Sam is a Swing Voter

Watched McCain’s speech earlier. Am watching Clinton’s speech now.

This has solidified one thing in my mind.

McCain is a reasonable moderate Republican and a honorable man. Clinton represents all the worst tendencies of American politics. McCain will do many things that I think are horrible. So would Clinton. (So would Obama for that matter.) I don’t agree with any of them on policy matters. The difference for me is not about policy, it is about character.

My pick is Obama.

But if Clinton somehow manages to somehow stick this through until the convention and then somehow pulls out a win… something which I still think is highly unlikely… then she will have definitely converted my vote from a “D” to an “R”.

Hillary Clinton will never, ever, get my vote.

I am one of those voters for which the Democratic choice of nominee will directly effect my general election vote. How many of us are there? Are there more who lean in my direction than the opposite direction (meaning an Obama win would convert them to Republican)? I don’t know. But it is a real and important dynamic.