Me too. It’s a leap of faith either way, of course–and I really don’t get people who are absolutely certain that one candidate is ideal and the other would be terrible. But for whatever it’s worth, I voted for Obama.

Today this daughter of the great Empire State of New york, proudly cast her vote for………………………………………………………
………………………………….. John Edwards!

yep, he may have suspended his campaign, but he has not formally withdrawn and is still on the ballot.

I really enjoyed doing that. I got to vote for an actual Democrat instead of a republican lite. I will support my parties nominee no matter what, but I wanted my voice, er vote, to be heard. I am from the Democratic wing of the democratic party!!!!

I was gonna vote for Edwards ’til he dropped out. (Good thing I forgot to request a Dem ballot, so I have to take my absentee envelope to my polling place – I’m a member of the Decline to State party.) But now I have to vote for Obama, in the hope that Hillary doesn’t get the nomination.

It’s not that she’s a woman. It’s mainly her refusal to stop making nice towards Joe Lieberman. (Yeah, I know Obama’s done this, too, but IMO Hillary is worse.)

If, on the other hand, Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, I’ll be voting for her in November. To do otherwise, or to sit it out, is suicide.

Amen. Though one day, I hope to be able to cast a ballot on a basis other than the “lesser of two evils”. So far in my life…not so much.

Obama Girl here. But I can understand why LHP did what she did.

Though one day, I hope to be able to cast a ballot on a basis other than the “lesser of two evils”.

And one day I hope to stop hearing people complain about having to vote for the “lesser of two evils”. Sadly, neither of us is going to get what we want.

I’m in a caucus state, so I’ll be standing up for that nice Obama man myself. I had wanted to do so for Edwards, but events have intervened. I’ve never caucused before, but it is a measure of how strong I feel about the knife’s edge we are on that I am going to do so, and drag my husband along with me to do the same. Hell, my yoga teacher even cancelled class tonight so he could do the same thing (along with most of his students).

I can just barely hear the sound of the blades and swords being sharpened for Hillary in the rightwingmedia universe, and I fear that her success in the primary would be the biggest gift they’ve ever received (other than that business with the Supreme Court approximately 7 years ago).

But even if that wasn’t true, I’d still be standing for Obama for many reasons, but a big one is that he has engendered an incredible amount of enthusiasm in the young’uns and I never thought I’d see that happen again. Without their feeling like voting matters and their desire to be involved, this country is totally, completely fucked. Maybe then we’ll have a chance to turn things in a more progressive direction as more of them start to see that with numbers, we can make things happen. God, how I hope that is still true.

My sentiments exactly.

Obama is carrying my neighborhood, I can guarantee that. Such is this sketchy part of Hollywood. Obama signs everywhere. But then you can always trust the crack dealers and halfway house residents for political wisdom.

if this is the only chance i get to vote against hillary, it must be taken advantage of, yes.

Last time the youngun’s were this excited was in 1972.

Lets hope history doesn’t repeat itself.

Canada is too far and too cold and I’m too old.

So I’m going to vote for that nice Obama man.

If, on the other hand, Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, I’ll be voting for her in November. To do otherwise, or to sit it out, is suicide.

My feelings exactly. Tho, Argentina is sounding nice.

Well, the difference in 1972 is that Nixon was saying peace (with that new! improved! ingredient “honor”) was at hand, as opposed to McCain’s war without end and some new ones to get started.

Maybe people really aren’t sick of the war, but I think/hope a few well-placed ads along the lines of “$10 Billion a month for war or Medicare and Social Security? You get to choose America!” might help out a bit.

As much as it pains me to vote against a women (yes I will admit to gender bias), I will also be casting my vote for Obama. I’m not sure I feel he’s the lesser of two evils, I just think he’s actually electable. Hillary….not so much. And it is a crime that the one person who actually would have made a great president, John Edwards, isn’t even in the mix. Fuck the electoral college.

I must exist in an echo chamber. Either that or Obama is going to shock the shit out of everyone today. I live in St. Louis and I don’t know a single person voting for Hillary, although some might not profess the same willingness expressed here to support her is she is the nominee. I feel like all of you: I am for Obama, but will go to the mat for Hillary if she is the nominee.

and I second that emotion re: Edwards

Me too. I don’t know one Hillary supporter, and yet we’re told they are everywheeeeeeereeee.

Stupid electoral college…

Ditto.

Although I hear Argentina’s economy is in the crapper. I’m thinking Patagonia.

Patagonia… Mmm. and they make those nice organic fleece sweaters. No, wait…

As one of those dastard immigrant thingies (albeit, a legal one) that they GOP candidates almost all dearly want to kill in so many fun ways, I don’t get to vote. Heck, I don’t even get to vote for the school board that decides what kind of faith-based math they’ll be teaching my kisd next year. Weird, that.

So I get to watch on the side like some pervert at a Little Miss Sunshine show — and with American elections it’s always some kind of sick, perverted show for the politico-fetishists and special interest freaks. Pandering to voters: like foreplay, only kinkier.

I’ll third Mrs. Tbogg’s call. Although, all things being equal, I’ve always thought Elizabeth Edwards would have made a better president.

¡No, se puede! Hillary got 66% of the Hispanic vote, while Obama got 33%.