Voting for Vice Presidents

Without bothering to link to them, there are a lot of news stories in the last couple days saying that, although Edwards is a good choice for Kerry, that most voters will not be voting for Kerry because of the VP pick. My coworker, Ann, is a good example - she was going to be a loyal Democrat no matter, but her enthusiasm perked up with the announcement.

But it got me thinking. I seem to do what the commentators say never happen - vote for someone based on their running mates. In 2000, I filled the oval for Gore because of the strong convictions of Joe Lieberman (not his religion, like most assume when I tell them this story). In 2002, during my last Student Government campaign at UF, I did what I could for VP Joel Howell even though I was torn on who to back for the top of the ticket. Now, I was contemplating a write-in vote until Edwards got the nod.

Huh. Just another example of why I am weird.