What kind of "change" do you want most?

[Quixote1818]

Poll question: What kind of "change" do you want most?

Keep in mind that each candidate may offer more than one type of "change".

[Hydra]

1. This connects with point one

But I want an entirely different economic system. Right now, the people who control the money and put people in debt slavery to survive, while they destroy our planet for their gain.

I want the current system burned to the ground and replaced with something that is work based and merit based rather than based on family or monetary power, where monopolies are truly illegal and offshoring is not encouraged with tax breaks.

[XemaSab]

2. What's a "sludge hammer?"

:shrug:

[Quixote1818]

5. LOL!

You know a hammer for people who are like this:

[XemaSab]

6. Eeeew!

Yeah, I wouldn't like to hit THAT with a hammer! :D

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. I'd like the most realistic change

which isn't taking a sledgehammer to anything. That will NEVER work.

Unless the guy wielding a sledgehammer happens to bring with him a 30-seat Dem majority in the senate and a 70-seat majority in the House.

[spooky3]

4. Anything that works. My concern is how much to trust candidates

who don't appear to understand what they are up against or who sound too much like Joe Lieberman.

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. Good job with your poll

It is hard to craft relatively unbiased snapshots of differing perspectives. Of course it is also impossible, lol. The truth is usually some combination of at least two but usually all three of those paths. If I thought option "A" would do the trick by itself I would go with that in a heart beat. If I thought voting for Ralph Nader actually would have ELECTED Ralph Nader in 2000 I would have been out there campaigning for Ralph Nader back then also.

Without some type of blending of those three perspectives serious progress probably can't occur. An inspirational message can get stymied and bogged down by deliberate stalling if one isn't skilled enough at breaking bottle necks. An inspirational leader starts losing his or her ability to inspire if changes can't be delivered quickly enough, and then support leaks away and then the power of the movement pushing for change wanes. A skilled negotiater does not have enough cards to play in negotiations if he or she doesn't have a powerful movement behind him or her, etc.

[Quixote1818]

8. Thanks.

We can all bicker and fight here on DU because we all love or candidate and want to stick up for him or her but in the end all the candidates have good qualities and a lot to offer. A good combo of all three types of leaderships would be ideal however we might need the DNA of Thomas Jefferson, Jesus Christ and Gandhi to get that leader.

[NoPasaran]

9. I'd like the...

I'd like the "Anyone who laughs off something with the Will Rogers 'I'm not a member of an organized political party' quote to get a swift kick in the nuts" kind of change.

For starters, anyway.

[Perry Logan]

10. I'm for herding all Republicans into Utah, where they can form their own country.

And quickly die.

[no name no slogan]

11. Two quarters, three dimes, and four nickels

I have no use for pennies

[mtnsnake]

12. Wow, looks like 65% of DU'er are now pulling for Hillary

since she's the one who's best prepared to enact those kinds of changes.

[sandyd921]

14. Huh?

:crazy:

:rofl:

[frogmarch]

13. Edwards wielding a sledge hammer nt