Congratulations, fellow Floridians. Not only do we get to participate in one of the most consequential presidential elections in U.S. history, we possess an enhanced ticket to this important event. We are voters in a swing state. Perhaps THE swing state.

The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board urges everyone to use that ticket. Vote. And when you exercise that precious right, we urge you to cast your ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine.

We acknowledge upfront that one major reason to support Hillary is that Republican Donald Trump is manifestly unqualified to be president of the United States. In a related editorial, we explain why the Donald Trump/Mike Pence slate would be a terrible choice.

Trump's awfulness is not the only reason to vote for Hillary, however. There are plentiful solid reasons to be for Hillary (whose campaign uses her first name, so we will too).

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One reason her campaign goes with "Hillary," of course, is an attempt to make her a little bit warmer and more likable. But we like the scholarly, policy-wonk Hillary just fine. It is necessary and reassuring when a president can get very specific on complicated issues. Those include:

The Economy. When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, the world was on the brink of economic collapse. No one is thrilled with the slow pace of recovery – which is one reason we endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012. But the economy is recovering. Unemployment is down. Poverty is down. And, importantly, politicians are learning the importance of nurturing the battered middle class.

That's why Hillary's economic plans, which you can see at HillaryClinton.com, emphasize tax fairness – making sure high income people and corporations pay their share – and investing the newly collected taxes in infrastructure improvements and jobs and education for the middle class. Give Bernie Sanders ample credit for sharpening Hillary's understanding and focus on this issue. Give Trump partial credit, too. He exploited middle class anger early and often. Yet, in a betrayal of his base, Trump's economic plans will benefit wealthy individuals and corporations.

National Security. The world is a big and dangerous stage on which Hillary – as a senator and as secretary of state – has been in the hot seat. She advised Obama when he gave the go-ahead for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. She helped assemble the international coalition that imposed severe economic sanctions on Iran and set the stage for the nuclear deal that has increased America's ability to ensure that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons.

We will be among the first to agree that the Iran nuclear deal is not comprehensive or incapable of being breached. But it represents the kind of difficult, imperfect diplomacy that is the only credible alternative to war. It is easy for the deal's critics to harp on its imperfections. We'd be more impressed if at the same time they offered plausible alternatives that would accomplish more.

This is what you're going to get with Hillary – tough negotiations that yield pragmatic results. After that, expect Hillary to press for more. Hillary understands America needs to use its economic power and diplomacy to solve international problems, not military might. Like Obama, Hillary understands that having American soldiers killing Muslims in the Middle East can cause more harm than good.

Hillary has cultivated relations with our NATO allies and realizes their importance, while her opponent has suggested America might ignore their calls for help.

However, as bin Laden's killing shows, Hillary is prepared to pull the trigger when it is prudent and possible to do so. That's why she's believable when she says she will make killing the leaders of ISIS a priority. We should say continue to make it a priority, since the Obama administration successfully has targeted multiple terrorist leaders.

That approach beats a "secret" (aka, non-existent) plan to defeat ISIS.

Hillary's toughness and clear-headedness are reasons some of America's adversaries – Vladimir Putin, to name one – seem so eager to see Donald Trump in the White House. Hillary will look Putin in the eye and not blink.

There is no doubt that Hillary has made mistakes in her time on the world stage. One was her Senate vote to give President George W. Bush authority to invade Iraq. She has seen the consequences of that rash war. Another was her careless use of a private email server when she was secretary of state.

Here is a crucial contrast with her opponent: Hillary recognizes mistakes. She apologized for both of those. In this complex world, even good presidents are going to make mistakes – Obama has made them, Reagan made them, Kennedy made them, FDR made them. Hillary's experience already makes her less likely to make mistakes. Her temperament makes her more likely to learn from mistakes – certainly more likely than someone who, even in the face of clear evidence, will not admit that he has made mistakes.

Just a few more things about Hillary's email scandal. There was the potential to damage U.S. security, but no one has shown that damage occurred. The FBI did not charge her with a crime because investigators did not believe she intentionally withheld emails it was her legal duty to produce.

However, the entire email episode speaks to Hillary's greatest weakness – a lack of transparency that has engendered significant public distrust. And we must note that pending court orders mean more deleted emails will be released before Election Day on Nov. 8. Is there a bombshell among them? We just don't know.

Immigration. Start with the fact that Hillary's immigration policy is sane. She recognizes the importance of tough screening of immigrants without resorting to impossible and/or legally thorny practices such as banning immigrants from certain regions or those who profess faith in certain religions. She does not claim that millions of illegal immigrants can be rounded up and deported. She does not claim that Mexico can be made to pay for a wall.