Posted on 11/04/2008 10:38:56 AM PST by BGHater
The longest presidential campaign in history culminates Tuesday. With the public set to choose Barack Obama or John McCain as the next president, Sherdog.com checked in with athletes and MMA insiders to see whom theyre voting for and what issues they want the next administration to tackle.
Hold on to your electoral hat and read on. The Sherdog presidential poll is highly unscientific, and twice the fun.
Note: Matt Lindland is currently running as the Republican nominee for the Oregon Legislature. Voters in the states 52nd House District will choose between Lindland and opponent, Democrat Suzanne Van Orman.
Matt Lindland: My campaigns going all right. I expect it to be super close. As for the presidential election, Im voting for McCain because hes closer to me on lot of the issues, and hes the best weve got right now. I think the number one thing has gotta be this economy, creating jobs and keeping jobs in the U.S. Obviously, theyre focusing on taxes and jobs, and we havent even heard a lot of foreign policy. You cant just sit back and talk about it. You gotta step up.
Chael Sonnen: Im voting for McCain. Hes conservative, and Im a conservative, too. I think the war is important, and the economy
thats a fight in and of itself.
Frank Trigg: Obama, because from a mindset of having to deal with Bush for the last eight years, why would I want to do that again for four years? The reason the economy is in the pot -- its not because of [George W.] Bush or [Bill] Clinton or [George] Bush I; its because of [Ronald] Reagan. Its the same theory McCains gonna use, the trickle-down theory. It didnt work then, and it wont work now. I have no idea of when hes gonna pull the troops out. Were nowhere near winning that war in Afghanistan. Were stupidly over there fighting. Its not gonna make any sense. Its gonna take a long time. Its not a casual withdrawal. McCain doesnt have a smart enough plan, even with his war expertise.
John Hackleman: Taxes and Iraq. Im undecided, because I think there are humongous pros and cons for both guys. Definitely no on [Proposition] 8 [the California initiative banning gay marriage]. I cant believe a guy wore a Yes on Prop 8 vest into the cage [Saturday] at Rumble in the Park in Fresno.
Ive got two half-gay fighters. Who is he to say no? It angered me, and he ended up losing. Im sorry he lost. [Hes] a really nice guy. It just seems its kind of racist
gay-cist.
Karo Parisyan: The deal is I always said Im an entertainer. I dont really get into politics. If I gotta go with somebody, its Obama. First of all, McCain was against MMA, which is my field, and second of all, the overall outlook for Obama, how composed he is, what kind of proposals he puts on every single thing we think about and we do. Everything he does, bro, it fits me and suits me. I like his tax issues, and I like him recognizing the genocide of Armenians, and I think its time for an African-American president. If McCain wins, hes old, and if he dies, whos gonna be the president? A woman? The world is already mad at us. Theyll lash out at us even more.
Chuck Liddell: McCain. I dont think hes got a shot to win, but Im voting for McCain. I dont want to raise my taxes. Im in that bracket. Obviously, the economy, you know
the basics right now are our economy [and] the war; those are the main things -- the economy and people losing their houses. Im not real happy with how theyre handling it, obviously.
Joe Stevenson: McCain.
Heath Herring: McCain. The two most important issues to me are foreign policy and taxes.
Juanito Ibarra: Obama. You know, to me Ive always been a middle-class, union guy, an average type of guy. I know Mr. McCain. He helped with the Muhammad Ali Act. I was the West Coast chairman of the boxing organizing committee to develop that. Hes a good guy. He spoke against MMA in the beginning, but he was very uneducated about it. I think people still hold a grudge against him for that, but hes said, Hey, I was unaware there were rules, and I support anything people do in an organized manner. But I think Obamas for the middle class. He helps the unions, the middle class. Hes gonna help evaluate where our dollars go and how this war has been dictating our lives. Theyve been out there a little too long. Its another Vietnam. Its crazy.
Mike Roberts: McCain, because I dont like Obama. Hes gonna try and take all my money and give it to somebody else. I aint having that.
Travis Lutter: I currently do not vote because of the Electoral College system. I have considered starting to vote but dont feel that the current system works when my vote isnt going to the candidate but to a representative to vote for me.
Eddie Bravo: I am not voting. Voting is an illusion. Both candidates are working for the same team -- the Illuminati. The election is just a fake reality show. You cant get as far as Obama and McCain and not be bought and sold long ago. The machine is too strong. Just buckle up and hold on for the scary ride thats coming and try to get as much as possible before the derailing of our empire.
Monte Cox: Im an Obama guy. I just cant go for another old guy again. I just dont want a 72-year-old. I just like the stuff Obama says and how he handles himself, and Im ready to try to do something different. I think everything is about the economy and [getting] the dollar back up there. Im a guy just getting back from Japan now. I travel all over, and the dollar is for s--t. Its not like it used to be. The dollar used to be so strong, and the economy used to be so strong. That stuff has to change.
Mike Swick: I definitely have thought about it. I have done a lot of research and take this very seriously. I am voting for the candidate that I feel, through overwhelming research, is the best option. Important issues are the economy, the war, health care, oil, clean energy and the reputation of our country as a whole worldwide.
Seth Petruzelli: Thats all we are hearing about is the presidential race. I guess its for a good reason. Well, some issues are important to me and, no, gay marriage isnt one of them, a--holes. Its stem cell research and obviously the economy. I am all for the betterment of the human race and living longer with the science of stem cell, so on that note, its Obama. I also own my own business, so the economy and taxes are important, as well, and Im afraid that Obamas going to tax the hell out of my business. On the other hand, just him being elected could stimulate the economy enough because people want a change, and I could see bigger sales out of it. Im still up in the air.
Luigi Fioravanti: I am not voting at all. I think the government is corrupt, and so are the politicians. I used to care about all this political crap, but now I dont care for politics. It makes people crazy. [Of] all the places I have seen, I still think we live in the best country.
MMA/Election ping.
Who ever wins, there still is Penn/GSP in Jan.
Eddie Bravo had an interesting and ominous perspective.
Chael Sonnen
My Favorite MMA fighter. Articulate gentleman.
Disappointed with Trigg.
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