Are there other voters out there who aren't really enthuised about this year's elections? I know 1 of my online friends as well as some family members have expressed that they are not impressed by either of the presumptive candidates. I was a supporter of Senator Hillary R. Clinton. When she was unable to defeat Senator Barack Obama in the primaries, I felt a sense of hopelessness well up within me. I don't think Obama has what it takes to defeat Senator John McCain this November. Like many, I praise McCain for his valiant service to our country during Vietnam. For the years of torture he endured after his US Navy plane was shot down and he was captured, I commend him for never breaking and always keeping faith. The fact that during McCain's time in the Senate, he has sometimes chosen to go against the GOP and vote with the Democrats is something I also like about him. However, I feel if America elects McCain in November, it will be like 4 more years of a Bush administration. In an effort to win the support of conservative Christian voters, McCain has pandered to his audiences and appeared to be more conservative than his voting record would support. I could have supported Guilliani or Ron Paul or Hillary Clinton this year without worries. I am now supporting Obama but he was never my choice for president this year. The fact is, I'm only supporting Obama because I can't stand the thought of having McCain in office for the next 4 years. There are social issues that need to be addressed that will not be under a McCain administration.
My own family is split in their decision as to who they will support for president this fall. My mother and baby sister will be supporting Senator McCain. My father, step-mother, oldest sister, 1 niece and I will be supporting Senator Obama. Another sister and niece are considering not voting at all in November because they do not like either candidate. This would have been this particular niece's 1st presidential campaign that she would be old enough to vote in. It's sad that now at least 2 members of my family will probably not be voting at all. I do have to nephews who are old enough to vote but they are not registered to vote sadly.
McCain's choice for VP will be an important issue too. Most reasonable people can come to the conclusion that McCain (if he wins) will only be a 1-term president due to his age. His party will want him to choose a candidate that can run and win an election in 4 years from now. I'm sure McCain will choose someone who is conservative (or in Mitt Romney's case, a neo-conservative).
The nation needs change and this much most everyone can agree on. I guess it will all boil down to who America really believes will bring about significant change.
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If I Were Dictator
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~ Change is the ready-made mantra for this race, but change itself can go either way, good or bad.
~ Call me crazy, but I can't in good conscious support a candidate who sees globalization and seemingly empirical conquest of the world as a good thing. This eliminates everyone except for Ron Paul, and I've little hope left of his success in terms of getting nominated. (I do recommend his book though)
~ Voting for the lesser of the two evils is a repugnant thought, and not voting, even as a protest, just seems silly to me.
~ It's so frustrating that I've even considered saving up bail money to go out and smash some of those damned e-voting machines, seeing that as possibly the ultimate protest vote, but alas, who needs that on ones record. I just jest, by the way.
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