Other explained
Lack of cooperative effort between Annapolis, County and State government to address issue of climate change and potential impact on local/state economies.
Eroding family values--all other issues will take care of themselves when people exercise proper values
Poor compensation for teachers in county schools. They are about to leave in droves.
No support for private non profits to fill in the service gaps left by government agencies
Over concentration on development of housing, too much infrastructure stress, not enough tax revenues.
Lack of reasonably priced (and reasonably sized) housing

6.Other - Other reason why ins. is unavailable, etc.
too expensive for your child no longer covered "age"
We need more local options and faster access to mental health care for children.
to expensive compared to programs offered in Europe & Canadao
I did not qualify for financial help for health care even though I had very low income this year. All the insurance policies were too costly and the deductibles were too high so taking my chances with having no health insurance.
Old policies that were very appropriate and more cost effective are no longer available due to the Affordable Care Act.
The Anne Arundel County Administration is gutting the retiree health care benefits.
MHC exhange gov't shows inability to manage
Being in or out of your insurance network is sometimes hard to tell until the bills arrive. It is too complicated.
My 26 year old son lost health insurance coverage through father's employer. Affordable Care Act has helped tremendously because there are choices for him even though cumbersome. I'd like to see national health insurance.
My personal health insurance is excellent but family members are not so fortunate.

Health insurance explanation
Retired but receive insurance from retired job.
I have TriCare Prime which is insurance offered to military retirees but does not fit any of the above categories, but I checked VA as the closest.
I would just like to add that while I am on Medicare, my income is low as I am on disability yet don't ""qualify"" for Medicaid. I believe the bar is too high to qualify. I can not always afford to go to a doctor because I can't afford to pay the 20% that Medicare doesn't pick up.
Now retired from school system and still get my health insurance thru them.
Provided both by the employer and Tricare
As a retired federal employee I still have my FEHB medical insurance from my employer and I am also on medicare.
But in a couple years I will only be offered the Bronze plan which cost too much for me since I'm not considered poor. Especially considering the high deductible. Who has that much extra cash!
County has changed to a Medicare advantage plan which is not equal to previous plan.
Medicare plus secondary thru previous employer
I have health insurance through my spouse's employer. 26 year old son lost coverage on his birthday 10/7/2015.

Comment about any of these issues
I do not have any knowledge as to what Annapolis is doing to deal with flooding. Although I believe there should be a cap on carbon emissions, I do not believe they should auction permits to companies. Then it favors larger companies with more money. I believe that, as incentive to lower the e
I do feel that teachers should receive a salary increase. School administrators such as the Regional Assistants and Principals are receiving over 6 figure salaries and first-year teachers receiving under $50K. It is a crime.
I believe that it isn't just about the City and County role in any of these issues. We do need some resources (technical support, staffing, funding) and policies at the State level to support City/County efforts to accomplish all of these areas of need. Highest priority for greatest benefit now
question 4. Why the heck would I want to combine Annapolis government services with Anne Arundel? What about the other ""cities""? question 5. What about an answer like ""Too much""? Citizens should be responsible for their own insurance for flooding while the government should take care of
Don't know enough about the politics and impact of a carbon cap to respond intelligently to this question.
This question makes no sense: Currently the County imposes no limits over the location of group homes for unrelated individuals with health concerns. Some have advocated restrictions on group homes’ locations. Do you agree or disagree? (agree with who?)
Carbon taxes mean higher cost of energy to consumers. Tax rebates to consumers will be like dealing with a new administrative government agency (not inexpensive to operate) like the IRS. Any rebates to consumers will be limited.
Sea level isn't rising and the idea of the government giving anything back from carbon credits is a fantasy.
Other counties are finding ways to increase teacher's salary structure. Anne Arundel is not doing this in a successful, fair manner.
Some areas of school spending are frivolous. Textbooks are changed too often. Toomany curriculum changes, before previous curriculum has been evaluated. Too much standardized testing.
We must establish a cap on carbon emissions and do all we can to reduce carbon. Otherwise we may face disaster in the next 50 years or less.
I like the current direction where individual home owners who OWN their own solar panels or wind turbines are considered producers and are allowed to sell carbon credits earned from their production on the open market
I believe the flooding is a natural aspect of the nature of the climate and mans changing the world climate and no jurisdiction can really be expected to solve this by itself
Do these questions refer to the city of Annapolis or the state government?
Question about group homes is a bit confusing - do I agree with current policy, or do I agree with restrictions?
1200 should be the very highest for high school students. Teachers need to be rewarded on performance rather than time in service. This is how you would keep exceptional teachers and likely get rid of under-performing teachers. There should NEVER be a carbon emissions tax
The US has done so much to reduce the amount of carbon emissions from the environment. The government should be working with other countries to help them reduce their emissions as we all breathe the same air. Further reductions/caps will stifle the economy here in the US.
I don't know enough about the carbon emission issue but I feel our air pollution standards are inadequate.
A recent revelation by a Climate Scientist shows that carbon emissions are of little effect on the environment. No matter what people of the USA do, the climate will not be affected. There are much greater destructive forces from Third World countries such a China. Climate Scientists have not ta
Do I agree or disagree with group homes -- agree on no limits or restrictions?
Need to know what other areas of school spending would be cut. Need to know what restrictions on group home.
The AACPS is a mess. I left AACPS to work for HCPSS. I'd rather commute 30-45 minutes instead of the 10-15 minutes I use to commute, than deal with the nonsense in this county. The OSS within AACPS is terrible; Trish DeWitt should be removed.
We need to cut carbon emissions but I don't know why you give penalties as individual tax payers. Use the money to help save the ozone.
How about the question below and those of us that believe that the Division of Corrections/ Juvenile Detention are not the appropriate settings for drug treatment. Those of us in favor of legalization of marijuana and move the money to community treatment instead of incarcerating addicted persons
Re teachers salaries, you can't look at just salaries. Their entire benefits package is extremely rich. There should be a mechanism to get rid of poor performing teachers. That said, we should be getting the best of college students into teaching careers. Re flooding, hey, waters are rising eve
Anything the Federal government does will be ineffecient and the burrocracy will mitigate any cost savings
question on"" county imposes no limits on location of group homes"" I didn't know if the question was agree/disagree on the county limits or if I was to ""agreed /disagreed with groups advocating restrictions on group homes"". poorly worded question.
The US is making great strides regarding carbon emissions. To the extent this is really a problem (I am a bit of a skeptic) growth in India, China, and sub-saharan Africa will far out produce the amount of carbon the West can reasonably reduce. To the extent that sunspot cycles may be more resp
Need federal involvement because emissions in one state drift & adversely affect other states.

Explain trust in parties
Both parties need to work together for the good of the people.
Each party has their own agenda and it usually has nothing to do with the will of the people...
We need to reduce the debt and stop all the give away programs. The Dems will not do that.
Defense is this country's #1 responsibility. Don't see that President Obama views it as a priority.
Both parties have been screwing America for the past decade and a half. They are both interested in power and are not so much interested in ""we the people"" except where they can coerce, cajole, wheedle, etc. votes from us. That is why we fund the murder of innocent children, force people to i
The Republican Party appears to be on a purely ideological path of destructive obstructionism and not interested in facing the challenges of actual governance.
Under Democratic Presidents the economy has done better and there have been fewer wars/interventions. Democrats fight harder for the lower and middle classes instead of protecting the wealthy and corporations.
The Democrats have had six and a half years to fix the problems and have failed to do so, big time. It's time for the Republicans to get a chance.
if Trump is elected, the country is in serious trouble
But the Democract are far worse for the country than Republicans.
Obviously I'm a Democrat. Still the lack of the willingness to compromise in both parties but especially in the Tea Party side of the Republicans I find troubling and frightening.I wonder if Congress is willing to accomplish anything without it coming down to the wire and even then, never a long
There seems to be a lot of noise but not much thought.
Although the Democrats have some serious issues the Republicans are only interested in business and money making for the already rich. At least the Democrats do care about the poor and the middle class.
Believe both parties more interested in trying to make opposite party look bad at any expense then to affect meaningful and beneficial policy changes
The republican party supports the richest Americans and all business owners against the middle and working class. Many democrats are also supporting the richest and business owners particularly in regard to ""globalization"". Both parties support businesses that take production and profits out
Both parties are wrapped up in their agenda, namely getting (re)elected. Both are out of touch with the people they serve and are beholden to their top contributors.
The Democrats are intent on stealing constitutional rights and imposing their beliefs on the American people. The Republicans at least still believe in the Constitution, but they are a feckless bunch and very disappointing. It is sad that they must be pushed to defend our beliefs by the ""Tea P
The National debt needs to be drastically reduced by cutting spending. Illegal immigrants need to be deported immediately once they're identified, even if this takes years. We have to recognize that radical Islam is a huge threat and needs to be dealt with, not accepted. The Republican party i
At present, the leaders of both parties are not doing an adequate job of managing our country's problems, but the past 7-8 years have been an absolute disaster in just about every aspect of performance: promoting and defending the nation's interests abroad, promoting the betterment of the average
Both political party candidates are in office for there own political gain,NOT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYER!!!!!!!!
The Republican party is currently in disarray.
The old school practices of government need to change. Campaigning lasts too long, electoral college needs to be abolished, filibustering continues as ways to stop legislation, government shut downs need to stop. Someone needs to overhaul the system. Maybe it would be better to elect a non-pol
Republicans are too concerned about personal agendas and stalemating issues which affect our country - it's a total embaressment.
Both parties are moving to the extreme (left or right) rather than moving to a more central position where negotiation can occur, consensus can be reached and productive change can move forward.
Democrats definitely No. Establishment Republicans No. We need a return to liberty and constitutional principles
If our government would return to the Constitutional principles of smaller government, less regulation, lower taxes, then our country would flourish and jobs would be generated. The USA has the highest corporate tax of the civilized world, thus driving jobs away. Small business is regularly puni
Democrats are my historical choice but they are too lenient over amount of taxes/disciplining our resources better; much too lenient to those who think they're owed a handout yet can work. Republicans - leaning more towards them but they want to make rich richer and poor poorer - I like that the
Both parties have proved their inability to trust, work together, play nice. Perhaps it is time for voters to pick a nonpolitician for office.
It seems that many of our politicans that been elected into office just are not getting it. Instead of Loki g out for the people who elected them into office their looking out for their own interest or gain.
I believe that overall, the country is in better shape economically under President Obama than it was before his presidency.
It has nothing to do with parties. We need a strong leader who can balance a budget, pay back debt, decrease frivolous spending, control illegal immigration and keep our country united!
Either party can make good or bad decisions so I don't trust by party but by actions alone.
Almost no difference between R's and D's--all prescriptions are for more taxes, more spending, larger gov'ts, more govt control and less freedom. Govts are largely inept, but insist that they must take on more and more responsibilities, rather than exercising competently the ones they have. Uns
I'm a registered Republican but vote Democratic. I'm tired of US Congressional lack of compromise and infighting. Two to four dozen US representatives hold the House of Repesentative hostage. There is no bipartisanship any more. Long time senators and representatives, who have experience with the
There is no difference in the Parties, anymore! They don't care about the surfs out here! And this something for me to say for I have always thought the government was here to protect us and our Country, and to do what was right for all of us, but I don't have that feeling anymore!
Am for which ever person will support smaller government, secure borders, promote job creation not funded by the government, and has a good understanding of the world and our role.
A one party solution is not the answer. Both parties have good ideas and need to work together to address and solve problems.
Really not much difference between Democrats and Republicans. Government is too big to get anything accomplished
Tempted to say neither but Democrats are definitely making things worse.
I am a registered Democrat and generally vote party line. The disfunction in Congress is concerning. When I hear Members of Congress call McCarthy a statesman by dropping out of the Speakers nomination makes me shake my head. A statesman would be able to bridge the divide and lead. I don't agree
Republican party has too large an ultra-conservative faction.

15 Other-Other name of Democrat or Republican candidate
Elizabeth Warren would get my vote! Maybe Biden or Trump
is there anybody ou there that would step up==please!!
none of the Democrate candidates. Undecided on the Republican candidates
you should not have listed any candidate on the same line as the 'bolded' name of that party

16 Most important factor shaping your choice for president
A fresh start with a wise,ethical and hardworking president.
A leader who looks ahead and plans for what is best for my community, my country in more than 4 year increments. We all look for someone who inspires and motivates us to become better citizens and do what we can to ensure a future for our descendents, not just our own family, but citizens of the world.
A person that believes in our Constitution and a free market society.
A president that will improve the economy & lower taxes.
A President who will supports a stronger Department of Defense for this nation.
A strong economy for ALL; the disparity of wealth in the country is very disturbing to me. Hard working, middle-class people are struggling to make ends meet.
A truly conservative candidate who truly wants to work towards eliminating dysfunctional parts of the government. Reduce spending both discretionary and non-discretionary. The terms are BS. non-discretionary just means a huge block of voters will be pissed if you take it away.
Ability to build consensus and to solve major issues facing the country
ability to deal with domestic issues & economy
Ability to deal with foreign policy issues.
Ability to face truths, answer hard questions. Unwilling to continue with bloated programs and projects that are not achieving what they were intended to achieve.
Ability to get things done despite in-fighting, opposition, dysfunctional government.
Ability to unite and inspire the populace.
able to get things, cooperate and compromise
Addressing the real needs of the 99%, the poor, working and middle class Americans in terms of jobs, incomem inequality, environment, domestic security and international peace.
Adult behavior and in touch reality in addition to understanding majority rule.
Among those currently running, the only one who is not either a moron, or too inexperienced to be be the leader of the free world, is Clinton. I am also aligned with most of her views.
Anti establishment, anti corruption, smaller government, less regulations
At this time I don't want any more career politicians in there.
Being able to make a difference despite Congress
Being able to run/lead a country that is still trying to recover from the economic crisis. A democrat in general wants to aid the middle class which is the most important way to grown the economy I believe Hilary Clinton can do so while trying to work with Republicans as best she can.
Ben is honest and he's not a politician, he's not afraid to tell it like it is. If he wins the nomination and eventually wins the presidency, we will finally have a black president that is up to the task.
care for middle and low income population and for ensuring the wealthy contribute equally as a percentage of income to the national revenue base
Carson: "God" religion; great things for the country
Combination of experience and the ability to foster bipartisan teamwork
Common sense -- finding strategies to reduce spending, provide jobs, provide health care
Cut wasteful spending and reduce the deficit.
Dealing with our economy and foreign policy
Deconstruction of the regulatory state, sane and rational actions with regard to foreign policy, adherance to the Constitution and our federal system. Keeping the federal government compliant with the enumerated powers of the Constitution and moving more power back to the states.
Democrat over a Republican especially the extreme right wing Republicans.
Displays some semblance of knowledge, character and intelligence.
Economic injustice and environmental degradation.
education factors those who are prounion
education, environment, women's reproductive rights
Enforcing/Obeying the constitution of the US. Best suited for creating a healthy business environment that promotes prosperity while maintaining a strong national defense.
Environmental protection. Everything else is moot if we have an uninhabitable planet.
Establishing USA as a leader of countries and putting the country on a path to propserity. Our current administration makes us look ""wimpy"" in the world and is allowing us to be taken advantage of economically and in regards to military decisions.
experience foreign policy federal government
Experience with matters of foreign policy and economic agenda
favor policies on schools, economy, envrionment
Foreign policy. Most of the candidates listed above are completely ignorant about it, and it will affect domestic policy in many ways.
getting rid of all those free spending democrats
Government spending, defunding/outlawing abortion, illegal immaigrants
has a solution for everything you ask her
Having a vision for America and the ability to lead both parties.
he seems to be most likey for president and not self worth
He states his true opinions. He doesn't tell me what I think he should say or what is politically correct.
His experience cutting costs...budget balance....Congress and State
His/her courage to look at the real issues, rather than the fringe talking points, and propose workable solutions, daring both fringes to the nation's good rather than just their own will.
Honesty and transparenty in domestic and foreign policies.
Honesty...must believe that they speak the truth even if it is not politically correct.
hopeful to get "prayers" in school. Ex. "in god we trust" in a few years, leading to communism
How a candidate can work with Congress to resolve many issues instead of fighting with them.
How the candidate deals with the crisis in climate change and how he/she supports workers, increased minimal wage and has a plan to lessen poverty, and supports health care for all. And then there is the issue of how he/she deals with the global crisis issues, such as Syria.
How they handle the situation in the Middle East. Also where they stand on gun control and environmental issues.
I am looking for that candidate that will making bringing this country together as a people! I am sick of all the nastiness, rudeness and finger pointing. As a Afican American, I am actually fearful of where we are headed as a country.
I am not enthused by any candidate. Have not really paid attention to this point because I am tired of the whole process and unfortunately don't feel like I can trust much of anything that comes out of their mouths.
I do not believe that the republicans can or will support the citizens that are at the bottom of the economic levels with their policies.
I don't want my government legislating morality.
I want the companies that call themselves American companies but are actually globalist to have any protections taken away. I think they should have to pay to have their products available in the US like other foreign producers. I want America's borders sealed. I have seen many instances of Mexican cartels driving across the Rio Grande with their drugs and our border patrol or military just watch. And the federal government has the responsibility to deal with this but they (both republicans (Bush) and democrats (Obama)) ignore it. Trump addresses it. I VERY MUCH want the bums who ran our
I will vote for whomever has the most money because he/she will be less likely to need to kiss-up to the big-money donors
I'm looking for someone who is not owned by big business and who can be elected.
illegal immigration, security, and economy
Immigration reform, welfare reform, taxes
In order of importance: CLIMATE CHANGE (bold, underline, exclamation point). Absolutely will not elect a candidate who either refuses to act to stop global warming or actually has the misguided idea of dismantling/restricting the job of the EPA. Then, income inequality/tax reform, veteran services, justice reform/police brutality, cyber security.
innovative, charismatic, a born leader of a modern nation and likeable
Integrity and a complete about face in the direction of our government toward less intrusiveness, focus on defence, and smaller government.
Integrity and strong bipartisan leadership skills. Someone who honestly cares and works for the middle and lower class.
Intelligence, patience and the means to appoint a competent cabinet and group of advisors
International negotiation and diplomacy experience.
International relations. Especially Middle East and China
It's time to turn basically everything around that has been plaguing our country for the past 8 years. This is absolutely the worst president in history and really only 2 people look to make the big changes that are necessary, Donald Trump and Ben Carson. I would be happy with either of them as President but lean slightly more towards Donald Trump since he has the necessary business background to get the economy on track.
Keeping ideological balance on Supreme Court
Know world economy because money is what makes the world go round and primary way of controlling things.
Leadership - to bring us together to make America a great and respected nation again.
Leadership ability.....Stance on Immigration....Proponent of raising minimum wage laws.
Leadership and a plan to improve the economy of the country and the safety of citizens.
looking at things differently than the current politicians
lower government spending lower taxes less government control over states making their own decision like medical insurance, EPA regulations
lowering taxes, more incentive for middle class
Manage this country properly! Stop playing politics!
Mr. Biden has the broadest experience among the (possible) Democratic candidates dealing with international issues and I agree with his commitments on domestic social and economics issues.
Need change. We can't keep spending more than we have. It is the same as your personal bank account. If you do not have it don't spend it. Stop or cut back funding other countries. Pay our bills first and cut deficit. I do not want my tax dollars going to illegal immigrants.
Need for real change. Obviously, the current president who campaigned on a change platform never really changed much -- except for affordable health care -- which really was long overdue.
Need someone to shake things up in Washington - change the culture, get things done and reestablish America's position/credibility.
Obama has been a disaster as a president. I want his policies overturned.
Perception of trustworthiness: too many people believe Clinton to be untrustworthy (I am neutral on this issue in her case), which would be a liability for her in the general election; similarly, the general negative reaction to the label ""socialist"" is a liability for Sanders; O'Malley lacks those perceived negatives, but supports policies similar to the other Democratic candidates.
Position on finding a way to get the country to come together again. Too much decisiveness between parties. No progress on issues.
Pro choice, willing to use diplomacy to deal with Middle East problems, not willing to hold the government hostage when they don't get their way.
Progress on improving the economic conditions in America - - - the top 1% cannot continue to get richer on the backs of middle class workers like myself!
Progressive leadership based on an intellectual and scientific world view.
Protecting the civil liberties of all citizens
public education, investment in infrastructure, jobs, middle class taxes, etc
Public sector executive level experience -- e.g.governor, senior senate/house.
putting USA problems first - getting the deficit taken care of, reducing expenditures to foreign countries and interests and focuing on solving problems in our own country. Such as: education, military - bases are falling apart, poor support and financial aid to veterans. High cost of secondary education in our country is out of control. Companies out sourcing jobs overseas instead of to our country. Lower income jobs with poor benefits plentiful, not enough good jobs with health and retirement benefits. Not enough access for secondary education and training to fill higher level jobs. The aver
Reasonableness in dealing with issues. Although both Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are very smart, their positions are too religious focussed for my taste in government.
Religion and fixing the immigrant problem
Resistance to large donors; voting by principle rather than popularity polls
Respect for it for the constitution and rule of law. Not another Bush, Romney McCain establishment candidate
right person overall, there's lots of isues
Senator Cruz believes in Constitutional government and has fought valiantly against the establishment ""cartel"" in Washington, DC where the politicians are woefully out of touch with the people and don't care since their goal is to stay in power and control the purse.
Siding with regular people not big business interests.
Someone from outside the political groups
Someone intelligent, thoughtful, experienced in business, practical, and pragmatic.
someone that has the best interest of the country at heart and is capable of leading, unlike the dangerously incompetent token of a president currently in the White House.
Someone who admits that Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same filthy coin.
someone who can lead and get the country together.
Someone who can provide leadership to unite the country. Someone who will bring all people to the table to solve problems. Someone with intelligence, who will use data instead of talking points to make decisions. Someone who has the wisdom and knowledge to examine the role of the federal government.
Someone who can think and cooperate with all sides.
Someone who can work both sides of Congress - someone like Tip O'Neil who was likable even if you didn't like his politics - he got things done. Have to have the outward personality and of course smarts.
Someone who does not have a political background to make change happen. Obviously it did not happen with our current president who campaigned on the ""change"" platform. All that has changed is better options for health care provided under the Affordable Care Act.
Someone who doesn't want to take us back to the 1950s
Someone who is going to have the best interest of the voters at hand. Someone who knows the common voters struggles.
someone who is prepared to exercise responsibly
Someone who is realistic about the problems faced by typical Americans: lack of pay increases while paying more for goods/services in most areas (e.g., housing, utilities, groceries, etc.)
Someone who will work to improve the country - not pander to special groups
someone with a brain who knows how to reason, compromise and get things done.
Someone with ideas to repair this country.
something different, more government spending
Sound economic policies and social progressivism. Bill Clinton was the best president we've had in my lifetime, regardless of personal issues.
Stop spending money we don't have. No foreign aide until we are debt free. No money for stupid research projects. Balance the budget!
Stop using drones to terrorize other nations, stop spying on US citizens, the environment
Stopping the growth of government and its waste.
supporting the constitution not being swayed by money
taxes, gun control, foreign affairs, oil
that the candidate express (clearly) their support on key issues and have a mission plan for what they will do for our country
The ability to restore traditional American values derived from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
The country is probably past the tipping point and is not salvageable; choice of President can only delay or accelerate inevitable. Obama has damaged country irrevocably. No democracy can maintain the focus necessary for long enough to repair itself. But we are obligated to try.
The current slate of Republican candidates is atrocious. I can't believe that Trump and Carson are getting so much traction. It makes me feel like fleeing to Canada. Has anyone read about Rubio's very poor personal financial decisions? Why would I want someone with that background to be US president?
the demonstrated ability to work on both sides of the aisle
The economic support of those that need it.
The most important factor at the moment is common sense. The extreme positions being expressed by especially the Republican candidates are absurd and insulting.
The one that the press is against and doing everything possible to eliminate!
The person I think can do a better job of running this country.
The polarization of the parties has forced most elected officials to their extreme sides rather than in the middle where most solutions would seem to be found. Just start electing people who would rather get results than get re-elected.
their stance on programs in the county that benefit the poor and unemployed
their views on better shaping the country
There is more than one factor- fix our high deficit, lower or change taxes, smaller government with no involvement in things that belong at state level, secure our borders and stop providing benefits to those who are here illegally, good understanding of Asia and the role we should support, get rid of Obamacare, and limit career politicians.
There isn't one factor...it's a combination of many things.
They will but the country first not their agenda. Will stand up against the Christians and fight big business.
track record and experience as a govt. leader, ie.freedom of choice, keeping Obama care,
Trustworthiness and Knows how government ideally runs
Understanding of business, what it takes to be successful outside of politics, a person who seems like they will do ""the right thing"" , regardless of politics
Uniting the country with a common vision
While W was not the best at foreign policy, BHO is a disaster. This recovery has been tepid to say the least. Looking for someone who governs by negotiating solutions, not by dictating them. A number of the Republicans have real experience at this.
Who can truly lead. I think Hilary is very smart and likely most qualified but she is such a lightening rod for the Republicans I am not confident she would have any success in office, sadly.
Willingness to responsibly oppose the ultraconservative Republicans & work cooperatively to get things done.

Comments about education
3 years of college and many, many years of continued education.

Race explained
I'm a mongrel with a whole mixture of racial blood in my veins. However my skin is mostly what you would call ""White
American! Stop dividing my country by race!

Religion other
Christian not affiliated with any specific religion but raised Catholic