Do you vote your principle or based on whom you are told is electable?
In November, I vote based on who I agree with most. Not who is "pure"
Do you vote your principle or based on whom you are told is electable?
In November, I vote based on who I agree with most. Not who is "pure"
All that is needed for a candidate to get your vote is for that candidate (be it republican or democrat) to show he is ever so slightly closer to that with which you agree than the other candidate and he has your vote, regardless if you do not agree with either of them much at all.
I guess in theory, that is true. I have always seemed to find more I agree with than disagree when I vote. Guess I hate freedom....
I'll keep that in mind when I'm "playing childish games".... Hypocrite.
Now you see, this is exactly what I'm speaking of. As opposed to addressing the suggested problem with your actions, you call names.
You will never advance your parties beliefs or numbers through attempted insults. That returns to my original point, that I don't believe you want your party advanced to a successful level. It's hard to blame "everyone else" when your party makes up more than 5% of voters.
... Just calling a troll a troll...
There you go again.
After reading all of this, I know the exact reason why republicans can't win a national election.
Ask me in November. if it's Mitt or Hillary......probably..... but I can't say now 100%
After reading all of this, I know the exact reason why republicans can't win a national election.
Hmm? Which party? There's two of them I follow closely (take a wild guess).How many national elections has your party won?
Forgive me, I merely speak for the current political climate. I keep seeing this "(Insert candidate) can beat Hillary" which I myself have also said, but I came to a realization; perhaps the last two elections were lost because candidates were picked to simply beat Obama both times, not because of what they, themselves, stood for. If we as voters stick together and vote for who we want to win and not get sweep up in the hysteria of voting for someone who might beat the Democratic candidate, then the chances might be better. Perhaps I misread all of this and it's merely stating Mitt's unpopularity, but from personal interactions I've had and everything I've been reading, that's what 2016 seems to be boiling down to. I'm not seeing much love for Bush, Christie, or Romney, but more support for Paul, Cruz, and Carson, yet it seems to be the reverse in all these "polls" and "headlines." It seems the republican party has suffered from a lot of infighting and an un-unified front.Hmmm. . in the last how many years you going back? They did have W and Bush Sr. and Reagan. Since 1980 they had 20 of the last 34 years.
If they are the candidate that is chosen then what other choice do you have? Stay home again and allow another Obama? For your children's sake, or your nieghbors sake, at least give us a few more years without the tryanny of a hardcore democrat. Staying home is why Mitt lost. A few things are for sure, there would be no obamacare, there would be no amnesty, there would be no gun control legislation or executive orders. ISIS would prolly not exist, at least no where near in the capacity they do right now. Many horrible things would have been prevented with romney as president. There is no one candidate that will fit everyone, but there is one candidate that will HURT everyone, and that is a democrat candidate.
So you would rather have Hillary then? You do know anyone but Hillary also includes Libertarian candidates, right?Anyone but Hillary! And we're off!
So you would rather have Hillary then? You do know anyone but Hillary also includes Libertarian candidates, right?
The alternative to "anyone but Hillary" is either Hillary, or stay home (which is the same as Hillary).
Yes, we would like everyone to make an informed voting decision, but when your choices are all crap you really just have to try and pick the least crappy candidate out of the bunch.
"Welp, there's no perfect candidate so I guess I'll just throw away my vote."