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Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

Rogue Valley

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Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. Policy doesn't really even matter.

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8/15/19
All of the policy “what about” hypothetical's from my conservative friends are diversions. They’re trying to move the argument to policy to blind us to the reality that President Donald Trump is both unstable and compromised. As I have argued for well over two years, there is plenty of evidence that the president is compromised by our most dedicated enemy. Even before the Mueller report laid bare the degree to which the Trump campaign welcomed Russian help, it was obvious that Trump feared Russian President Vladimir Putin. Compulsive lying, fantastic and easily refuted claims, base insults and bizarre public meltdowns, however, are indeed signs of serious emotional problems. Trump has never been a reasonable man, but for two years, he has gotten worse. He literally cannot tell the truth from a lie, he often seems completely unable to comprehend even basic information, and he flies off the handle in ways that would make most of us take our children to a pediatrician for evaluation. This is why policy doesn’t matter. I have only two requirements from the Democratic nominee. First, he or she must not be obviously mentally unstable. Second, the nominee must not be in any way sympathetic — or worse, potentially beholden — to a hostile foreign power. This rules out Gabbard, Williamson and maybe New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, although in de Blasio’s case it’s hard to tell whether he is unstable or just a terrible person. As for the rest of them, I am willing to live with whoever wins the Democratic primary process.

The Democratic candidate will promise to nominate people into Cabinet posts who will make me tear my hair out. But at least I will be confident that they are in charge of their own inner circle, instead of surrounded by unprincipled cronies who keep their own boss in the dark while taking a hatchet to the Constitution. Is there anyone that Warren or former Vice President Joe Biden could bring to, say, the Justice Department, whom I would fear more than an odious and sinister courtier like William Barr? It is a sign of how low we have fallen as a nation that “rational” and “not compromised by an enemy” are now my only two requirements for the office of the president of the United States. Perhaps years of peace and prosperity have made us forget the terrifying responsibilities that attend the presidency, including the stewardship of enough nuclear weapons to blow the Northern Hemisphere to smithereens. As long as the Democrats can provide someone who can pass these simple tests, their nominee has my vote.
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Pretty much how I see it also, and I'll vote for whomever wins the Democrat primary.

Democrat candidates who fail to snag the Dem presidential primary - governors, mayors, unattached - should run for open Senate seats wherever possible.

Related: Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff

Republicans are now the party of national insecurity on threats from guns to missiles
 
Rogue Valley said:
Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. Policy doesn't really even matter.

Dem-7-1.jpg




Pretty much how I see it also, and I'll vote for whomever wins the Democrat primary.

Democrat candidates who fail to snag the Dem presidential primary - governors, mayors, unattached - should run for open Senate seats wherever possible.

Related: Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff

Republicans are now the party of national insecurity on threats from guns to missiles
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These are your choices...

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...have fun with that.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. Policy doesn't really even matter.

Dem-7-1.jpg


Pretty much how I see it also, and I'll vote for whomever wins the Democrat primary.

Democrat candidates who fail to snag the Dem presidential primary - governors, mayors, unattached - should run for open Senate seats wherever possible.

Related: Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff

Republicans are now the party of national insecurity on threats from guns to missiles
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Yeah, I follow Tom Nichols in Twitter. He's been singing this tune for a while now. What kills me more than a little about these guys is Trump is just the natural end result of years of right wing propaganda, the guy to finally put a face on rhetoric the GOP have pushed for a long time. The problem is Trump is an incompetent buffoon and embarrasses those guys who wouldn't care at all if the same policies came from a POTUS who didn't Tweet, and was more diplomatic.

We know this because the GOP base loves, loves, loves Trump. Huge approval ratings from the GOP voters. So in a way I can't give Nichols all that much credit because Trump is just saying the quiet part out loud, and instead of using dog whistles, he's using a bull horn, so we can all see EXACTLY what the GOP is and has been since at least the Obama era. The GOP have been feeding a rabid dog who until Trump just attacked the libs, and now they're shocked that the rabid dog is out of control and is figuratively destroying the house.

Anyway, I'm more than a little cynical here, but at least we can agree that Trump is unqualified in every way to be President and should be removed however we can no later than January 2021. So until then I'll join hands with Nichols and the other GOP Never Trumpers, and also hope for the total destruction of the GOP as a political force, at least nationally. It's not just Trump anymore. The GOP is now the Trump GOP. Removing Trump won't change that, only electoral defeats up and down the line will change that. Unless that happens, we'll just get a more competent Trump next time, which will be far worse in every way.
 
Of the four DNC POTUS candidates pictured in the OP, only Warren (with some significant policy position changes after the DNC primary) would have any chance of getting my vote - Trump has none.
 
Poor wacky Never-Trumper who has completely lost any sensibility that he might have had.

More Russia, Russia, Russia stuff. Trump is crazy...... I really don't like Trump!

How damn boring.... just the same crap rehashed over and over. They know Trump will win
reelection and have lost what little bit of their mind they had left? The meltdown on the left
continues!
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Of the four DNC POTUS candidates pictured in the OP, only Warren (with some significant policy position changes after the DNC primary) would have any chance of getting my vote - Trump has none.
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Same except Warren has no chance of my vote either shes the worst of the 4 IMO
 
Rogue Valley said:
Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. Policy doesn't really even matter.





Pretty much how I see it also, and I'll vote for whomever wins the Democrat primary.

Democrat candidates who fail to snag the Dem presidential primary - governors, mayors, unattached - should run for open Senate seats wherever possible.

Related: Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff

Republicans are now the party of national insecurity on threats from guns to missiles
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Another that can't wrap their head around the fact that "Russia" never happened.
 
And I am an ex-Democrat that switched to Trump. Why? Because Obama was an incompetent moron when it came to the economy and foreign policy.

Trump says something, the MSM twist it around to make him look bad. Then 2-3 months later, he's proven right, but by that time, they're on to some other BS hit piece, and people forget about the previous lie.

I can't count how many times that's happened.

The Dem/lib propaganda is a lie to garner votes. It's not real, and won't work in the real world.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Why this Never Trump ex-Republican will vote for almost any 2020 Democratic nominee

I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. Policy doesn't really even matter.

Dem-7-1.jpg




Pretty much how I see it also, and I'll vote for whomever wins the Democrat primary.

Democrat candidates who fail to snag the Dem presidential primary - governors, mayors, unattached - should run for open Senate seats wherever possible.

Related: Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff

Republicans are now the party of national insecurity on threats from guns to missiles
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Democrats do not have good plans for helping all Americans. Their plan is to promote and protect the democrat party and its supporters no matter what bad repercussions such selfish support may bring on everyone else. Big cities under democrat control are turning into uncivilized garbage dumps compared to other towns in the nation under more rational leaders.
 
Lutherf said:
Another that can't wrap their head around the fact that "Russia" never happened.
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There is far more wrong about Trump than Russia.

He's a racist a bigot for starters, and puts kids in cages. He is a friend of dictators for another.

I can go on for days about Trumps shortcomings.
 
Rogue Valley said:
There is far more wrong about Trump than Russia.

He's a racist a bigot for starters, and puts kids in cages. He is a friend of dictators for another.

I can go on for days about Trumps shortcomings.
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More propaganda.

"Racism" has lost all meaning. It's now defined entirely by the individual making the claim and disagreement with such an assessment is, naturally, considered to be racist.

The "putting kids in cages" claim, like the "friend of dictators" claim is hyperbole.
 
Lutherf said:
Another that can't wrap their head around the fact that "Russia" never happened.
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The Mueller report shows differently.
 
Common Sense 1 said:
Poor wacky Never-Trumper who has completely lost any sensibility that he might have had.

More Russia, Russia, Russia stuff. Trump is crazy...... I really don't like Trump!

How damn boring.... just the same crap rehashed over and over. They know Trump will win
reelection and have lost what little bit of their mind they had left? The meltdown on the left
continues!
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It went from Trump/Russia, Russia, Russia to Trump/Racist, Racist, Racist and through it all the MSM has lost every ounce of credibility it ever possessed.

And the irony lies in the fact that the number of small donations to Trump's 2020 re-election campaign have soared. Everyday folks don't give their hard earned money to a candidate they do not intend to vote for and I think that has to do in part that Trump has bucked his own party at times on an array of issues such as trade, big pharma etc. going in a direction some Republicans did not support. They see someone who is definitely politically incorrect and the overall stances he has taken has been in support of the concerns what the majority of We the People are concerned. There truly is a silent majority. They do not walk around with Maga hats or clothing. They do no answer polls or talk politics with their neighbors or co-workers. They do not have a bumper sticker or a yard sign in their yard. They are afraid of the consequences from the left of their own person/family or their property or even their employment being targeted by the unhinged. But what they do is give a modest donation in private and on election day will be standing in line to vote.
 
Hopefully, you turn from Republicans - the party of plutocracy - as well.
 
Lutherf said:
I swear, you show some people a cow pie and they STILL believe it's cherry cheesecake.
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Yep we know that’s how it was with you guys and Trump. You believe you picked cheesecake when you picked ****.
 
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