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in 08' i voted for mccain for the sole reason it was a vote against a more liberal candidate. i am not so sure i want to make that same kind of vote again. there is no one i really want to give my vote to, yet, i feel if i don't vote, i shouldn't complain.

thoughts?
 
vote your conscience, even if it's a candidate with no chance of winning. it gives you an air of superiority over anyone else and all the rights to bitch to anyone that went with the lesser of two evils.
 
SmarterThanYou said:
vote your conscience, even if it's a candidate with no chance of winning. it gives you an air of superiority over anyone else and all the rights to bitch to anyone that went with the lesser of two evils.
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who are you voting for? i liked paul until he made some wacko comments.
 
SmarterThanYou said:
everyone has made wacky comments. i'll either vote for paul or wait til general election and vote gary johnson
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here is the issue:

i want a candidate who is conservative fiscally and liberal socially. for example i want a candidate who espouses these traits:

1. gay marriage - for it or get the government out of marriage.

2. marijuana - just like alcohol.

3. spending - reduce spending. cut back our military bases around the world and cut the waste. same said for medicare etc....but no pub or dem will ever agree to both.

that is just for starters....do you have a candidate who espouses all three?
 
Yurt said:
in 08' i voted for mccain for the sole reason it was a vote against a more liberal candidate. i am not so sure i want to make that same kind of vote again. there is no one i really want to give my vote to, yet, i feel if i don't vote, i shouldn't complain.

thoughts?
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Gary Johnson

And you as a citizen have every right to complain whether you vote or not. When the choice is between horse shit and and pig shit, you damn well better be complaining. In fact, in such an instance, those that do vote have no right to complain. You reward failure, guess what you're going to get more of.
 
Yurt said:
here is the issue:

i want a candidate who is conservative fiscally and liberal socially. for example i want a candidate who espouses these traits:

1. gay marriage - for it or get the government out of marriage.

2. marijuana - just like alcohol.

3. spending - reduce spending. cut back our military bases around the world and cut the waste. same said for medicare etc....but no pub or dem will ever agree to both.

that is just for starters....do you have a candidate who espouses all three?
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#1. Gary Johnson/Ron Paul
#2. Gary Johnson/Ron Paul
#3. Gary Johnson/Ron Paul
 
To vote for a candidate that has no chance is actually voting for a candidate that does. Primary voting is specifically for casting your vote of preference, the general candidate is determined by who wins that popular vote. Ron Paul is running on the GOP ticket. He has a responsibility, to coalesce behind the candidate that gets the nod if he does not. He then has a responsibility to encourage his supporters to do the same- if he does not do that, then he is the fraud. He should not have run on the GOP ticket if that is his end game.
 
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