Obama on Row E

I guess I'd be surprised if my readers, especially my New York-based readers, aren't voting Obama.

Here in New York, we've got "fusion" voting. The so-called third parties (Working Families, Independent, Liberal, Conservative, and other) can endorse candidates, and voters can then vote for their preferred candidate under the party of their choice.

As I've stated before, I'm a registered Democrat just so I can vote in Democratic primaries. But in general, I won't call myself a Democrat because, really, who wants to be associated with such a feckless bunch of corporate ninnies?

But thanks to fusion voting, Barack Obama is appearing on both the Democratic line and the Working Families line (possibly others, too, but I'm not sure).

Working Families is a progressive party that's much closer aligned to my general political beliefs (if Obama's a socialist, I guess I'd be a communist). By voting for Obama on the Working Families line, your vote still counts for Obama (no spoilers!), but it also has the power to demonstrate the strength of the progressive movement.

Particularly on the local level, Democratic politicians strive for the endorsement of the Working Families party and are therefore a bit further left-leaning than your typical national Democratic Party politicos.

So, New Yorkers! If you're progressive and you want to vote Obama, he'll be appearing under the Democratic Party on Row B and under the Working Families Party on Row E. Don't fear the Row E, dear B&E readers. It's just the first little push from the left that Obama'll probably need from time to time once he's our president.

Yes, I'm feeling optimistic on this Sunday morning. Or was, until I (just now) started thinking about how many ways the Republican Party can still fucking steal this thing.