I vote tomorrow, and I still don't know who to vote for!! [View All]

I've always wanted my vote to matter in a primary, and finally it will -- but I don't know who to vote for. My inner dialogue goes around and around, something like this:

Clinton – Has more experience and very slight edge on economic and healthcare proposals, but people love to hate her. With a Clinton bumpersticker, people would be mean in traffic and my neighbors and students would have fits.

Obama – More ability to excite voters and be acceptable to others, at least at the beginning. But could be swiftboated badly by the RNC, and who knows with what?

Clinton – Already attacked in national campaigns with all the dirt millions of dollars could buy. But there’s the “dynasty” element, and "Clinton fatigue."

Obama – No dynasty element or fatigue, but a level of experience that would involve too much reliance on cabinet members and advisors.

Clinton – Has grappled with all the issues for years -- I do give weight to daily discussions of issues with President Clinton -- but voted for IWR and K/L.

Obama – Didn’t support war or K/L, but as a result could be hit in GE for being “weak on security,” at the same time reckless for statements about Pakistan, meeting leaders w/o preparatory visits by others, etc.

Clinton – Strength on security in GE, which may be why she voted as she did. But old memes say she’s “anti-military,” and a woman can’t seem as macho, and many men just won’t vote for her.

Obama – Gets more votes of men, and brings in new voters – minorities and young people -- but in southern states, his campaign has had to lean heavily on religious and even conservative rhetoric.

Clinton – A more liberal record and stance, but perceived as too right on the left, too left on the right.

Obama – Perceived as more left on the left, which would certainly make it easier on DU! But moderation, ‘unity’ etc. isn’t what I want with Republicans – and they could walk all over him if he goes in with that stance.

Clinton – Knows how to fight the rightwing, knows it's necessary, and would do so, especially in the WH in my opinion. But with every move she made, I’d have to listen to neighbors berating the Clintons, DUers and other Dem blogs would be daily complain-fests, etc.

Obama – There’s at least a good chance people might be more positive about him, and are more sensitive about racist remarks/views than sexist ones. Maybe it’d be easier for the glass ceiling of race to be broken first.

Clinton – But the sexism I’ve seen makes me think a woman president is really needed to deal with it, raise consciousnesses, and finally start to get over it! But maybe she couldn’t beat McCain.

Obama – Maybe he couldn’t beat McCain.

Clinton – Maybe she shouldn’t beat McCain, unless she had General Clark as her running mate!

Obama – Not likely to have General Clark as his running mate since he endorsed Clinton.

Clinton – Might NOT pick General Clark as her running mate, but there’s always a chance….

But, even with a Clinton/Clark bumpersticker, people would be mean to me in traffic and my neighbors and students would have fits... (Repeat from beginning)