Welcome to Campaign Central! It's the first-ever online political meeting place devoted to boomers, a 50+ voter's gateway to the 2008 Presidential Election, where you can meet the candidates, find out where they stand, ask questions, and debate the issues. Eons members can use their wisdom, passion and numbers to shape this election.

We believe that Eons Campaign Central is perfectly consistent with our vision. We are about celebrating life and creating a better world. Our generation knows that in a democracy it's up to us to create a world where all people -- not just those 50+ -- have the chance to make a good life for themselves.

The Candidates

Senator Barack Obama [Dem]


Senator John McCain [Rep]


Barack Obama has dedicated his life to public service as a community organizer. Sworn into office January 4, 2005, Senator Obama serves on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which oversees our nation’s health care, schools, employment, and retirement programs. He is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, which plays a vital role in shaping American policy around the world, including our policy in Iraq. He served on the Environment and Public Works Committee, which safeguards our environment and provides funding for our highways. During his eight years in the Illinois state Senate, Obama worked to help working families get ahead by creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state.

[Info from: http://obama.senate.gov/about/]		 U.S. Senator John McCain has a long career of public service. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1958, John McCain began his career as a Naval aviator. In 1982, he was elected to Congress representing what was then the first congressional district of Arizona. In 1986, he was elected to the United States Senate to take the place of Arizona's great Senator Barry Goldwater. Senator McCain is currently the senior senator from Arizona. In 2000, Senator McCain ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

[Info from: http://mccain.senate.gov/public/]

Vice Presidential Candidates

Senator Joe Biden [Dem]

Governor Sarah Palin [Rep]

Joe Biden has represented the state of Delaware in the United States Senate since 1972, when he was elected at the age of twenty-nine. Senator Biden is recognized as a leader in foreign policy, as well as one of the nation's most influential voices on terrorism, drug policy, and crime. Nationally, Senator Biden has earned a reputation for working on a bipartisan basis with Republican colleagues and bringing real results that matter to Americans. Throughout Senator Biden's career in public service, the people of Delaware have remained his first priority. From preserving White Clay Creek and miles of Delaware's coastline, to putting hundreds more cops on the state's streets, to fighting to cover healthcare costs for all of Delaware's children, Senator Biden is working to improve the lives of Delawareans. Senator Biden's legislative initiatives often have an immediate impact in Delaware. For example, Delaware was one of the first states to take advantage of the federal resources made available by Senator Biden's Adam Walsh Act, which helps protect children against predators. And fourteen years after Senator Biden first wrote and passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), its programs are still caring for, training, and providing for victims in Delaware.

[Info from: http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]

 Governor Sarah Palin made history on Dec. 4, 2006, when she took office. As the 11th governor of Alaska, she is the first woman to hold the office. Since taking office, her top priorities have been resource development, education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development. Under her leadership, Alaska invested $5 billion in state savings, overhauled education funding, and implemented the Senior Benefits Program that provides support for low-income older Alaskans. She created Alaska’s Petroleum Systems Integrity Office to provide oversight and maintenance of oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure, and the Climate Change Subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy for Alaska. During her first legislative session, Governor Palin’s administration passed two major pieces of legislation – an overhaul of the state’s ethics laws and a competitive process to construct a gas pipeline. Governor Palin is chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment. She was recently named chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) Natural Resources Committee.

[Info from: http://gov.state.ak.us/bio.php]

Eons Political Groups

Dozens of political discussion groups have formed on Eons. Join the discussion in one of these groups:

  • Candidates 2008 - This is a group to promote your 2008 presidential candidate. Attacks on other candidates are not permitted.

  • Progressive Politics - A discussion group for Progressives. A partisan group espousing a liberal political philosophy.

  • Liberals and Progressives - A group for Liberals & Progressives. Discussion is not limited to any one subject and may vary from politics to music to travel, etc. We're here to have fun.

  • Conservative Action Group - For Conservatives who wish to share their thoughts and beliefs.

  • Political Discussions - If ever in our history, this is not a time to set back and just let events unfold as they will. Our voices have strength--but first, we must use them. So speak up.

  • Current Events and Politics - An ongoing group discussion of major current events around the globe. Political discussions are welcome as long as they remain civil and respectful. Disagreements are expected and encouraged, but they must not become personal. We are looking for informative and interesting discourse.