Did you vote for or against?

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13. For Obama

I never liked Romney, but somehow beating him was less of a motivation for me than how upset I would have been if Obama lost. I feel like he was a good president in his first term, but I still believe he has the potential to be a great one. It would have broken my heart if he didn't get that chance.

I've never had to hold my nose to vote for anyone so far (this was only my third presidential election as an eligible voter), but in 2004, I was voting mostly against Bush (although I didn't dislike Kerry, and I like him a lot more now than I did then). But In 2008 and 2012 I got to vote for a candidate I really believed in. I felt sad on Election Day that it may be a while before I get to vote for a candidate I like this much again.