Election 2008
Your vote, your decision
Tori Stowell, news editor


John McCain (R-AZ)
Presidential Candidate
Key Issues

Economy: McCain acknowledges that these are tough times and that the economy needs change; however, he wants to keep taxes low to avoid passing trillions of dollars of debt onto future generations. He wants to use veto power to reduce government spending and believes the key is not to bail out homeowners who speculated in the housing market. He said, then denied, that he needed economic education in Jan. 2008. McCain believes that although times are tough, as a nation we are better off than in 2000.

Civil Rights: McCain believes allowing gay marriage should be the decision of individual states. In 2006, he voted “No,â€