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Why My Vote is Still Up For Grabs

I've gone through a political whirlwind in my life. The first election I can remember was when Clinton was up for reelection. I remember asking my dad why he voted for him when he did such a terrible thing, and my dad told me he was still a good president. Mom, on the other hand, voted for someone of our acquaintance, because she didn't like either candidate. 

The next election was the controversial election of 2000 when I only knew about one issue: abortion. And I knew that Republicans were against it and Democrats weren't. Well, my opinion was set in stone then--I was thrilled when Bush won. I remember on 9/11 I told my dad that I didn't think Gore would've handled it that well--not that I knew anything about his politics.

And then the war, and the economy, and everything about capital punishment and gay marriage--and for Bush's reelection I was completely against him, though I didn't really like Kerry... I was just against Bush really. And then I was 100% democrat... president of Young Democrats, slowly getting angry as Republican friends dissed Democratic ideas that I believed in... I got mad so easily--

And then I went to college... and ALL of my friends were Republicans, and some of them even had educated opinions... and it got me thinking, and I found myself in the middle... directly in the middle. Sure, on some issues I'm all the way to the left, and on some I'm on the right, but I'm mostly in the middle. I don't believe we should vote based on parties... I think we should vote based on our own opinions. As for the candidates today--I'm not leaning towards either one. I think Obama is quite naiive, and I'm not sure McCain has the best ideas either. So convince me, on either side... please convince me why I should vote for either one, because I have no current opinion right now. 

PS: If you plan on convincing me, do so without dissing the other candidate.