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In reply to the discussion: An open letter to folks like myself who cannot in good conscience vote for Obama [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)and actually, I don't think people should justify bad policies, even for people they are voting for.
I'm far more liberal than Obama and have different opinions on a number of issues, and probably hold more common ground with you.
But my vote is a political decision in addition to a moral one. While I don't want to work against my values either, voting for Obama does more to protect the things I care about and even where he has undesirable positions, in almost every case, they are far less egregious than Romney's and an empowered Republican party's would be.
So I await the day when I can vote for a social democrat, but the meantime, I vote for Obama because he is my best choice for 2012 --and he has done many things that I truly am proud of, even if I'm not pleased with his entire record.
Again, sorry for the way I originally responded.