In my heart of hearts, it came down to me feeling like I could not vote for a candidate that didn't believe in equality for everyone (meaning gay rights.) I'm not gay myself, but this just feels like bigotry to me. I also don't like the fact that Romney's religion informs what he does politically. I think there should be room for all religions in this country, and you can certainly have very high standards and morals even without never stepping into church.
Romney is a CEO. This bothers me a lot. I don't like that his past includes shutting down and buying out small businesses so that he can ship them overseas or make money off of them. I don't like someone who thinks about money before they think about humanity. This translates into caring about the environment, etc.
I have a hard time with the abortion thing- I don't think abortion is the right thing to do for myself, personally, but I don't think I would feel comfortable ever telling someone else what to do- it is DEEPLY personal, and sometimes medical. What I do care about is what happens to that kiddo after it is born- will it be able to be educated and paid a fair wage(Romney is anti-teacher/union worker), will it have health care, etc. Pro-life doesn't mean the government has concerns with taking care of you after you are born.
I think Obama has done what he could within the constraints of working with a government that is largely Republican, so I don't fault him on what he hasn't done, in that aspect. There's proof that the economy is looking up, and I definitely worry about what will happen with these crazy storms if the government won't step in to help in the future (as Romney doesn't want to.) The part about military and how Romney wants to give them that money- the military has said it does not want that much money, nor need it. I'm afraid we would be going to war again.
I'm not a person who dives headfirst into politics, and I did consider third-party candidates, because I think there is a LOT of good in stepping outside of the 2-party system (it's broken, let's face it.) But, when it came down to it, I had to go with my heart and just look at who I thought really cared about the individuals more - gay, straight, black, white, uneducated, rich, poor... and my choice was Obama in the end.