This election was the first that I had been old enough to vote. I had no clue who to vote for because I was never really in to politics.
I was leaning McCain (only because in my part of VA it was either vote for McCain or for the nigger terrorist). I decided to do some research on my own, because I felt like I shouldn’t do something just because everyone else does it.
I read tons of articles, made a Fluther account in September, asked some politically stimulating questions, and got really great answers from the collective. I received great explanations of political ideas, and I realized McCain’s platforms sucked and wouldn’t help anyone.
Obviously in the grand scheme of my life, who to vote for in ‘08 was not a major decision. However Fluther helped shaped political beliefs that I’ll probably have for the rest of my life.