Brackite wrote:I don't really like Trump, but the good thing about having Trump as the 2016 GOP Nominee is that there will likely be more battleground States during this Presidential election. During the 2012 Presidential election, there were only about ten battleground States. Link With Trump as the 2016 GOP Nominee, States such as Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan will likely become battleground states during this Presidential election.
As for me, I will very likely be voting for Gary Johnson during the general election as a protest vote.
If Democrats want to win they need to show up at the polls.
That's like saying if a team wants to win, it needs to score more points.
The whole point of a protest vote, en masse anyways, is that people don't care if the Democrat loses. Not everyone is so hyper-partisan that they'll vote for anyone with a "D" after their name because they need to see a Democrat in charge.
I'm not a Democrat either. Though not a member of any political party my personal preference is the Green Party. But there just isn't the votes there for them to be more than a very minor political party. I'll settle for Hilary(She's a distant third for my preference) before Donald, Ted, or Marco.
MsJack wrote:If it's Trump vs. Hillary, I'm voting for Vermin Supreme. I don't care who their VP picks are.
Maybe Jimmie McMillan from the Rent is Too Damn High Party could be his VP or verse vicea.
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Jersey Girl wrote:I know just what you mean, MsJack. I don't recall ever seeing an upcoming election where the potential candidates are so objectionable to me.
Yeah. One of the candidates has a terrible record on rape, sexual abuse, slut-shaming, etc., and the other is Donald Trump.
A pox on both those crappy houses.
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Some Schmo wrote:If the general election match-up is Hillary vs Donald, how many protest votes will there be this year? Neither party will be able to consolidate support around their nominee in that scenario. I have a feeling we may see a record number of third party/write-in votes.
I can't help thinking a vote for Hillary in the primaries and caucuses is a vote for Trump in the general. Between voter apathy, especially among the youth, and the number of independents that will switch parties if they don't have Bernie to support, I don't see a convincing path to victory for Hillary. This is the year of anti-establishment. Like it or not, Trump wins the anti-establishment vote.
Since crystal balls have been as effective as other prognosticating, mine says the monkey will ride the morning wind to Shalboa to see the rising of Anabus.
I may be wrong, but I'm interpreting that to mean that party loyalties may mean less in this election than in recent history but that might not necessarily mean voting for a third party candidate. Who knows how many anti-establishment people will vote for Trump regardless of if they're Dems or Republicans? And how many others will prefer to see the continuation of one-party rule by fluke only available in one candidate, again regardless of their official affiliation?
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Jersey Girl wrote:I know just what you mean, MsJack. I don't recall ever seeing an upcoming election where the potential candidates are so objectionable to me.
Yeah. One of the candidates has a terrible record on rape, sexual abuse, slut-shaming, etc., and the other is Donald Trump.
Jersey Girl wrote:I know just what you mean, MsJack. I don't recall ever seeing an upcoming election where the potential candidates are so objectionable to me.
Yeah. One of the candidates has a terrible record on rape, sexual abuse, slut-shaming, etc., and the other is Donald Trump.
A pox on both those crappy houses.
This.
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