I must say I have followed with enthusiasm the events of the pre-2008 election thus far. Certainly Barack Obama’s pick of Joe Biden as a Vice Presidential running mate was a strategically made one. Many of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are reportedly outraged.
While I understand that Clinton’s supporters would have been outraged by today’s events, I absolutely cannot understand anyone that would be willing to vote for John McCain out of spite or because they think he is the better one to serve as president of the United States, since Hilary is not an option.
If you’re already supporting a party, such as the Democratic Party, then obviously your ideals are much more aligned with the party’s than the Republicans. I know you might be angry but don’t be silly. Changing to become a McCain supporter, in other words a Republican supporter, is a much bigger shift than from Clinton to Obama.
The best way to look at politics is to vote with the lesser of two evils. We can’t expect to like everything about the candidate. I understand you might not like everything about Obama. But the party you identify with should be the party you vote for. The ideals of the party is what you should believe in. Don’t put too much faith in just one person. I think whenever any of us make things more about a person (i.e. and not in the ideals of a party) then we are potentially setting ourselves up for failure.
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