Decisions, Decisions
It should be a surprise to no-one that until this morning I was an undecided voter.
Though I fall on the right side of the line on many issues, I am not a party-line Republican. I cannot stand the religiously-motivated right wing that has evolved the Republican party into a party of single-sided morality with poor economic policy. $500B deficits? That just ain't right.
Plus....where's Osama? Where's the WMD in Iraq?
But I couldn't vote for Kerry, either. His plans to add a massive government entitlement without telling how he was going to finance it, plus his lack of a coherent security policy made him an unpalatable alternative to Bush.
Who to vote for? In Virginia, I had two choices, Peroutka and Badnarik.
Peroutka is a real righty nutjob. Badnarik isn't much better.
So it looks like I'm down to two choices: vote for Gridlock (Kerry with a Republican legislature) or write in my own choice.
So I wrote in McCain. Perhaps Mike is right. We'll see.
More of my story at dc.metblogs.com
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Comments:
It truly is sad, isn't it, when it no longer comes down to who you WANT to vote for but who you feel would do the least damage.
I respect your principles in writing in someone to make a statement. Good on you!
Posted by Amy on November 2, 2004 — 12:29 PM
I respect your non party-line Republicanism more than you know... I wish that more people thought about issues logically and objectively instead of just voting for "their party."
I don't know what will shake the religious-right from their rock-hard standpoint on issues. They are a force to be reckoned with... and unfortunately, I don't see how any party and/or candidate is going to be able to shake them from voting purely on their religious beliefs...
I just don't understand how you can turn a deaf ear to so many economic failures... Never mind foreign policy.
Posted by JR on November 3, 2004 — 11:56 AM
Sad thing is, for the non-Bush folks (of which there are obviously many), this election was never about electing John Kerry. It was about not re-electing George Bush.
I can respect anyone who felt compelled to vote for someone other than Bush or Kerry. Vote for who you feel is the best person for the job. But the bottom line was this: for all practical purposes in this race, a vote for anyone besides Kerry was essentially a vote for Bush.
Posted by Michael on November 3, 2004 — 1:18 PM
But the bottom line was this: for all practical purposes in this race, a vote for anyone besides Kerry was essentially a vote for Bush.
I agree with Mike's statement here. But I do respect your decision to write in McCain.
Posted by courtney on November 3, 2004 — 5:52 PM
Please. By the same logic, a vote for anyone besides Bush was a vote for Kerry, especially for those who wrote-in Republican- they were the likely Bush voters that Kerry wasn't likely to get anyway.
Posted by Tiff on November 4, 2004 — 7:20 AM