Voted for Bernie today. Have never been more proud of a candidate since I first voted in '72.
Just felt great to vote "for" a candidate whose issues parallel my own rather than the old "lesser of two evils" approach.
Regardless, of whether Bernie wins I hope the Democratic Party wakes up and realizes that the current trend towards a neo-conservative foreign policy and neo-liberal fiscal and trade policy is a wedge that will cause more and more progressives to either look elsewhere for candidates who will parallel more of FDR's New Deal approaches OR else will sit out the election preferring not to vote for GOP or Third Way candidates.
Every election the old refrain emerges, it's about the Supreme Court, and hold your nose and vote for the greater good. I've heard it over and over again, so today was like an oasis voting. I actually felt lifted leaving the voting booth because I knew I had voted for a person of integrity for President, a person I would be proud to call my President and someone who I knew wasn't going to dramatically evolve his viewpoints after the election.
I hope everybody who can votes today, and I hope they feel as positive as I did. It's too often a rare feeling leaving the voting booth.
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I too have been voting since '72 and cannot agree with you more! Thanks!
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It's lovely, isn't it?
Here's to a future where every election day feels good. Elections where we can vote with our heads and our hearts - simultaneously.
