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Poll says we want change

Sometimes the lesser of 2 evils to me isn't really that evil. It may not be my ideal candidate, but he/she isn't disasterous, where I often think the alternative is or could be disasterous.

Well I guess that is a matter of opinion I suppose. In the past 4 presidential elections I have looked at the candidates as both disasterous.

And no, I don't think of you as bad, I just have a differeing opinion than yours is all.
 
Americans are tired of the political establishment and want change, according to an AOL News poll.

When given the choice of Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney or "I hope someone else runs," an overwhelming majority of people opted for the devil they don't know.

More than 51,000 people voted as of Tuesday morning, and 61 percent of them are against either of the presumptive frontrunners in the 2016 presidential election.

A meager 26 percent said "Hillary all the way" and only 13 percent think "Mitt Romney is the man with the plan."

The AOL News poll ran from Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning.


It came on the heels of the former first lady and secretary of state appearing in Iowa over the weekend and only hours after a major Romney donor told Fox Business that he expects the former Massachusetts governor to take one more shot at the White House.

Readers also voiced their opinions in over 2,600 comments: opinions were sharply divided.

"I think anyone would be better than Hillary Clinton, one who can not be trusted, believed or depended upon to do the right thing for the country instead of what's good for Hillary," wrote Betty Hensley.

Rick Pollock, responding to Hensley's anti-Clinton comments, wrote: "Hillary's agenda is very pro women. Shame on you."

Hensley's comment was most "liked" on Facebook by AOL readers.

"I would not vote for Romney as dog catcher," said Robert Perez. "He's out touch [sic]."

That comment was echoed by many who griped that the former Bain Capital chairman's excessive wealth is a reason why he would not be a good leader. Others saw his personal success as the exact attribute one looks for in a leader.

AOL.com Article - Anyone but Hillary or Romney: Americans want real change in 2016 presidential election

fairly large poll

51k respondents

not good news for Clinton or Romney followers

Yeah, well the media kind of controls who wins elections. This is why I'm opposed to media outlets endorsing candidates..

Then again - it isn't actually the medias fault - it's the individuals fault for buying the crap that is drilled into their heads.

People claim they want change but vote for the same crap every 2 and 4 years.

I think most only care who is republican, democrat, tea party or libertarian and instead of listening to their positions on the issues just vote party line or knee-jerkingly.
 
It is a carousel. We have an incompetent government. People tend to blame the political parties. One party messes things up. They elect the other one. Then that party messes things up and then back to the other party. Nobody ever deals with the incompetence. We just trade one incompetence for another.
 
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