Anyone cast a vote with reservation and uncertainty?

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It seems like everyone on here is an "OMG MY CANDIDATE IS #1. I LOVE MY CANDIDATE SOOOOOO MUCH AND THEY ARE THE BEST PERSON EVER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT AND THEY WILL SOLVE ALL THE WORLDS PROBLEMS WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE".

I'm not like that. And I almost let that keep me from casting a primary vote because I figured this whole process must be for people that felt that strongly. And since I had and continue to have major reservations about both of our remaining candidates I just didn't think it would be right to throw away a vote.

Ultimately my wife convinced me, and I voted last night in the democratic primary and cast my ballot for Obama. Am I 100% sure this was the right decision? In the context of the 2 choices I had, yes it was. But I still have major reservations. Reservations about whether he has the fight in him to go against even a McCain weakend Republican machine. Reservations about the thoughts of him getting in office and trying to reach compromises with Republicans on things for which there should be no compromise. Reservations about him nominating Supreme Court justices of a moderate variety simply to seem concilliatory and bipartisan. Many reservations and many concerns.

But ultimately it was a gut instinct. And the last time I felt and/or acted on this type of gut instinct was when I voted for Bill Clinton in 1992. I had reservations about his death penalty record, about welfare reform, about his Sister Soulja moment and a lot of other things I felt he triangulated and pandered on. And he wasn't perfect as we all know. But at that point he gave me a feeling that we were moving forward. That we were moving beyond the past. That we were moving in a direction of tolerance and inclusion and not towards more demonization of other american citizens and towards some kind of concensus. I'm not saying Obama gives me that feeling, but I was 22 then and I'm 38 now so I'm not sure I even have it in me to feel that way any more. But he at least comes closer than the alternative to me and that's all I had to go on.

Will I end up being dissapointed with my vote? Only time will tell. But I'm just curious if I was the only one whose vote was cast with reservation, concern, and with something less than unbridled enthusiasm because that's really all I see on here.

[Saturday]

1. No, I was pretty sure my candidate was the best. n/t

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2. I KNEW my vote was cast for the best qualified, head and shoulders above the rest

I voted for Joe Biden.

[nuxvomica]

3. Not me. I voted for Edwards.

I'm pretty certain my vote won't count but I at least had no reservations about the candidate.