I voted today! It was the first time I have ever voted for president and I was thrilled to have my voice heard.
That being said, the man I voted for and believe in will probably not be elected the next President of the United States.
Yes, I voted for John McCain. I haven’t told anyone who I voted for until now. I don’t speak about politics because to be honest, I hate politics and I hate the government. That’s why I associate with the party that wants to make the federal government smaller and not ridiculously huge, as the future president will make it. I feel like with the economy the way it is and the value of the dollar right now, my money is for sure better off in my pocket than it is in a government that blows so much money on bullshit every year. Do I think that the ideas for all these government agencies is great? Yea. Do I think they work as it is? Absolutely not. They don’t work. There is too much red tape, there is too much fraud, and there is too much waste.
My vote was cast in private. Those closest to me knew who I was voting for, but if random people came up to me and asked, I would not tell them. They always assumed I was voting for Obama anyway(practically everyone on OSU’s campus did). But knowing that I am in the losing party now, do I regret my vote? No. I don’t. I made my own voice heard and it wasn’t based on my family, my friends, or anyone else. It was based on me.
Knowing McCain will lose, I am going to do something that I guarantee none of my democratic counterparts would have done…I’m going to say McCain fought a good race(it wasn’t the landslide victory polls were assuming), but I am going to wish Obama a lot of luck and I truly hope he rises to the occasion and proves me wrong about him. I hope he can lead the country in the right direction. I don’t agree with him, but I do respect him as the next President of the United States and I hope my fellow Republican voters can also come together and back him now that he is practically the winner. We have no other choice.
Congratulations.
