In a lot of elections, you hear people say they aren't happy with either of their choices so they are voting for the person they dislike the least --- the lesser of two evils.

For example, I'm a registered Democrat and I voted for Gore over Bush, not because I was excited about Gore, but because I really did not like Bush. And I voted for Kerry, not because I was excited about Kerry, but because by that point I really hated Bush.

Here's a quote from P4B about how he has had to pick the lesser of two evils in the past, and how he thinks this election is the same kind of choice again:

Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
ONCE AGAIN it's not a vote for who we like but a vote against the other. I've voted for Republicans, Democrats, and Independents in the past and the only ones that I can honestly say that I "voted for" was Reagan, and Perrot. B. Clinton also received my vote in his second term due to who he was running against.
Sometimes it's the whole country who feels like the are picking the lesser of two evils, and sometimes it is only one party. In 2004, I don't think either party was truly excited about their pick --- Democrats were just hoping to get rid of Bush, and Republicans had to stick with the sitting president. But in 1988, it was only the Democrats who felt they were picking the lesser of two evils --- Republicans loved Reagan.

One thing that I have noticed in this election is that it's Republicans who say they are planning to vote for the lesser of two evils, while it is Democrats who are planning to vote for their candidate. Republicans do not seem excited about McCain --- they seem to mostly be voting against Obama. While Democrats seem to be voting for Obama.

In fact it seems to me that even though Democrats are mostly really excited about Obama, they are also pretty much OK with McCain --- so Democrats seem to see the race as picking the best of two good choices, while it's the Republicans who see it as picking the lesser of two evils. It's funny that Democrats are almost warmer to McCain than a lot of his very conservative base --- but not enough to pull them away from thier best choice, Obama.

And this is why I think Obama will win the election. It's a lot easier to win if people are voting for you because they like you than it is to win if the only reason they vote for you is they don't like the other guy.

So who are you voting for and why? Are you picking someone you are exctied about or just the lesser of two evils?
dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on . Are you voting FOR a candidate or for the lesser of two evils? In a lot of elections, you hear people say they aren't happy with either of their choices so they are voting for the person they dislike the least --- the lesser of two evils. For example, I'm a registered Democrat and I voted for Gore over Bush, not because I was excited about Gore, but because I really did not like Bush. And I voted for Kerry, not because I was excited about Kerry, but because by that point I really hated Bush. Here's a quote from P4B about how he has had to pick the Rating: 5