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CU Medallion [58377]
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If you are a Republican, or if you consider yourself
Sep 18, 2015, 1:01 PM
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conservative as opposed to liberal, or if you already know for certain you are not going to vote for a Democrat in the presidential election, to the extent that your vote actually counts . . .
(A)are there certain Republicans you simply will not vote for because they aren't conservative enough (even though there are significant, important philosophical and political differences that make them more conservative than anybody the Democrats will nominate), thereby helping an even more liberal Democrat get elected?
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(B)will you vote for the Republican no matter what, choosing the least liberal candidate (the lesser of two evils)?
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All-In [31861]
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I cannot see myself voting for Trump.....
Sep 18, 2015, 1:04 PM
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I could likely hold my nose and vote for any of the others (not suggesting I would have to hold my nose for all of them) over anyone on the dem side.
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All-American [555]
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Living in Washington State...
Sep 18, 2015, 1:13 PM
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My vote doesn't really matter, so I will vote for a conservative. If I were in a swing state, I'd vote for the GOP ticket, regardless of the name at the top of the ticket.
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Oculus Spirit [79401]
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I would not vote for Bush or Trump
Sep 18, 2015, 1:06 PM
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I'd probably just have to stay home if it were either of them.
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CU Medallion [58377]
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So you would rather have Hillary or Sanders than Bush
Sep 18, 2015, 1:29 PM
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or Trump.
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Oculus Spirit [79401]
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Quite frankly, I think we'd get the same kind of leadership
Sep 18, 2015, 1:33 PM
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out of any one of the four you just mentioned. I still say Hillary isn't going to get the nomination anyway.
I couldn't in good conscience vote for Bush or Trump though. We may get a progressive president, but nobody will be able to say I voted for it.
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All-TigerNet [10149]
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Re: But you are ok with Bernie Saunders or Hilary
Sep 18, 2015, 6:56 PM
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That's just CRAZY.... How would you like for obama to stay in the office for 12 more years.... By staying home, that's what you will end up with.
I don't get it.. that cycle has to stop.
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All-In [47795]
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the only reason to vote for Bush over a dem is the Supreme
Sep 18, 2015, 2:53 PM
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Court. I think bush would at least appoint a moderate. the democrats will get another flaming liberal on.
Neither Ruth Ginsburg nor Scalia will survive another president - certainly not 8 years. The next president will shape the Court for the next 30 years.
Of course, trump won't appoint a conservative. He'd probably appoint judge judy
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CU Medallion [58377]
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and abortion and taxes and foreign policy and such.***
Sep 18, 2015, 3:42 PM
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All-In [47795]
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bush and hillary would be the same on foreign policy
Sep 21, 2015, 8:57 AM
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taxes arent changing - read my lips.
and abortion? thats with the Court
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Legend [15730]
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There are candidates I won't vote for because they're fools.
Sep 18, 2015, 2:30 PM
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I don't think there are any I won't vote for because they are not conservative enough. And by that I mean that I would vote for Kasich, and I think he's the most moderate candidate on the big stage.
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All-In [47795]
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Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue***
Sep 18, 2015, 2:44 PM
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CU Medallion [56005]
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Being moderate isn't moderation any more than
Sep 18, 2015, 4:18 PM
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being conservative is conservation.
Unfortunately anyone remotely willing to compromise is characterized as a moderate, with "moderate" being a pejorative meaning "weak." And that just bolsters polarization as you drive politicians towards ideologically pure extremes.
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Legend [15730]
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Or being Liberal is liberation!!!***
Sep 18, 2015, 4:38 PM
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I'd never vote for Lindsey, Huckabee, Santorum, or Christie
Sep 18, 2015, 2:43 PM
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might put Jindal on that list too. I'm simply not interested in living in a Theocracy or under Martial law. We'd get the latter with Lindsey and the former with the others.
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Christie?***
Sep 21, 2015, 9:29 AM
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All-In [47795]
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sorry, I'd put Christie in with Lindsey
Sep 21, 2015, 10:47 AM
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you think he would have read the 4th Amendment while in law school
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OK, that makes more sense.***
Sep 21, 2015, 11:19 AM
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It makes sense to you that Chris Christie as POTUS would....
Sep 21, 2015, 11:22 AM
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equate to living under Martial Law?
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All-In [34100]
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Come on, flow.
Sep 21, 2015, 11:25 AM
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I said that accusing Christie of not caring enough about 4th Amendment protections made MORE sense than lumping him in with the theocrats.
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yeah I know...it was an indirect poke at CA's previous...
Sep 21, 2015, 11:35 AM
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I can't reply to him directly, else...stalker.
I assume you don't agree with his assertion?
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I assume it (along with the theocracy comment) was hyperbole***
Sep 21, 2015, 11:37 AM
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Not sure how you make that assumption with him***
Sep 21, 2015, 11:45 AM
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All-In [47795]
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This idea that it's either one or the other is the reason
Sep 18, 2015, 2:44 PM
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Our government is in the shape it's in. I refuse to be a part of that.
So no, I will not vote for someone just because they are the primary opponent for someone else. I'll vote for someone I think would represent my interests and capably lead.
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CU Medallion [58377]
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Then you are in denial, because it may be one or the
Sep 18, 2015, 3:53 PM
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other, and you are and will be part of it. There will be two, and only two choices.
You are secure in your home; doors locked, shades pulled down. Two people are trying to enter your house, but only one can get in. One of them WILL get in, in your house, affecting almost every aspect of your life, right there in your home. You may not like either of them, but keeping them both out is not an option. Now, if it really, truly doesn't matter one which one invades your life, then just sit back and let them fight it out. On the other hand, if there is one you'd rather have more than the other (or rather not have), you can either invite one in and hope he makes it without getting killed by the other one, or you can try to stop the one you like the least. But, one of them will be with you, in your face for the next 4 years. Personally, I'd rather have a say-so.
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If they get in my house, it won't be because I
Sep 19, 2015, 8:37 AM
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opened the door and rolled out the welcome mat.
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All-TigerNet [10149]
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I will vote for the republican nominee... Regardless of
Sep 18, 2015, 6:39 PM
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who it is. I'm hoping to reverse or at least slow some of the current trends that appear to be sinking our ship.
If voters stay home because the nominee isn't __________ enough for them, should now be aware of what lurks from the
other side.
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All-In [34100]
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Which trends?
Sep 21, 2015, 12:55 PM
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And, historically, which Republican presidents reversed them?
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All-TigerNet [10149]
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I remind folks what happened the last 2 elections
Sep 18, 2015, 6:45 PM
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when many voters stayed home because the republican wasn't conservative enough, or whatever the excuse was. If you want to see the current ideology continue then stay the #### at home and watch Bernie Saunders or Hilary waltz into the white house and continue the degradation of the nation.
If you are sick of obama, then you better get off your ### and vote for the republican nomination! If you don't you get 12 more years of obama style politics and growing debt.
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Under no scenario would I vote for Cruz, Christie, or Trump****
Sep 18, 2015, 7:54 PM
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