Who would you rather have as a political candidate?

In 2016 I want to see Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Michiu Kaku in high office..

I live in NY state, and no matter which way I vote, the state goes Democrat, I vote Libertarian when ever I can, just to boost the numbers.

It is a shame the vets can't have their own political party without the other parties and the media screaming "Military takeover." I agree there needs to be more responsible vets in government.

I noticed that independents and libertarians are more popular than the traditional parties. So you think either of these two will be allowed in the next presidential debate? The establishment seems to do a good job at keeping things "Two-party."

I would rather have COL Allen West for President.

While I see where you are going with this poll, it leaves way too much in the air. For starters, a Soldier/Military Vet can be from any party. Would the Republican voters want a Democrat Soldier/Vet and so forth? Also of all of the great veterans that ran, Alvin Greene still sticks out in my mind. Just because someone is a veteran does not mean that they would automatically be best. I didn't vote in the poll, because I base my opinions on the individual. Would you really want one of these Generals or CSMs that are all for cutting our pay and saying it improves discipline to run our country? Someone who speaks for all of us, yet doesn't even know what we want or is so far removed from our daily lives?

However, I will look at your fb and see what your stance is. As previously stated, my decisions are based off of the individual, which means, it doesn't have to be a big name of fancy party to win me over.

I lean toward Libertarian, because they are typically more Constitutionally oriented. As people like Senator John McCain, and John Kerry and have shown us military service is no guarantee of Constitutional fealty.

LOL Looks like Democrats aren't doing very well in this community. I voted for Vet, I would be happy to vote for a good right of center Libertarian; but I am a registered Republican. It's mainly because for years our country has been mostly a 2 party system and there isn't a Democrat that I could ever vote for. The problem is, career politicians usually align their beliefs with their party; and I believe the policies of the far left will ultimately ruin us. It has become more of a Socialist party. Like last time, I am going to listen to everyone and read up on and vet all the candidates. The debates are telling, too. I just hope they keep Liberal hacks like Candy Crowley from injecting their opinions in to the debates like last time. I doubt it, we're talking about CNN and MSDNC here, they just can't help themselves.

Liberal Libertarian.

A Constitutional Conservative, preferably as an independent or a member of the Libertarian party, who also has a military background.

Kind of like Ron Paul.

I respect former Secretary of State & retired General Colin Powell (R) and former Senator and Vietnam War hero James Webb (D-VA). Webb has recently admitted to NPR that he might consider running for prez in 2016 and doesn't think that he'd be a good veep (top nomination or bust). Rep. Tammy Duckworth is pretty awesome too. They're all veterans who I would probably support regardless of the party that they choose to affiliate with.

I tend to support moderate / centrist candidates. I've been leaning towards Democrats recently, but I always give more priority to my assessment of the individual politician than their party label. I watch politics closely and try not to miss elections because I believe that voting is an essential component of active citizenship.