Election musings and poll

[owlmoose]

So John Edwards dropped out. Since I had finally settled on him, and was actually looking forward to casting a vote that mattered for a candidate I liked, this throws me into a bit of disarray.


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[parron.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking, when compared to say Clinton, his stance isn't really all that different--a little more right, but, he's still pretty moderate (I mean, it says something when the R party's loudest complaint about him is simply "He's not conservative!"). My thought is definitely, "if there's going to be a Republican, he's the one to pick." And really, as nice as it sounds to say "let's run away from Iraq really face," it's just not feasible in any way at this point... in any case, those things that I don't like about him are inevitably balanced by things I do like about him. I'd rather have a candidate that I generally agree with and stands a good chance of being elected, I guess. (And: Dammit, he's just likable, even though he has a smart mouth. I read somewhere that most of McCain's voters "don't vote for his policies, they vote for him," which rings pretty true. *laugh*)

I'd like a democrat to win, too, but I guess to me it's "But if not, that guy's pretty cool." I was amazed that he actually became the front runner--who knows if it'll last, but I didn't expect him to do very well. My brother just turned 18 and he's apparently voting for Clinton if she gets it, though. I'll probably end up voting D too, but isn't it novel that the election could be "two decent candidates" versus "one good and one very bad?"

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

but isn't it novel that the election could be "two decent candidates" versus "one good and one very bad?"

Yes, absolutely. It is a very nice change, and more than I usually hope for from a presidential campaign. Not that there is any choice for me -- McCain or no McCain, I'll vote for whoever gets the Democratic nomiation -- but it's nice to think that I won't want to flee the country if the "other side" wins (which I was seriously tempted to do in 2000).