If one candidate represented your economic views and another your social...

[Barry_From_Eastenders]

@Loach

Yes there is some overlap. But for me I generally ignore social issues such as abortion and such. Most of those issues tend to make for juicy soundbites and take up most of the time in debates but they have little or nothing to do with the presidency. I look mostly at national defense and fiscal policy.

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[Shagnasty]

@Loach

Yes there is some overlap. But for me I generally ignore social issues such as abortion and such. Most of those issues tend to make for juicy soundbites and take up most of the time in debates but they have little or nothing to do with the presidency. I look mostly at national defense and fiscal policy.

I agree with you 100%. I call those fluff issues whether it is abortion or gun control. They just go round and round with no resolution in site - ever. A president to be needs to be focused on foreign policy, making sure that we don’t spend ourselves into a 3rd world country, economic policy, and the military. Not only should a presidential candidate not be focused on gay rights for example but neither should the voting public in that context.

I am socially liberal in general but presidential candidates shouldn’t present or worry about those types of social issues. If elected, they will have an actual job to do. Most perpetually divisive social issues should be contained to freshman level college classes.