I Don’t Know If I Want to Be a Democrat
So I’ve been dealing with the paperwork to change my ID over from California to Nevada, and part of that is giving me the opportunity to fill out my voter registration. And I’ve been sitting here with the paperwork, mostly filled out, except for one field.
I don’t know what to put for my political party.
It’s a tough call. Not between the two major parties, God no. I voted Republican exactly once in my life, during the first election I could vote in, and I regret that immensely. But I was a different person back in 2008: still an evangelical, still a few years from coming out of the closet, still under the close mentorship of a religious figure that influenced my every word, every thought, feeling, and belief.
I thought voting for John McCain was doing Jesus a solid. I was so stupid back fffffffthen.
But, let’s jump forward 10 years, to now, and my current predicament. What do I do? Do I check the Democrat box, or do I write in Democratic Socialist?
It’s a trade off: on one hand, the Democratic Socialist platform has a lot more in line with what I believe: Universal Medical Care, Free & Improved Education, Removing Big Money from politics, providing a Universal Basic Income, using the strong arm of the government to stave off the greatest evils of capitalism without going…
