Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Was my vote wise?


I voted this morning for Obama. I agonized for weeks. I feel tremendous loyalty to Clinton and think she would make a great president. Furthermore, I do like her foreign policy credentials, experience, and health care plan with mandated coverage. Obama, on the other hand, is a far less polarizing figure. I'm not just using the hackneyed "electability" criteria that gave us Kerry in '04, I think that he is a more likeable person that will have an easier time passing legislation since people won't be so hung up on who he is.

This is unfair to Clinton, I'll admit. I do regret not voting for her. But I think that the country will be a better place in 5 years if Obama were president than if Clinton were elected. In terms of their ability to beat McCain, I think that McCain will be a far less popular figure when people start to learn more about his hawkish nature. I could be wrong, but I think that either Democrat will win in November. If anybody can lose an easy election, however, it is the Democrats.

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