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Well, I got my chance to vote today, and took it. Initially, I thought that voting this late wouldn't really have any significance... and because I live in DC it still may not, but it's closer to being meaningful than I would have thought.

I'm still excited to be a part of the democratic process. Does that make me naive?

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[amblypygid.livejournal.com]

Nope, not naive. It's great to run into people who aren't cynical and pessimistic about the whole thing.

[talkswithwind]

I live in Washington, so fully expected it to be decided before the decision got to me. But... Super Tuesday didn't clinch, so both campaigns scrambled to get people out to us ;). I know how you feel. Voting and... counting for the Presidential nomination process feels good.

[laserbitch.livejournal.com]

You're totally not naive!

Or maybe I'm naive about being so proud of this country and the people living in it, the way that we're all finally excited to be a part of the political process, instead of the usual wallowing in apathy. It's brilliant! And we are able to have our own opinions, and disagree, and no one can tell us who to choose.

This is one thing that makes our country absolutely wonderful and beautiful.

So, if all of it's naive, I think I can live with that. And so can you. ;)

[ilexcassine.livejournal.com]

"I'm still excited to be a part of the democratic process. Does that make me naive?"

No, it makes you a patriot. That's a good thing, because there aren't enough real ones.

[whitefox77.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to get excited. I still find that I am voting more to keep the people I don't want in office out, than to get a person I like in.

If I felt that there was a candidate that represented my stance on the issues, was someone I felt would stick by their campaign promises, and was actually qualified to be the president, I would probably get excited.