I remember thinking earlier this year how excited I was to get into this presidential election. You know, “take hold of the issues” and really “make my vote count” yada yada. But, after all the rhetoric, spin, and misdirection, multiplied by the blame and flame associated with every angle of every debate, to be honest, I’m just really, really . . . tired. Tired might be the wrong word, I’m not really sure.
So, with 5 days left until the Republicrats decide our next leader, I have absolutely no idea what I am going to do with my vote. Seriously: I am completely and totally undecided. And FYI: YIKES.
This is new territory for me. Looking back, I’ve always known who to pick, and I haven’t really doubted much before or after election night. And I’ve always seen the last-minute polls with the ‘Undecided’ percentages and thought, kinda like this guy, “sheesh, who are these undecided losers and why can’t they make up their puny little minds?!?!” Well, I guess I’m the loser now.
I suppose I feel a little stifled, like these people – all comedy aside.
But then again, so what? So I’m ‘undecided’? Big deal. Maybe that just means I’m re-prioritizing? Maybe that means this political season is just plain lousy? Maybe both? Maybe neither? Maybe it’s ok to be undecided this late such an important game. Again, I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind on that either.
So, I suppose the point of this post is to solicit ideas via comments, email, phone, telepathy, smoke signal, carrier pigeon, etc. Whatever, just please help somehow, because this is a big deal to me.
I won’t bore you with all the gory details of WHY I am undecided – i.e. all the pros and cons of each party’s candidates – because that is the line of thinking that has failed me thus far. I just think I need an approach or decision-making model that is outside of that standard pro/con box. I need to reframe the decision entirely, or something, maybe. So, I’d appreciate any advice, particularly as it relates to a time when you have been undecided about something important, and how you worked through it – political or otherwise.
The only option that is off the table for me at this point is simply not voting. I’m going to vote, I just want to feel good about it. Is that too much to ask?!?!
Cheers.
