Why I am Voting for Barack Obama Tomorrow

[lucidflux]

Tomorrow is the California Presidential Primary and I am going to vote for Barack Obama.  I consider myself a fairly liberal person and will therefore be automatically be voting for a Democrat.  What this post is about though is what, to me, is valuable enough to set Obama before Clinton.  I could talk at length about the subtle policy differences

Comments

[mercureal]

i think it's sort of hilarious that people can fight at length about these things. i shouldn't, of course they do, but just the same.

i am voting this year in the handing my mother my mail-in ballot and having her deliver it with hers to a polling station way. it's terribly exciting.

[realitydaytrip]

I can't see how you could have offended anyone with your comments, you were mostly stating facts.

I don't have quite the confidence in Obama that you do, but he certainly has my vote.

Though I must say, I watched Hillary on Letterman and she cracked me up. But I do think Obama will do more for people like Joe and I, and for the country in general.

[narwhal85]

Excellent post. And my thoughts exactly.

you forgot the most important fact, dude

[pentacruz]

he's HAWAIIAN

but in all seriousness, thank you for your point about race and gender being incredibly trivial. i'm starting to get really fucking annoyed with anyone that says "i'd vote for hillary because she's a woman" or "i'd vote for obama because he's black." it's refreshing to know that at least someone is voting for a candidate because of their position on issues and not because of their gender or skin color. i still really wish edwards had had a chance, he's the only candidate with the right position on iraq in my opinion =/.

ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT '08

Re: you forgot the most important fact, dude

[stephinary]

dude, i'm not voting based on gender or skin color, i'm voting based on the fact that OBAMA'S A LEO!!!

yes, they actually have that information on votesmart.org

well put, lou!