It's not only the system, all of life is full of compromise. There are trade-offs for everything. Consequences vs. choices. Give and take exists in nearly every human relationship or experience. I'm not willing to squander my vote (which I do regard as mattering) because I'm upset that my candidate has made "compromises", or choices which neither I
nor the candidate may support 100%. Yet, compromise must be reached, choices must be made.
It's very difficult in life to get everything that we want. Sometimes perhaps, but usually we are forced to choose and determine our priorities. President Bush has my vote because I agree with 90% of the choices he's made and actions he's taken in his presidency. The other 10% is a compromise I can make.
Prairie
Good for you.
It sounds like you can rest easily with the choice you are making.
If I agreed with 90% of the positions and the consequences of an incumbent politician, I could possibly compromise on a few minor issues.
I think for some it's more a matter of the scope of the areas of disagreement than the concept of the good outweighing the bad.
We all have our list of nonnegotiables.