I admit to confusion.
I am not a Democrat. I am not a Republican. I consider myself Independent; something of a fiscal conservative with socially liberal beliefs. That said, I can’t remember the last time I voted Democrat. If I had to guess, it would be when I voted to re-elect Bill Clinton to the White House. In the past two Presidential elections, I voted for Bush the first time (which I fully admit was a mistake), and for Badnarik the second time. Otherwise, in local races, I usually vote Republican. (I would give quite a bit for a “none of the above” option, though…)
That said, why the hell is Barack Obama’s campaign sending me flyers and having people call me? I was bemused when I received a flyer for Obama’s campaign when Mom and Dad didn’t. (Then again, my parents are registered Republicans.) This morning, though, I got a call from Obama’s campaign. I pretended I wasn’t in mainly because I didn’t feel like talking to them, but still… what the hell?
*sigh* I’ll likely vote in the primary on Tuesday. When I do, though, I’ll likely end up voting for Ron Paul. Not because I think he’ll win, but because he the best choice of the group (and frankly, we can probably depend on Congress to keep him from implementing some of the ideas even I think are a bit extreme). Still, I’ll go in there wishing there really was a “none of the above” option. Dad put it best, though…
“Go in there, and vote Republican on the primary. Then you’ll have BOTH sides trying to contact you!”
UPDATE: Actually, I just talked to Mom and she explained what’s going on, as according to something she heard on NPR. Apparently Obama campaigners are getting onto governmental sites and getting the names of ALL registered voters, and contacting them via phone calls and flyers. I was wrong; Mom and Dad HAVE been getting campaign calls/flyers from Obama. I have to admit, it’s a brilliantly sneaky tactic…