Advice wanted: U.S. politics

[redbird]

Okay. New York has a Democratic presidential primary tomorrow.

I will vote: this is given. But I haven't decided who to vote for. Kerry and Edwards have both said they're against gay marriage, so it's going to be a bit of holding my nose regardless. I'm tempted to vote for Kerry, but that's partly because I'm sick of the whole "only a southerner can win" which seems to come down to the assumption that southerners are too prejudiced to vote for northerners, whereas the reverse isn't true, so we have to cater to their [perceived] prejudices.

Policy reasons--that is, the candidates' stated position or records--for voting for any of the remaining Democratic candidates are hereby solicited. Post early; we generally vote in the morning.

Comments

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Kucinich sticking in the race is not vanity; delegates supporting his positions will be in the convention, pushing the party platform towards his more progressive positions. If you want progressive politics in the Democratic platform, then a vote for Kucinich is not wasted.