Choosing Your Candidate

I'm going to a house party tonight after work to meet one of the contenders who'll be courting my vote in the NH primary. I'm not committed to anyone yet, but I am trying to see most of the candidates in person. How to make my choice?

One way is to read their books, or books that have been recently written about them. Here's a few titles we have in the library which you might want to check out:

MIKE HUCKABEE --- From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 steps to restoring America’s greatness (2007)

JOE BIDEN --- Promises to Keep: on life and politics (to be published July 31)

JOHN McCAIN --- Character is Destiny: inspiring stories every young person should know (2005). (Also three other, earlier, books)

RUDY GIULIANI --- Leadership (2002)
About Giuliani: Grand Illusion: the untold story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 by Wayne Barrett (2006)

About MITT ROMNEY --- A Mormon in the White House? 10 things every American should know about Mitt Romney by Hugh Hewitt (2007)

BARACK OBAMA --- The Audacity of Hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream (2006). (Also one earlier title.)

BILL RICHARDSON --- Between Worlds: the making of an American life (2005)

HILLARY CLINTON --- Living History (2003). (Also two older titles.)
About Hillary Clinton: A Woman in Charge by Carl Bernstein (2007) ; Her Way by Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta Jr. (2007)

JOHN EDWARDS --- Ending Poverty in America: how to restore the American dream (2007) (Also two previous titles)

AL GORE --- The Assault on Reason (2007) (Plus six earlier titles)

NEWT GINGRICH --- Pearl Harbor: a novel of December 8 (2007) (Four earlier books also)

DENNIS KUCINICH --- A Prayer for America (2003)

Another favorite of mine is www.selectsmart.com/president where you answer 25 multiple choice questions about your own views on the issues and then the site matches you with the candidate(s) who most closely reflects your positions. It's fun and easy and the results may surprise you!!