Politics

Shortly after the primaries were over I read an article (that I unfortunately can not find to link to) in which a black lady said she had been a Hillary supporter until Obama brought up race, then she felt like she had to change her vote to Obama simply b/c she was black. while I can understand Obama will do what he has to win when the race issue came up against Hillary I was a little surprised. Hillary was, afterall, trying to be the first female president. why didn't that woman stick with Hillary because of the "woman" in her. why did the "black" in her prevail. why is skin color or sex even a deciding factor? it seems like a lot of people are focused on our potential "first black president"s skin color. I read somewhere that Obama "is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side". now i am not sure how accurate that is b/c it was in an email that had a lot of inaccuracies but either way Obama's mother was white. he was mostly raised by his white family. and I am against ignorant voting. so it really irritates me that someone would vote for Obama solely because his skin is more black then white.

I do not affiliate myself with either political party. I have my own views and opinions about numerous topics and whether they "match" one party more then the other is irrelevant to me as I do not vote. Nor would I vote for someone simply based on their affiliation. Voters should actually take the time to read up on or listen to the candidates views on matters, plans for our country, and make an informed and educated vote. if you can not or will not take the time to educate yourself on each candidate then you should not vote. and it really is that simple.