Well, yes, I suppose it is. At least two people today mentioned to me how excited they were to hear all the different returns coming in. Georgia apparently prefers Obama.

I will vote in my state’s primary on April 22, so at that point, I guess I will have to make a decision for certain.

I think my earlier query concerning this primary is something of a trick question.  Our country is about equally sexist and racist, in my opinion, so that’s not really the best way of thinking about the primary.

I liked the question, though, because it was so in-your-face and a little outrageous.  But ultimately, there’s a certain flavor that the candidates have, and it has to taste right to the voters, and it can’t leave a bad after taste either. I think Hillary tastes pretty good, but then I start tasting the bitterness that is left by her voting for the war, and being so unapologetic about it, too.

It is a shame that many, many times we make our choices by determining what we don’t like about someone and then simply voting for the alternative. I think that is why Kerry “lost” (that, and the fact that the election was rigged). People didn’t have enough admiration for Kerry in his own right. I wanted him to win very much, but it wasn’t because I was enamored of the man; I just knew Bush would continue to do harm.

So I fear greatly what would happen in our country if we are triggered to fear and despise our own candidates. The Dems might be set up to lose the general election if it’s Hillary because she rubs so many people the wrong way. Or could it be that if Obama wins the primary, that spells disaster because fear and racism will mar his chances at the election.  Or will Karl Rove just screw with enough electronic voting machines that no matter what odds the Dems overcome, the winner will be McRomabee?

Fear and loathing, fear and loathing… not good things to base your winning strategy upon. And that’s why we see Hillary and Barack, treating each other fairly gently into the debate. Don’t want to help the real enemy out in making one or the other look bad.

I will absolutely, positively, vote for the person who wins the Democratic Primary. But in my heart of hearts, I’m actually hoping that person will be Barack Obama. I live in a neighborhood that is one of the most nicely integrated places in the U.S. While this doesn’t erase poverty, remove class boundaries, or make me coffee in the morning, it does make me feel warm and fuzzy because black children and white children can and do play together. Because they grow up and get married and have beautiful babies and these children can live in a place where it’s not weird to have one parent with creamy white skin, and another with beautiful, rich chocolate tones. In this neighborhood, I feel like we will almost all cheer and be filled with pride to see a man of color enter the white house. To me, this represents something more than having a woman in charge.

Does that make me more sexist or more racist? Please… I am neither. These two individuals are both fine Americans and I will vote for either one.