2016 Postmortem

Seshat

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18. I voted for Clinton. It was a difficult decision.

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 10:58 AM

Dec 2016

It was not an enthusiastic vote. I seriously considered casting a protest vote but did not want to feel responsible in any way for the election of Donald Trump. I had once spent eight years blaming myself for Ronald Reagan because I'd cast a vote for Barry Commoner instead of Jimmy Carter.

Being the goddess of libraries, I suggested that other people look up the candidates positions on the issues they cared about and vote accordingly. If they felt that these were not her true positions--to use her own words her public vs her private positions, I usually responded that at least she was on the record for supporting them and could hopefully be held to account.

What I did not do was trash people who voted for Jill Stein, Gary Johnson or even Donald Trump--though I did say that he was the one candidate who I could not vote for and I'd tell them why.
I realize that's not enough for some folks here but it is what it is.

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I voted for Hillary on November 8. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2016 OP

I voted for HRC on 11/8 CincyDem Dec 2016 #1

Thank you! MineralMan Dec 2016 #2

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I voted for her. That's it. I just couldn't find it in myself to campaign for someone when my Exilednight Dec 2016 #3

I see. Well, thanks for your vote. MineralMan Dec 2016 #4

Same... I voted for Hillary on Nov 8 and have felt like shit since then, thinkin what could have been with President Sanders in office. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #22

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I see. How do things smell now that you've stopped MineralMan Dec 2016 #7

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How will we do that, do you think? MineralMan Dec 2016 #14

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I'm very afraid those things won't work as you think they will. MineralMan Dec 2016 #29

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And more's the pity... MineralMan Dec 2016 #39

They smell the same as if she hadn't held her nose and voted for her BigBadDem Dec 2016 #13

It's good to add one vote. MineralMan Dec 2016 #17

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Donated, voted, tried to be positive convincing other voters. LisaM Dec 2016 #6

Thanks for trying. Truly! MineralMan Dec 2016 #8

But it wasn't good enough. LisaM Dec 2016 #12

I proudly voted for HRC mcar Dec 2016 #10

Thank you so much for all you did! MineralMan Dec 2016 #15

Thanks mcar Dec 2016 #16

I voted for Clinton. It was a difficult decision. Seshat Dec 2016 #18

I voted against Donald Trump on October 25th. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #19

I see. MineralMan Dec 2016 #21

I voted for HRC on September 30th. (By mail, obviously.) BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #23

Thank you! MineralMan Dec 2016 #24

I proudly and joyfully voted for Hillary on Oct. 27 NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #25

Thank you for everything you did! MineralMan Dec 2016 #26

Everyone I know as friends and my work colleagues voted for Hillary. beaglelover Dec 2016 #30

I Voted For Hillary Mike B Dec 2016 #32

So did I, and I'm in one of the few states QC Dec 2016 #33

Why the snide comment? MineralMan Dec 2016 #40

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You're answering for QC? MineralMan Dec 2016 #42

That is pretty much how I see this OP as well. Nictuku Dec 2016 #78

I'm in WI, I voted for her!! Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #34

Thank you for following Bernie's lead in supporting the nominee. MineralMan Dec 2016 #43

We did the same here in Texas. narnian60 Dec 2016 #56

Voted for her Lithos Dec 2016 #35

I proudly voted for Hillary. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #36

I voted for Hillary twice... agalisgv Dec 2016 #37

I voted for HRC during early voting. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #38

I did not vote for Hillary on November 8th DFW Dec 2016 #44

Thanks! A lot of people voted early. MineralMan Dec 2016 #45

I still work for a living. I can't go fly 10 hours every time I need to do some paperwork DFW Dec 2016 #46

I voted for her liquid diamond Dec 2016 #47

Thanks! MineralMan Dec 2016 #51

I voted for her. Scruffy1 Dec 2016 #48

I did too and knocked on doors, donated and made calls Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #49

Thank you for that work! MineralMan Dec 2016 #50

I worked on the phone banks Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #52

As individuals, all we can do is what we can do. MineralMan Dec 2016 #54

I was call banking into North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, and Michigan for two weeks still_one Dec 2016 #53

Thank you so much for doing that! MineralMan Dec 2016 #55

No need for thanks. You, me, and the others who did canvassing, call banking, still_one Dec 2016 #57

I suspect we worked some of the same territory. I phone-banked, too. Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #59

I am in California, but we were getting are phone banking orders from still_one Dec 2016 #63

I remember the system going down and using print-outs. Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #67

I voted for HRC MFM008 Dec 2016 #58

I voted for, phonebanked for, and canvassed for HRC here in NV, a state she won!! malchickiwick Dec 2016 #60

Things went well in Nevada. Thanks for all the hard work. MineralMan Dec 2016 #61

My hat's off to you for your efforts. Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #62

I drove from MA to NH several times and did canvassing and GOTV usrbs Dec 2016 #64

Yes. Minnesota was much closer than I expected, too. MineralMan Dec 2016 #65

I always vote for the D-nominee in the general elction. Iggo Dec 2016 #66

Voted early by absentee in person drray23 Dec 2016 #68

I did all I could LostOne4Ever Dec 2016 #69

Same here. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #70

I voted for Hillary on November 8 DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #71

I raised ten thousand dollars for her and groups working on behalf of her. Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #72

Voted HRC Meowmee Dec 2016 #73

I was for Bernie... LP2K12 Dec 2016 #74

Started off this election season on the fence Sunsky Dec 2016 #75

I voted for her, campaigned for her and donated to her campaign hueymahl Dec 2016 #76

Voted for Hillary, Keith Ellison, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #77

I voted for her. Volunteered LeftInTX Dec 2016 #79

I voted for Hillary in early voting and hosted a campaign event csziggy Dec 2016 #80

I voted for Hillary on Nov 8th and wished I had been voting for Bernie. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #81