Kind of Voting

So today is election day. I voted with an absentee ballot. I had the HARDEST time picking a president. I think I am more on the liberal side but I have a hard time sticking with one party. Hell- I voted for Bush last election (shhh). However, for this election, I had the WORST time favoring one candidate over the other.

I consulted my mother with my problem. She told me to flip a coin. I consulted my friends and they of course said to vote for Obama. I came to the conclusion that the best decision would be to not vote for a presidential candidate. And I didn't- I left it blank! Don't get me wrong, I voted. I just voted for all of the propositions. People leave propositions and random city officials blank all the time when they aren't fully informed about the area- so how is this any different? However, I received some very negative responses when I addmited my action today. For example:

"You're SO stupid!"

"How could you not voice your opinion?! It's your right!"

"Voting for the president is the best part of the whole election! How could you miss that?!"

"Your'e weird."

NOW I know why people keep their political opinions to themselves. I think I got a worse reaction for saying I didn't vote for a president than if I had told all of my democratic friends I voted for McCain.

I find that not voting was the most mature thing I could have done! It is a lot more mature than flipping a coin or just voting for the candidate all of my friends are voting for. And it's MY RIGHT not to vote for president. Plus, there's always the next election...

Oh and I guess Obama was just pronounced the president elect. Congrats