To all voters :
Regardless of race, age, gender, religious affiliation, and/or political allegiance, Vote for the candidate who can deliver results - who can fully understand the logistics of an economy as to a sub-prime crisis, the factor of interest rates and the dealings of Fed Reserve/Fanny Mae/Freddy Mac.
That candidate must also consider the intricacies of immigration problems (as 12 million or so illegals are incorporated already in the US economy), who is also capable diplomatically and militarily speaking in terms of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria (Hezbollah), Hamas, North Korea, the global Al-Qaeda network etc., and must confront OPEC as one fact cannot be removed that oil was and still remains the universal primary source of energy: from cars to tractors to forklifters to space shuttles - almost everything runs on oil. Once the oil shoots up, everything shoots up - costs on country produce, consumer items, propane gas reserves, real estate value, etc. etc. .... which influence salary hikes and thus resulting to stagflation. Oil price volatility is historically the deciding factor on the Global (not just US) economy, and the political atmosphere around the world. The future president must also discern a slowing economy from a recession.
The key here is .. . research, research, research.
All those concerned in casting their vote should look into statistical economic graphs, and domestic and global events from the 60's, 70s, 80s, 90s to present time. Rely on cold hard data, and not just the opinion of a reporter or a political analyst or a newspaper. Biases do more harm than good. Be a respectable independent thinker, and take everything with a grain of salt. Look for the candidate who can deliver the best and honest results on the issues at hand.
And for goodness sakes vote for the candidate, not the party.
As for former and incumbent presidents, please do refrain from blaming them. They are not the ones who are running. Focus on the ones who are.