I must say I followed with enthusiasm the events of the pre-2008 US election in addition to the election. Certainly Barack Obama’s pick of Joe Biden as a Vice Presidential running mate was a strategically made one. Many of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are reportedly outraged.

While I understand that Clinton’s supporters would have been outraged by today’s events, I absolutely cannot understand anyone that would be willing to vote for John McCain out of spite or because they think he is the better one to serve as president of the United States, since Hilary is not an option.

If you’re already supporting a party, such as the Democratic Party, then obviously your ideals are much more aligned with the party’s than the Republicans. I know you might be angry but don’t be silly. Changing to become a McCain supporter, in other words a Republican supporter, is a much bigger shift than from Clinton to Obama.

The best way to look at politics is to vote with the lesser of two evils. We can’t expect to like everything about the candidate. I understand you might not like everything about Obama. But the party you identify with should be the party you vote for. The ideals of the party is what you should believe in. Don’t put too much faith in just one person. I think whenever any of us make things more about a person (i.e. and not in the ideals of a party) then we are potentially setting ourselves up for failure.

Some advice: If you live in a democracy, you should always exercise your right to vote. This is an area where we each have an equal playing field - our right to vote that is.

If you have issues with how things are going in the world (and anyone does unless they live in a bubble), then your only hope is to vote.

People who give up and say there's no point in voting, it doesn’t make a difference, are forfeiting the only hope they have. Period.

It’s guaranteed that when people don’t vote (or even more absurdly spoil their ballot) they prove nothing. The people who want things in the country to remain a certain way, or the people with the power will have their interests represented in voting. That’s guaranteed.  Shouldn't you?