I'm with her!
I hear so often that our elections boil down to the choice between "the lesser of two evils", and I have voted with that thought in mind. The only politician for whom I ever  actively campaigned was George McGovern in 1972. Since that time, I've either voted for "the lesser of two evils" or a third-party candidate.
When I voted for third party candidates, I did so because I wanted to vote "for" something rather than against the candidate I disliked the most. It seems to me that's the way we should vote, and I see folks I respect opting to do that this election. However, this election I'm actually voting FOR Hillary Clinton and not against the Donald (well, Ok - I am voting against the Donald as well).
I'm writing this blog for a number of reasons:

• Hillary Clinton is being painted as a liar - and yet according to fact checking organizations she was the most honest of all the candidates, including Bernie Sanders.
• Hillary Clinton is almost universally acknowledged by people who should know as "the best qualified candidate to EVER run for president".
• Hillary Clinton is a work horse, not a show horse. She's not fancy or an eloquent speaker, but when she goes after something, she does it with all of her heart.
• Republicans who worked with her in the Senate acknowledge her excellent work there, and her willingness to work WITH them.

The reasons for voting against Donald Trump are, to me, obvious, but I'll list a few of the most troubling characteristics of this empty suit.

• Of all the candidates, Donald Trump was the LEAST honest - by far.
• Donald Trump is universally acknowledged by people who should know as the LEAST qualified candidate to EVER run for president.
• Donald Trump doesn't work at anything except self-promotion. His ignorance of foreign affairs is astounding, and he seems unwilling to learn anything about the actual running of government.
• Donald Trump can't seem to work with anyone. It's all about "the Donald".
• He clearly couldn't pass a basic civics test. As Khizr Khan pointed out it's unlikely that Trump has ever read (and certainly not understood) the U.S. Constitution. That's the document he'll be sworn to uphold if (God forbid) he wins the election.
• Also as Mr. Khan pointed out, Trump doesn't understand the meaning of "sacrifice". As a combat veteran, I could excoriate this clown for his multiple deferments during the Viet Nam war, but I understand the resistance many people felt towards the war at that time. However, in Trump's case, his resistance seems to have arisen because being in the Army would have been an inconvenience, and his "resistance" was not based on principle. In fact, I wonder what principles this man actually holds.

What about the third party candidates? Well, the Green Party candidate is basically anti-science (see her statements on vaccination), and the Libertarian candidate (as a Libertarian should) opposes government intervention in a number of places where I think the government should be involved.
This election is shaping up as the most important of my life. My fondest wish is that Hillary Clinton will win all 50 states, and Donald Trump will crawl back into the sewers he came from, never to be heard from again.