Would you vote for this candidate?

[Bluerthanblue]

51. yes, I will.. because

NO candidate will ever be the ideal one. And like it or not- a fair amount of people who also live in this country don't see things the way we do- and they also have a say in how we live.

You have a voice- you can use it to ensure that things don't get worse (and no matter how you try and fool yourself into thinking otherwise, any of the republican candidates would be a disaster for this country) or you can proclaim to be 'standing on principal' and choose to allow something completely against everything you stand for to have power.

There is not one single issue that Newt or Mitt proposes that I agree on.

I voted for and worked to elect Pres. Obama in 2008- not because I believed he was a 'messiah' or because I was thrilled with all his stands- (he was clear on his view of Afghanistan, Pakistan military involvement, he did not see universal health care as immediately viable, and not as committed to ensuring marriage equality as I wanted)
but there has never been a candidate in my lifetime who has been ideal. He is among those who have come closest for me.

We live in the real world. We share this country with people who don't agree with many of our ideals.

There is no taking our dolls and tea-set and going home. This is home. Dysfunctional as it may be.