Two thoughts related to politics and elections.

Not much emphasis was placed on Sarah Palin being a female candidate.  Which I suppose is a good thing.  I found it to be quite significant.  No, she wasn't our first female VP candidate.  But the first one on a ticket that had an actual realistic chance at winning.  And coming after a female was a serious contender for the democrat nomination.  Plus, she was nominated after Obama was nominated as the democrat candidate.  So, either a black man for president, or a woman for vice-president.  Either way, a barrier broken.  And with Hillary Clinton making a serious run for the democrat presidential nomination, and Sarah Palin as a VP candidate, on a ticket that was a truely valid contender, it was a good year for women, as far as the presidential election goes.

And, after seeing this web page, I realize I should have said, for a major politic party.

My other thought is ..ing who to vote for.  I read something that said that we make better decisions if we don't have too much information.  If we have just enough information, rather than being overwhelmed with lots of details.  Too much information can make it harder to select which candidate, or viewpoint. or such, we agree with.  It wasn't talking specifically about politics, but it mentioned and included that.

I think that's how I make my voting decisions.  I don't want all the details.  I don't need all the details.  I want enough information to know that I'm voting for the candidate who fits my views best.  With local elections, sometimes one has to work to find that much information.  No, not sometimes, usually.  But with the presidential race, even with hardly watching the news, I had plenty enough information.  Now, if Kansas had a primary (or had I chosen to participate in the caucuses) some research would have been warranted. But by the time the main election came around, I knew enough about both candidates to feel quite confident in my decision.  No, I don't know all the details about their viewpoints on different issues.  But I knew enough to know who to vote for.

One last note.  It's strange having a President-Elect who's so young.  Young in the subjective sense.  He's not younger than Bill Clinton was, but I was 16 years younger then.  This is also the first time I've voted for the winning Presidential candidate.  :)