So, there's this primary election

[redbird]

As many of you know, there's a presidential primary on Tuesday in a number of states, including New York. I'm a registered Democrat. Right now, in New York, that means my choices are Clinton and Obama (in this state, you can only vote in the primary of the party you're registered in--I had a teacher in high school who always voted Republican but was a registered Democrat, because the Republicans seldom had primaries).

I was going to vote for Edwards, but he has withdrawn from the race. Neither Clinton nor Obama strikes me as absolutely wonderful (or I would have been supporting that one already). I'm open to suggestions about who I should vote for. Preferably based on policy (voting records and/or consistent statements by the candidates, not "this guy who supports $candidate said X once" or "s/he looks like s/he would do thus-and-such"). Don't bother telling me that other people have endorsed someone--if you're someone I know and like, your endorsement means more to me than that of a Kennedy, or your state legislator, or your favorite newspaper, even if all you have is a hunch.

Comments

[timprov.livejournal.com]

I like Obama better tactically, both in terms of this election and in terms of turning the Democratic party into something that's a little more than sticking their tongues out at the Republicans. Electing somebody that 40% of the country despises doesn't seem like a very good idea.

I'd also like to give a great big smack to the Democratic Party establishment for the superdelegate nonsense and for disenfranchising Michiganders and Floridians, and they seem to be solidly behind Clinton. Really, who thought it was a good idea to go around making people's votes count less? Isn't that the opposite of what their position should be?

Plus Obama should be a more entertaining president. All the Clinton conflict is prescripted, and it doesn't look very fun.