Voting in a primary has never before been this exciting. Even when I was a politically active college student, the thrill of possibility did not seem this real.

I am voting for Hillary Clinton tomorrow in the New York primary. It will be a historic moment that I will record in my journal with deep pride:

My first chance to vote for a woman for the highest office in this great nation.

My first chance to chose between candidates who don't look like our founding fathers--one who's a mom and the other African-American.

My first chance to feel confident that whichever is chosen I will be able to support their candidacy without hesitation.

This will not be a vote against Senator Obama, who I deeply respect, but a vote for a person who has championed working mothers and working families at every turn. A person who will lead us out of the Iraq war and bring change to our healthcare system and our environmental policies. A person who knows the deepest details of goverment, and has experienced how things do and do not get done in DC. And perhaps most importantly, a person who has traveled the globe and has the feel for global issues that you can only get by participating on the global stage. Hillary Clinton has earned my vote.

My dad will no doubt be voting in the Republican primary. We have been on opposite sides of the fence for a long time. I believe the country knows it's time for a change, but I am happy that there are good candidates surging ahead on all fronts.

The right to vote is so precious, and we often regard it so casually or with suspicion of its usefulness. This primary season has given us more debate time and more exposure to candidates than ever before. Be informed, be excited and be sure to vote.