016, 05:17 AM

I still can't believe anyone would vote for Ted Cruz. Have they forgot their recent history? Do you not see he's a dangerous and rigid ideologue? Do you not understand that his philosophy on governing is a self fulfilling prophecy for failed and dysfunctional government? Do you not see the logical fallacy of his originalist views of the constitution? Do you not see that he is utterly lacking in temperament to be a leader? Do you not see that his world view would entrap us in another needless and immoral foreign war?

Cruz is the only candidate I fear on either side of the aisle. Every single candidate who has thrown their hat in the ring would be a vastly superior alternative to Ted Cruz. Has this nation not learned the lesson of the catastrophe of the Bush administration? Cruz is not only a dangerous ideologue that has demonstrated complete contempt for competent governing yet has the fanatics absolute certainty he is right. Just listen to the drivel he speaks on science when it's clear he's illiterate on the subject, how he speaks with absolute certainty that he is right on something he knows nothing about and ultimately it is this sort of populist fanaticism tha makes Ted Cruz a very dangerous man

What about Trump? Trump is a cynical opportunist who is using a populist message to get vast numbers of morons to support him but he's has experience in leading, negotiating and administration at a high level. Would he be an ideal President, hell no but he wouldn't be a dangerous fanatic like Cruz.

**Minister of Truth** · 03-24-2016, 05:25 AM

Cruz was a national debate championship prodigy at Princeton, and Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was one of the most brilliant students he ever taught at Harvard. So, all Ted needs to do is survive this primary circus, and he should be able to PWN Hillary in the national debates. That should help his cause a bit.

**moon** · 03-24-2016, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by The Pauper

Cruz was a national debate championship prodigy at Princeton, and Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was one of the most brilliant students he ever taught at Harvard. So, all Ted needs to do is survive this primary circus, and he should be able to PWN Hillary in the national debates. That should help his cause a bit.

Dershowitz is a neoZionist character assassin . If he praised Cruz then it's because Cruz has sold his soul to AIPAC. Ask Finkelstein , the political scientist, what sort of a creep Dershowitz is. He'll be pleased to tell you.
It's almost unbelievable that there are still people who don't know that Dershowitz has been exposed.

**Minister of Truth** · 03-24-2016, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by moon2012

Dershowitz is a neoZionist character assassin . If he praised Cruz then it's because Cruz has sold his soul to AIPAC. Ask Finkelstein , the political scientist, what sort of a creep Dershowitz is. He'll be pleased to tell you.
It's almost unbelievable that there are still people who don't know that Dershowitz has been exposed.

Cool, you disagree with Alan on one topic. I disagree with him on more than one...

**Mott the Hoople** · 03-24-2016, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by The Pauper

Cruz was a national debate championship prodigy at Princeton, and Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was one of the most brilliant students he ever taught at Harvard. So, all Ted needs to do is survive this primary circus, and he should be able to PWN Hillary in the national debates. That should help his cause a bit.

If Cruz wins the nomination, and thank God above that's unlikely, There'd be an electoral landslide the likes of which have not been seen since Mondale was crushed by Reagan. He'd win maybe 7 States....11 if you're an optimist.