I understand who Obama was running against. But I was naive and bought into Obama's unifying speeches about bringing the country together, and stopping all this bickering between the two parties.
I voted with my heart in 2008 instead of my head. I was obviously wrong. Im sorry but that's the way it sometimes.
I will be careful in 2012, and you can bet that I will not make that mistake again. Im voting the ABO ticket in 2012 "Anybody But Obama".
Jimmy Carter. I was young and stupid what can I say?
Nader.
I will never vote for another candidate on the ballot. If I ever vote again it will be a write in candidate - maybe a real person, maybe not.
First vote was for Mondale--not inspiring. Second vote was for Dukakis--even less inspiring.
Best vote was for Clinton. Twice.
Kerry is the worst candidate I've voted for. I don't regret voting for him, just that I wasn't given a better option.
Best:
Clinton. I guess that tells you how bad the candidates have been in my voting career (I was 17 in '88, so '92 was my first national election).
08 mediocre choices
04 horrid choices
00 bad choices
96 decent choices
92 mediocre-Clinton was better in '96 and Bush, while a good man, was a weak president, sort of like Carter
Bush I was a very good president but unfortunately he took the blame for the recession of 90/early 91 and the slow recovery in 91/92. If the election was 6 months later he would have won because by then the recovery was a lot more visbile to the public.
Wendell Gee wrote:
Kerry is the worst candidate I've voted for. I don't regret voting for him, just that I wasn't given a better option.
Best:
Clinton. I guess that tells you how bad the candidates have been in my voting career (I was 17 in '88, so '92 was my first national election).
08 mediocre choices
04 horrid choices
00 bad choices
96 decent choices
92 mediocre-Clinton was better in '96 and Bush, while a good man, was a weak president, sort of like Carter
My voting record
McCain (more of a vote against Obama)
Bush
Bush
Dole (ugh)
Bush
Bush
Reagan
I regret none of them. Wow it is wild to see 4 votes go to 2 people.
Amazing.
I did one time vote for a local politician who ended up being a crook (convicted and everything). He won in a landslide.
Bush 1 looked tired and uninvolved and disinterested through the entire 1992 campaign. Whatever you think of his four years as president, that's why he lost.
Jimmy Cramer Or Something wrote:
Bush I was a very good president but unfortunately he took the blame for the recession of 90/early 91 and the slow recovery in 91/92. If the election was 6 months later he would have won because by then the recovery was a lot more visbile to the public.
Bush was indeed better than he gets credit for. However, part of the job is inspiring the country to believe in what you do. If you could combine his competence with his son's ability to rally the troops, you'd have a solid president. Unfortunately, Bush I was a media whipping boy dating all the way back to when Reagan and company talked him down during the '80 primaries. The idea that he could be labeled a wimp always baffled me. Somehow the snitch actor was able to cast the Navy pilot as a wimp.
FDR in 1944. Guy was in decline - he gave it all away at Yalta, damnit!
Got to be the Tilden/Hayes election of 76. Oh those were the good old days.