Your views of the candidates.

[camping!]

The usual suspects i.e. newspaper, cnn, msnbc, and yes -- fox! The internet, of course...most specifically the candidates own sites. There was also a site someone here linked that showed the candidates stances on the same issues in a very easily read chart.
And yes, I also listen/read to what other people have to say. Sometimes by listening to anothers point of view can really clarify an issue or a candidates stance on an issue better then reading the regurgitated campaign slogans ever could.

All in all, voting third party all the way --- toss up between barr and writing in paul.

[paperhouse]

ontheissues.org? I can never remember the website so I usually google it. I'm just not in the linking mood at the moment. I do remember it being based on legislation and public remarks. I liked it.

Yeah, I like Barr because he's a Libertarian, but I'm leaning more towards Nader. I still don't trust Barr.

[nick is rulz]

I usually read points on mainstream media, look for counterpoints from far left and far right websites and formulate my thoughts and opinions somewhere between the three.

Obama sells himself better to me and I tend to lean left of center so it makes sense. Nader and McKinney dont click with me well. I expect him to cause less damage than McCain which is about as optimistic as I can be about this election.

[paperhouse]

Originally Posted by nick is rulz

I expect him to cause less damage than McCain which is about as optimistic as I can be about this election.

So you do expect him to renege on further promises? You're voting for "less damage". Why? Doesn't that seem counterproductive?

[camping!]

Originally Posted by paperhouse

ontheissues.org? I can never remember the website so I usually google it. I'm just not in the linking mood at the moment. I do remember it being based on legislation and public remarks. I liked it.

Yeah, I like Barr because he's a Libertarian, but I'm leaning more towards Nader. I still don't trust Barr.

I don't trust barr either, that is why I cannot fully commit to him. The flip flopping is much too reminiscent of obama and mccain for my tastes.

[Whyte Byrd]

Originally Posted by paperhouse

Governor Palin, I really hate to belabor the point, but can you give us one or two specific magazines or websites that you read that has influenced your views on global, national, or local issues?

Now there's a crucial issue.

[paperhouse]

Originally Posted by camping!

I don't trust barr either, that is why I cannot fully commit to him. The flip flopping is much too reminiscent of obama and mccain for my tastes.

Barr certainly has issues. His time in Congress is worrisome. And I know well how Republicans sometimes have trouble doing what they say. I don't believe Paul was convinced that Barr had changed. The Press Conference was just to prove that Barr couldn't be trusted. He's in this for Barr, not the country. That's how I feel. But he says all the right things. He did win the Libertarian nomination.

[NewToCA]

Paperhouse, I start with a daily read of three websites, the Washington Post, the Hoover Institution Daily Report and The Economist. At the beginning of each month, I also look for updated reports from Pew Research Center, Brookings and Heritage too. This pretty much gives me a wide range of points of view, with in-depth analysis if I want to do some research.

Overall, I would say I probably spend about an hour or so a day with the Wash Post, and another hour or so with Hoover and Economist (combined). I would say I probably spend 3-10 hours per month reading the other publications, based on how much in depth I want to get on topics. I'll also look at some articles in Mother Jones, Slate, the Nation and Weekly Standard, but this is just intermittent based upon specific subjects that I find to be of current interest.

I had read the candidate positions and voting records before the primaries were well underway, and knew where they stood on the various issues. I refer back to the stuff once in awhile, but generally I know this stuff fairly well and just seek clarification.