Yahoo details gaming-friendly presidential candidates

Whatever your opinion, do minimal research and vote for somebody this year :P

I'm a Republican down with Obama

gO-bama!

All I have to say is that Hillary using video games as a political platform is one of many reasons I don't support her and never will. If you're a gamer, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

===Obama '08===

McCain v Obama, both moderates not very politicky, very good for the country whoever wins.

Wait, why does the Joystiq write-up say that Obama is the most gamer-friendly democratic candidate when the article it links to says that Edwards is (by far) the most gamer-friendly?

Please people, just vote for Obama. Please.

Kinda like Reagan not responding at all to the bombing in Beruit? You can cherry-pick anything from any adminstration but what I know is Clinton's approval rating was very high and quality of life for the average American rose. And honestly Eilian Gonzales? I highly doubt 1% of America cared about that. Also "The opportunity to put Osama Bin Laden away for good, squandered?" How ironic our current President has had the same amount of time to put him away and has not.

OBAMA BABY

Wow Ron Paul let out again. :(

I support Ron Paul!

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

If people are going to vote for someone on the basis of their gaming views than God fucking help us.

Obviously, many of you didn't read the article if you thought Obama was the most gaming friendly. He clearly states we he would "step up to the plate" when the industry failed. Uh, ok so basically that means when they fail, he'll create another bureaucratic wing to "look into" gaming/media. Great, I think that's just what we need, more government regulations. Maybe a gaming tax? He is a democrat, and democrats do love their taxes!

The first candidate to get even a single gamerpoint gets my vote.

-Mark
http://www.threevue.com

This has responses to several people.

I don't see how you can be for both Ron Paul and Obama, their views are almost polar opposites.

You can't be a republican and vote for Obama. Just call yourself an independent like the rest of us since both parties are whack these days.

If you like your paycheck, don't vote Democrat. Taxes will go up, and so will big government (what our founding fathers were against).

Ron Paul is against immunizations being mandatory, which is unconstitutional. Several immunizations have also been harmful as well. There was mercury in immunizations a few decades ago. Any mandatory health care is a bad idea and limits your freedom.

Ron Paul is obviously the most obvious candidate for this poll since he is a strict constitutionalist. Hell, he wants to legalize most drugs, I doubt he would do anything against games. He also wants lower taxes, so don't worry about extra taxes on games, or the games industry.

There are several reasons for Ron Paul to continue in the Republican Primaries. Even if he's not elected, he can see the votes by counties, and find areas where other "Ron Paul Republicans" would have a good shot at winning for seats in congress. He also has a lot more money to spend since he raised so much. Ron Paul definitely has the most enthusiastic supports.

If you think Ron Paul is a moron, then I would say you are a moron. You must not like the constitution or your freedom, because they are the basis for all of Ron Paul's political decisions.

For the record, I never said that these years were bad. The economy is fine but I'm certainly not going to say the Clinton years were bad because they weren't.

I believe knowing where a president stands on video games can be very important. This information can also help in deciphering their personality and opinions on other issues. For example, if a president were to support video games then it would be highly possible that they would support the freedom of speech in other forms of media like television, music, and movies. Their personality is also coded in this information. If they want to ban violent video games, with the belief that they cause a large amount of harm to children and the world around them, the candidates would be quite off track. They would have concluded this information from the persuasion of middle-aged parents who are uneducated about the true education of video games. Questions such as “Do you support video games?” is an opportunity to show how outspoken one is because of its controversy. The psychology behind video games and children is still on the verge of discovery. There is research supporting both the positive and negative sides of video games, but which is the real truth?