It seems as though the 2008 presidential election is very close between three candidates, Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain.  I think that the results of this election may be very close.  This is one reason why I am going to make sure that I vote this year.  To me, there really are only two candidates left to vote for, Clinton and Obama.  The main reason for this is the fact that I am a Democrat, and although I think that either of these two would make a good president, I am definitely voting for Barack Obama.  Personally, I feel that Barack could be the kind of president that this country needs.  Obama says that he is ready for a change and that this country needs a change, and I think that he could be just the change that this country so desperately needs.

The war on Iraq is really starting to to take a toll on America and something needs to be done.  Although Hilary Clinton is stating that she wants to bring the war in Iraq to an end, I think that she may just be trying to get more votes.  I feel that Obama is more sincere in what he says and that he really will try to do what he can to help this country.  All presidential nominees will say things to try to win over peoples votes, and it seems as though most of them don’t deliver on the things that they say.  I know that Obama could turn out to be like any other president, but so far from what I have seen, he really seems to be inspirational.  Obama seems to know what he is talking about and I really feel as though he will make a difference.

Obama has also addressed another issue that I feel strongly about, and that is the problem with poverty in the United States.  Obama wants to create more jobs for Americans, which would greatly help the American people, and he also wants to increase minimum wage.  The other nominees have addressed this same problem, but since they really don’t know what it is like, I really don’t think that they will care much about it if they get elected.  Obama dealt with a lot of these problems himself and I think he knows how the people feel which is why I think he’ll so something about it.  Basically, I am voting for Obama, because I feel as though he can relate more to the average American than the others.  I also liked what he had to say about the issues that I would like to see address and feel that what he wants to do will help America get back on the right track.