I vote because I fundamentally believe that a strong economy is based on a strong middle class
I vote because it is my body and NO ONE can tell me what to do to it.
I vote because of the four previous presidential votes in which I voted for the candidate that would improve healthcare and education and shore up social security and, yet, nothing has changed.
I vote for a 60-seat, fillibuster-proof senate majority in the hopes that something, anything, will get done in Washington. Even if it isn't exactly what I want, it is something.
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I vote to silence the arrogance of Limbaugh who believes himself so omniscient that he can presume Colin Powell's intentions.
I vote for the hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of citizens of the United States of American who have been intimidated away from voting for decades.
I vote because I am tired of fear and fighting
I vote because the 95% is tired of being bullied by the 5%
I vote because even if my taxes go up (which they might) it is better to lift up the middle class that to get a new TV (the value of my estimated tax increase)
I vote because I want real political discourse in this country instead of lipstick and false labels
I vote because my children attend a public school system that is based on an over 100-year old farming calendar, is housed in a run down building, does not have enough computers and no air conditioning in the humid spring months
I vote for the over 4000 men and women who have died for a LIE
I vote for a dream articulated before I was born but fulfilled before my very eyes
I vote because there is no proof that providing tax cuts for the wealthy has improved our economy or increased charitable donations.
I vote because our country is falling apart, literally and figuratively, and only one candidate has a message to address it
I vote because I value other people's opinions and just because they differ from mine does not mean that I can call them horrible names or threaten their lives
I vote because the world no longer believes in us or trusts us
I vote because I strongly believe that you keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
I vote because the man who orchastrated the deaths of 3000+ Americans still walks this Earth
I vote for the real American which stretches from sea to shining sea, north to south, east to west, and in every nook and cranny of this beautiful land
I vote because I examine the entire policy platform to make an informed decision and not based on the gender of the candidates
I vote because I will defend anyone's right to have a gun but don't believe that any true sportsman needs an AK-47 to kill a moose
I vote because I will encourage my children to practice abstinence but I also want to make sure that they know everything they need to know about sex and its consequences
I vote because our Constitution does not include a definition of marriage and it NEVER should.
I vote because the "health" of the mother is vitally important
I vote because I want nuclear power only if we are 100% convinced that it is safe
I vote because there is no way that Patrick Buchanan legitimately received over 16,000+ votes in Florida in 2000
I vote because trickle-down economics does not work for the middle class
I vote because in the tough times I do cling to my religion (not my guns since I don't have any) because my faith gives me comfort when there are few other things that do