I think the question has not been "what would you do if you were running for president," but rather, "what would you like to hear from the candidates about their policies?" I personally would like to hear that myself, from the candidates, like Brenna was talking about. I hear a lot of "I didn't vote for the Patriot Act" in ads around here because it's a very liberal area. Which makes you wonder, given Mustard's citation of the 99 to 1 Senate vote.
Personally, I struggle with who to vote for because I rarely hear anything of substance from anyone in the running, Republican or Democrat. From Bush, it's campaign stumping disguised as State of the Union, from Democrats it's "I'm not Bush." Partly it's my own inherent laziness; I'm sure I could look up their policies and figure it out. Part is also the nature of party politics. Sometimes I consider myself a Democrat, sometimes a Republican. I don't agree completely with either party's platforms, and I tend to vote on issues, when I've made myself become informed about them.