Generally speaking, when compared to say Clinton, his stance isn't really all that different--a little more right, but, he's still pretty moderate (I mean, it says something when the R party's loudest complaint about him is simply "He's not conservative!"). My thought is definitely, "if there's going to be a Republican, he's the one to pick." And really, as nice as it sounds to say "let's run away from Iraq really face," it's just not feasible in any way at this point... in any case, those things that I don't like about him are inevitably balanced by things I do like about him. I'd rather have a candidate that I generally agree with and stands a good chance of being elected, I guess. (And: Dammit, he's just likable, even though he has a smart mouth. I read somewhere that most of McCain's voters "don't vote for his policies, they vote for him," which rings pretty true. *laugh*)

I'd like a democrat to win, too, but I guess to me it's "But if not, that guy's pretty cool." I was amazed that he actually became the front runner--who knows if it'll last, but I didn't expect him to do very well. My brother just turned 18 and he's apparently voting for Clinton if she gets it, though. I'll probably end up voting D too, but isn't it novel that the election could be "two decent candidates" versus "one good and one very bad?"