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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2016-10-02 9:37 AM Southtxponygirl - 2016-10-01 10:10 AM Bear - 2016-10-01 7:06 AM I'm not from New Mexico, but I am familiar with a lot of his ideas. He doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected, but his presence on the ballot could be very impactful, just like Ralph Nader's presence on the ballot is what ended up being the crucial edge that gave the 2000 election to Bush over Gore. I don't know if he'll pull more votes away from Clinton or Trump. My guess is Trump, just like Stein will siphon off votes from Hillary. If you say you are definitely a " never Hillary voter" but still can't bring yourself to vote for Trump because of the narrative about his "temperament" and therefore cast a "protest" vote for a third party candidate, then you will be helping to hand the election to the candidate you claim you could never vote for. My recommendation is that you choose between one of the two candidates who stand a chance of winning, even if you have to cringe while you make that choice in the voting booth, because that "protest" will only be realized in your own world. Think of one thing, at the very least: Supreme Court. Yep I agree with Bear,, Just hold your nose like NJJ while you vote for Trump , if voting for another is your plain, that will give Hillary more room and that is so scary to think that she could be running our Country Love the cartoon......yep....hold your nose..........
LOL, I can see you going to go vote with your nose pinched, now thats a funny thought . It would be really funny if we did see voters coming in with a clothes pin on their nose's.  | |
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Location: North Texas | jd&ez - 2016-10-01 4:04 PM
Bear - 2016-10-01 7:06 AM I'm not from New Mexico, but I am familiar with a lot of his ideas. He doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected, but his presence on the ballot could be very impactful, just like Ralph Nader's presence on the ballot is what ended up being the crucial edge that gave the 2000 election to Bush over Gore. I don't know if he'll pull more votes away from Clinton or Trump. My guess is Trump, just like Stein will siphon off votes from Hillary. If you say you are definitely a " never Hillary voter" but still can't bring yourself to vote for Trump because of the narrative about his "temperament" and therefore cast a "protest" vote for a third party candidate, then you will be helping to hand the election to the candidate you claim you could never vote for. My recommendation is that you choose between one of the two candidates who stand a chance of winning, even if you have to cringe while you make that choice in the voting booth, because that "protest" will only be realized in your own world. Think of one thing, at the very least: Supreme Court.
Maybe Nader not being on the ballot in 200 would have meant Gore won? But Gore did win. He won the popular vote but the electoral vote was given to W by the supreme court. And the tipping vote was by W's dad's appointee.
Where is all the right wing indignation over that bit of corruption?
And this election between Clinton and Trump is not about issues at all. They are both democrats. Clinton may be less of a democrat than Trump?
She was a republican that changed parties because of her husband. Trump was a democrat that changed parties because of a better election chance.
It's fine to vote for someone for whatever reason one wants. But why not just say the reason instead of pretending it's something else?Â
jd&ez, Are you aware that The Electoral College IS Constitutionally Mandated? Hence The EC takes precedence over The Popular Vote. Man, You and Your Fellow Democrats/Progressives really should study on The Constitution and American History! | |
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