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Undecided Voter

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I realized the other day that I'm an undecided voter.

I'm looking to be wooed, I suppose.

(I usually try to not mention the flavor of my political leanings. Working in elections can mean that any partisan flavor can and most likely will be used against you. Oh well.)

I'm having trouble deciding who to vote for on the Democratic ticket. When I use the neat tool at VoteMatch, I'm essentially a Clinton and Edwards person with Obama coming in a close third. Obviously, Edwards ain't going to win the nomination so he's out.

So, it comes down to Clinton and Obama. I have tons of respect for Hillary and I don't think it's any secret that she's the smartest person running for president. I'm disappointed neither Obama or Clinton have a well-developed stance on USA PATRIOT Act and curbing problems we've seen with it. However, I was heartened to see that both have positive stances on innovation and specifically government transparency (See these posts). My impression is that Hillary has a more well-developed platform than Obama, and that she's not afraid, as is the case with Social Security, to say she doesn't have any good answers yet. Obviously, there seems to be a big independent voter factor between the two; many independents won't vote for Hillary for whatever reason (that's what the media tells me).

So, are you in a similar boat and also undecided? If not, why not? And, before you try: every single R candidate makes my skin crawl. Those guys suck.