This is why it is important to vote....i dont care who you're voting for....just do it. last year about this time i didn't care who the next president was because i thought anyone is better than what we have now. when i heard Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were running for president, i was excited because we could possibly have the first black man or woman as president and i was a little more excited for Barack (me being a black man). but i said to myself let me listen to the issues and not let just because he's a black man be my reason for voting for him. i would have been happy with either Hillary or Barack because their policies are 98% the same. i didnt know John McCains policies before the primaries but i listen closely. and i must say this guy is scary to me as he will shoot first and ask questions later. then he goes and picks someone he didn't know, just to solidify his female support base. no one in the lower 48 knew her and as we find out more about her, I am sure John McCain wishes he made a better pick. but he's stuck with her. but as a voter I am not stuck with her. this is the first time in my 38 years i will vote. and because i am in Texas i know my vote won't make a difference because this is a red state but at least i know that i participated in something important to the U.S.A. and to the world.