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It was the most agonizing Election Day decision since I began voting (for Jimmy Carter) in 1976. I literally went back and forth not just every day, but hourly, as the moment of reckoning loomed. I read volumes of columns analyzing the candidates, watched the debates and queried friends on both sides for guidance. But in the end, in New York's Democratic primary, I voted for Barack Obama. Read on to see why, and feel free to weigh in with your take on the campaign.


The determining factor for me is that I am sick and tired of the Bush-Clinton merry-go-round, and just want to move on. There has to be more than two political families who can run this country.

While I believe that on her pure resume alone, Hillary would be better prepared to get started on her first day as President, I think that Obama has the best shot of uniting the country around a progressive agenda and more reasonable foreign policy than does Hillary, with her polarizing persona.

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