this fire is out of control
I don’t really talk politics in my blog. I keep my views mostly to myself because it can be such a touchy subject and I wouldn’t want to offend or be offended. It’s also hard for me because I’m not a member of any political party and my views are pretty different from most people I know. I can’t fit my views and beliefs into a neat little box and neither party I identify with for a variety of reasons.
But today I’m going to make an exception because I’m officially angry.
Yesterday I voted for the first time in a primary election. This was the year that the Democratic party allowed independent or decline-to-state voters to weigh in on their presidential primary in California. I was excited to participate. All I had to do was ask for a Democratic ballot at my polling place. I’d already received messages from Scarlet Johansson, Stevie Wonder, Bradley Whitford, and two Obama campaign workers encouraging me to vote. 
However, once I got the ballot and went to vote, I noticed two lines that said American Independent and Democratic. The Democratic line had a bubble on it. Below that was all the nominee choices. I don’t remember seeing any instructions telling you to do anything about this bubble. To say it was confusing is an understatement. I went ahead and marked that bubble just in case. Now there are widespread reports that in Los Angeles County people didn’t mark that bubble because they either didn’t see it or were even told NOT to by election workers. Their votes will not count because they didn’t mark that bubble!
First off, I can totally understand why people got mixed up. I almost messed up too. Second, it’s really stupid they are not counting a bunch of those votes for not marking one little bubble when it was NOT clear you had to. What difference does it make?! And now, it pisses me off that Obama’s campaign is looking into maybe filing a complaint while Clinton’s campaign is calling the Obama reaction “a cynical attempt to create confusion.” WTF!?!?!?!
I’m sadly disappointed by the Democratic primary vote for this state.
I find it extremely sad, scary, and frustrating that there’s only been 4 years in my entire 31 years of life where there wasn’t a Bush or Clinton in the White House (either VP or President). I know I’m not alone in recognizing that it’s time for real change in this country. I really hope Hillary doesn’t get the nomination because there’s no way my conscience can handle voting for her. And then I’m faced with the alternative. SIGH.
I don’t expect anyone to care, agree, disagree, or whatever. I just really needed to vent. 
