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I really want Obama to win because I think he is an exceedingly intelligent consensus-builder who will gather the best minds together to work for a solution to Americas (and, increasingly, the world's) problems. I'm not concerned with his skin colour, his funky name (which, personally, I think is really cool) or if he's had the occasional conversation with someone considered "radical". He's the right man for the times. Obama has also shown far greater character in this election process thus far, and judging by where McCain / Palin are taking things now, he will continue to do so.
But what of John McCain? Is this the way he wants to win? He wants people to vote for him because he has made them fear that Barack Obama is a terrorist-in-disguise? All the more sickening, because you know McCain doesn't remotely think that himself. I am so disgusted that he would take the country in that ugly direction purely for his own grab at power.
And how sad that it might work. How sad that there are people who eat this stuff up, who will give in to the simplicity of racism and not endeavor to make sense of the candidate's platforms, then vote for the one who best fits their consciences.
Come on, America, be your best selves, respond to hope, not fear, and please register as many people as you can to vote.
