Super Tuesday Procrastination

It's 11pm on the eve of Super Tuesday and I'm trying to study up and figure out what to vote for. Well if anyone's being real strict, technically I'm writing this blog post and further putting off making my decisions for tomorrow.

Occasionally I'll wait until the last minute to decide about one or two obscure measures, but I've never had it quite this bad. I'm no news junkie, but I get some at work, skim a few newspapers daily, and listen to a lot of NPR.

I relate to a lot of what Rebecca Traister writes in Undecided '08: Should I vote for Clinton or Obama?

I'm undecided at a moment -- one I thought might never transpire in my lifetime -- in which I will have the opportunity to pull a lever for a woman or an African-American. I am undecided while many around me whoop it up, volunteer, yell and cry at rallies, and feel the thrill of political certainty that I cannot share.

From what I can tell Obama and Clinton's stances on the issues are ridiculously close, so that hasn't really helped.

And I'm really trying not to let the identity politics influence my decision. From the much debated Gloria Steinem NY Times piece to NY NOW's scathing press release to e-mails from local feminist groups telling me to "Go vote for Hillary Clinton tomorrow," I'm tired of the feminist=must be for Clinton equation. But I also don't want my rebellion from that equation to be the deciding factor in my vote.

Metacentricies says it well:

This election isn’t about either gender or race. It is a historic occasion that the Democratic party will nominate someone who will be the first in history. That is significant enough. NY NOW’s stance (National NOW has been conciliatory) is divisive, at a time that divisiveness is destructive. We are in deep, deep shit as a country, and we need to find a way out of it. If you think Clinton is best (and not just because she has a vagina) then great. And if you think Obama is best (not just because he has dark skin) that’s great too. Do we need to add identity politics to an already challenging time?

Well, I guess I'll sleep on it.

But first a very appropriate cartoon (thanks feministing!):

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