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re: 2016 Presidential Election: Trump vs Clinton
Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:51 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:51 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
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I'd just like to say, I'm proud of the 3rd party voters in here. You are not throwing your vote away as the two major parties would have you believe.
They are.
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Instead you are sending a message that both parties need to change and provide better choices.
They won't. A Libertarian card won't scare anyone, it'll just play spoiler to either party. Staying in a race knowing you can't win just asks for an avalanche of blame to come crashing down on your neck.
For me, what's not a waste of time is voting against the person if you can't vote for one.
Hillary is unelectable, by her own party's standards (via newly released emails) and has way too many problems with corruption.
Donald Trump is a self-centered television host with no political clout other than what he's paid for.
Between the two, Hillary scares me more because she'd levy her office for more personal favors and is obviously a puppet.
So, I can either vote for someone who actually has a legitimate chance to win, or be some pseudo-principled man baby (like every other Libertarian) and be edgy and outside of mainstream.
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 6:01 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Bill Clinton won in 1992 because of Ross Perot.
Gore lost the election in 2000 because of Ralph Nader. If Gore would have persued the Nader crowd, he may have won.
Third party votes do make a difference and influence the outcome of elections. They can change the way the two party candidates approach campaigning and legislating.
However, I see where you're coming from and the polls indicate more voters feel the exact opposite of you with regards to Trump and Hillary.
Hillary, while deeply flawed, represents a candidate of stability. Trump on the other hand, represents a candidate of chaos, authoritarianism, pettiness, and political incompetence.
Gore lost the election in 2000 because of Ralph Nader. If Gore would have persued the Nader crowd, he may have won.
Third party votes do make a difference and influence the outcome of elections. They can change the way the two party candidates approach campaigning and legislating.
However, I see where you're coming from and the polls indicate more voters feel the exact opposite of you with regards to Trump and Hillary.
Hillary, while deeply flawed, represents a candidate of stability. Trump on the other hand, represents a candidate of chaos, authoritarianism, pettiness, and political incompetence.
This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 6:05 pm
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