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For Those Who Do Not Want To Vote For Trump

If _________ wins the Dem nomination, I'll vote for Trump.

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JMR said:
It's hard for some of us to imagine the candidate that sucks monkey balls as much as Trump.
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Aaron Burr, James Buchanan, Ross Perot, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Tom Steyer immediately come to mind as in the same ballpark of ****tiness.
 
Hari Seldon said:
He was trying to stave off diabetes, especially in children by limiting the size of sugary drinks. Major backlash to being able to buy a giant big gulp as opposed to 2 smaller ones if they really wanted it. Probably did little but at least he was thinking about the epidemic of diabetes. He is not a fan of guns either so he won't be getting the 2A fanatics'. Again he is trying to keep a diverse and crowded city safe. I like him.
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Yes, his attempt to cut back on super sizing sodas for children upset Sarah Palin quite a bit. She took to appearing on TV with a Big Gulp. Of course, her parenting skills were to be admired by many. lol
 
Slavister said:
So your concern is not him "buying" an election but the "nausea inducing nannyism". I guess if you have to choose between that and Trump, I am still surprised you would abstain instead of picking the clearly a better choice.... Who is going to be better on environment? On healthcare? On integrity of the office? Less likely to get us closer to a nuke war? SCOTUS nomination? Those are not hard questions IMO.
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Good point, as we are often told by Trump supporters, that they do not care for the man, but love his judges and tax cuts. Look at the policies and make the logical choice. That third party candidate is not going to win. If you care about the SCOTUS, the environment, healthcare, equal rights, infrastructure, fair taxation, vote for the candidate that aligns closely to your goals.
 
Helix said:
My concern is that the candidate with the best chance against the orange imbecile might be someone who I would never normally vote for. Even if I cave and vote against, a lot of people won't. That's how the Democrats lost last time.
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While you're caving in, take your neighbor along. One vote at a time.
 
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JMR said:
Yes, his attempt to cut back on super sizing sodas for children upset Sarah Palin quite a bit. She took to appearing on TV with a Big Gulp. Of course, her parenting skills were to be admired by many. lol
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First they came for my Super Big Gulp, then for my Giant Snickers! Freedom is in peril!
 
Fiddytree said:
Aaron Burr, James Buchanan, Ross Perot, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Tom Steyer immediately come to mind as in the same ballpark of ****tiness.
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I'd have to research Aaron Burr a bit more, but other than that I disagree. Trump does manage to hold a very high standard of sucking monkey balls.
 
JMR said:
I'd have to research Aaron Burr a bit more, but other than that I disagree. Trump does manage to hold a very high standard of sucking monkey balls.
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Shorter: Aaron Burr was the original Donald Trump. Or, rather, Burr was the man that gave credence to every potential check proposed by the federalists and anti-federalists on executive power. Burr was so bad that Alexander Hamilton engineered it so Hamilton's political nemesis would become President over him.
 
Fiddytree said:
Shorter: Aaron Burr was the original Donald Trump. Or, rather, Burr was the man that gave credence to every potential check proposed by the federalists and anti-federalists on executive power. Burr was so bad that Alexander Hamilton engineered it so Hamilton's political nemesis would become President over him.
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Thank you. Based on that information I would have to say they both suck monkey balls, but Burr is dead, so I'll vote for him over Trump ;)
 
Josie said:
Honestly, I have no idea who is running third party so I don't know who I'll vote for.
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Would you be willing to not vote if you don’t like the choices?
 
Dragonfly said:
This thread is for anyone who does NOT want Trump re-elected.

If you're an anybody but Trump person, or even more to the point, almost anybody but Trump I'd like to know which candidate left in the filed might push you towards voting for Trump.

Is there any Dem candidate left in the field today that scares you so much you'd rather vote for another four years of Trump?

So the poll is this:

If _________ wins the Dem nomination, I'll vote for Trump.

Obviously an explanation of why you think that way would be great.

If you plan on voting for Trump no matter what, try to restrain yourself from posting in this thread.
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I am not even bothering with watching the primaries, because it doesn’t matter. Whoever wins the Democratic ticket has my vote. I am learning to be a poll worker and starting registration drives. I am also joining a grassroots movement to fight redistricting.
 
Fiddytree said:
I said anyone but Trump, but with non-politicians I often have the same stance as I did with Trump.

Here's how it works: I may vote for you to remove Trump, but just like how I felt about Trump, I may also support your immediate removal through impeachment by any conjured rationale necessary.

Political outsiders occasionally appeal to the electorate, but the electorate can make foolish decisions that should be reversed as soon as possible to prevent damage to our institutions and society. Political outsiders know not what they do, because they are by definition amateurs. The President of the United States is not an entry-level public service job and shame on over 60 million people for making that mistake.
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I have said many times that I think Trump supporters should be ashamed of themselves. In fact, I think it’s historically inevitable that this period of time will be shameful. I have no idea how people think the border camps will not leave a stain in itself. If the Senate fails to remove Trump, I am certain he will continue to make disterous decisions until removed by vote.
 
Josie said:
What about those of us who won't vote for either R or D?
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I'm voting for Josie. Absent that being an option, some third-party.

I will not vote for Trump, but that doesn't mean that I've abandoned my conservatism.
 
I'll vote for a fiscally conservative candidate if one runs.
 
cpwill said:
I'm voting for Josie. Absent that being an option, some third-party.

I will not vote for Trump, but that doesn't mean that I've abandoned my conservatism.
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Just don't try to look like Col. Sanders. Glenn Beck showed me that that's the route to chasing a quick buck and forgetting the principles you claimed you developed a year prior.
 
Fiddytree said:
Just don't try to look like Col. Sanders. Glenn Beck showed me that that's the route to chasing a quick buck and forgetting the principles you claimed you developed a year prior.
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I lost contact with where he was. That's unfortunate to hear. :(
 
cpwill said:
I lost contact with where he was. That's unfortunate to hear. :(
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There's very few people who have had radio shows that I bother to care about, because their brand is their personality, not the quality of their ideas or integrity. That's why I never really cared about Beck's brief moment of sobriety.
 
Dragonfly said:
Why not? What's so scary about him?
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For me it's his repugnant and indefensible stances on Xi and China. He's essentially a real life Manchurian candidate.
 
Slavister said:
Agreed and that's a fair concern, but (to me) does not sound like a reason to waste your vote because you are afraid others will waste theirs.

(Also, as I mentioned elsewhere, if you really hate the one you'd vote for Dem President, you can also undercut them by voting for Republicans for Congress.)
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I doubt that I can vote for a Republican again in the near future.
 
Dragonfly said:
This thread is for anyone who does NOT want Trump re-elected.

If you're an anybody but Trump person, or even more to the point, almost anybody but Trump I'd like to know which candidate left in the filed might push you towards voting for Trump.

Is there any Dem candidate left in the field today that scares you so much you'd rather vote for another four years of Trump?

So the poll is this:

If _________ wins the Dem nomination, I'll vote for Trump.

Obviously an explanation of why you think that way would be great.

If you plan on voting for Trump no matter what, try to restrain yourself from posting in this thread.
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The Dems would have to nominate an actual fascist vs the fascist wannabe we have in the WH right now in order for me to consider that the lesser evil.
 
SheWolf said:
I am not even bothering with watching the primaries, because it doesn’t matter. Whoever wins the Democratic ticket has my vote. I am learning to be a poll worker and starting registration drives. I am also joining a grassroots movement to fight redistricting.
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:applaud :bravo: :thanks:
 
Here's the thing.

I've always voted third-party since the early 80's when I became eligible to vote.
I'm a registered independent because I refuse to be a part of the D's or R's.

I think the two-party system sucks and is in fact the reason why things are getting so bad in the USofA.

However, my concerns are this.

1) other than Ross Perot, there's never been a third-party candidate that's had even the slightest chance of winning
2) I don't think RBG can survive another Trump term, so at least one more Supreme Court seat will need to be filled, possibly two more, and I can't fathom the idea of Trump having that power
3) I don't trust the American people to unseat enough republicans in the senate to give the D's a majority and neutralize the balance of power
4) I just think Trump is far too damaging to the US overall, and there's not one single reason why I think any D would be worse.

I can fully understand why many folks, myself included would not and didn't vote for Hillary.
I don't see any of today's D's as being anywhere near that horrendous and dis-likable.

If the R's maintain control of the Senate, there's not a single D POTUS that could do anywhere near as much damage as another four years of Trump.

It would take an earth-shatteringly amazing Third Party candidate, like none we've ever seen before, to take my vote away from whoever the D's nominate.
 
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