Democratic Debates

The issues addressed in this broadcast were faith, values, and positions in poverty. The leading Democratic candidates spoke Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards. They had 15 minute time limits and spoke in front of a panel of "religious experts." Speaking first was John Edwards who stated that he did believe in evolution but respected others beliefs on the matter, that gays have a right to civil unions, and that he deeply believes in god but respects all other people's beliefs. Then Barack Obama went on and his main focus was on resolving the issue of poverty in America. His speech was very extensive but he mainly talked himself in circles about the same issue. Hillary was next and she was very open and friendly and discussed her faith and the role of her prayer in her life in depth. She also shared her opinion on the abortion issue. She is pro-choice but she wishes for abortions to be limited and very rare. She proposes to educate people more about contraceptives so it will not become an issue.

So far, I support Hillary's campaign the most. I do not agree with everything that she says but she is very graceful when it comes to handling delicate issues such as abortion and faith. Although I do support her campaign, I do not support the fact that she has been heavily avoiding the subject of civil unions and gay marriage when asked questions about it. Obama so far has yet to impress me because even when he was asked certain questions during this interview he avoided or danced around the questions, speaking too much on one topic and avoiding the others. He does not seem to show strong opinions on certain delicate subjects and he attempts to appear more intelligent and more appealing by being wordy in his speeches. But ultimately what he supports and does not support is vague or altogether unclear. I was very impressed with Edwards, knowing little about him, he actually impressed me with this interview. He is very aware of the