ANA Members Vote on ANA's Virtual Voting Booth

Since 1984, ANA has played an integral role engaging nurses in Presidential politics. To continue this tradition, ANA engaged Presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle in our endorsement process, which included completion of an ANA candidate questionnaire and a candidate interview*.

The process also requires participation of the ANA membership, and your opportunity to weigh in was heard loud and clear! ANA members were asked to vote for the candidate they believed would be the strongest advocate for nurses while serving as President. ANA's Election 2008 Action Center was home to ANA’s online "Virtual Voting Booth" which was open from August 1-31, 2008. During this timeframe, notice - that this voting opportunity was available on ANA's website was sent out through alerts, the CMA insider, Smart Brief and other ANA publications urging members to participate in the vote.
Here is the breakdown of the vote:

Candidate	% Votes
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)	64%
Senator John McCain (R-AZ)	36%

*Please note that after numerous requests Senator John McCain (R-AZ) did not submit a candidate questionnaire or participate in a candidate interview with ANA.
Rachel Conant and Hilary Hansen