Why people vote for a particular candidate

[preciousjeni]

I despise Hillary Clinton. I think she's a horrible human being. That is clouding my vision of her, though I do realize that she and Obama have similar positions.

I prefer all of Obama's positions to hers and I strongly prefer his plans for our foreign policy. However, I am not satisfied with any of the candidates' positions on gay marriage because gay marriage is marriage and should be treated as such.

I'm not a democrat or a republican, but I strongly support Obama. I wouldn't vote for him for his race and I wouldn't vote for Clinton for her gender. I realize that having a democrat in office will cause people in my income bracket to suffer, but I'd rather suffer to provide for less fortunate Americans.