Toughest Voting Decision I can remember

[dbackjon]

I stood in line today for 45 minutes to cast my ballot in Arizona's PPE. I didn't make my mind up until I was in the booth.

I feel blessed and honored that I had two candidates that I would be happy with as President.

Yes, each are different, and yes, I don't agree with either 100%. There are issues that give me pause on each, but unless I am voting for myself, I won't agree with any candidate 100%.

I am happy that people are energized to vote this election - but regardless of who wins the nomination, it will take a lot of work in the General, not just for the President, but all races down ticket to make a difference, and not just this election, but in 2018 and many more elections.

[merrily]

1. Let me guess.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. What are you guessing?

You wanna flesh that one out a little more?

[MineralMan]

14. Guess all you like. How others vote is NOYB.

Only your vote is your decision. Others will decide for themselves. I'm glad this poster didn't tell us. It is, after all, a secret ballot.

Your guess is irrelevant, entirely.

[merrily]

15. Interesting how my vote suddenly became my business after being grilled on by Hillary supporters for

the past two years. Notice, I did not even ask the poster. I said only that I had a guess. And you thought that merited a sharp attempt to school me!

How many times did you post that way when demands were made of critics of Hillary and/or supporters of Bernie to state how they would vote two years hence, well before we even knew the make up of the primary field? One year hence? Some number of months hence? Are still being made?

The double standards on this board are hilarious sometimes. And, as such, are entirely devoid credibility, much like so many transparent pretenses at being a supporter of Sanders that we've seen on this board.

[MineralMan]

17. I don't care how people vote, as long as they go and vote.

I also don't care how people say they will vote. Only the actual vote matters.

Some people are more than glad to tell others how they voted. Others would rather keep their vote private. None of them should be questioned about their vote, nor should any of us "guess" how people voted.

My answer, in all cases is simply to thank people for voting.

[merrily]

19. You are again ignoring that I never asked the poster how he or she voted, and you

are also ignoring my question about how many similarly sharp reprimands--or any reprimands of any kind-- you posted to supporters of Hillary who went well beyond my statement about having a guess to questioning, even hectoring, DUers who criticized Hillary.

Surely, you knew I'd notice?

If you ignore what I posted in favor of repeating your original verbose lecture, please understand why I see no need to continue this, um, exchange.

[Lucinda]

2. I'm glad you voted, no matter which candidate you chose!

Was the wait time normal for your area?

[dbackjon]

7. No - it was much longer than normal.

I drove to a polling place on the Salt River Reservation (for the PPE, you can go to any polling place). The closest polling place to my house was just outside of ASU, with REALLY long lines.

[Lucinda]

21. I'm really happy to see so much turnout!

Thanks for the info!

[hrmjustin]

3. Glad you voted!

[Dr Hobbitstein]

4. Thanks for voting! nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. One should always vote for the candidate they prefer.

I will.

[shireen]

10. LOL! sounds like common sense

But look at those endorsements for Trump! That makes no sense at all. These prominent public figures, like Christie, are just sucking up to him in case he becomes president. It's utterly pathetic.

[TheFarseer]

11. No no no

You have to vote for the candidate that looks like they're winning or else you won't get a lollipop and a nice pat on the head.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. Fortunately, I don't like lollipops or pats on the head.

And, attribute my lack of lollipops and pats to the appearance of more than 2 candidates on my ballot.

[lunamagica]

8. I'm glad you voted! Don't let anyone pressure you to say who you voted for, if you want to keep that

to yourself

[Ferd Berfel]

9. I can't imagine this being a difficult decision

To me this is as easy as McCain v Obama

[MineralMan]

13. Thanks for your careful consideration and for voting!

[ecstatic]

16. Thanks for keeping it classy. nt

[Dem2]

18. Well said

I faced the same decision and it wasn't as easy as some make it out to be.

[brooklynite]

20. Thank you for making a thoughtful choice...whomever it was

...and for recognizing that we have two good candidates.

If only some other people could do the same.