If the election was held today?

[T. A. Gardner]

I vote against the Left and Biden is on the Left. It's that simple.

 

[domer76]

Doesn’t matter when the election is held. Today, tomorrow or next year. ABT.

Anybody But Trump.

 

[Walt]

Realistically speaking, in today's hyper-polarized political environment, the odds of a third party candidate even getting to 5% are rapidly decreasing. People are voting out of fear and against a candidate/party more than ever before. How else can you explain the record-setting numbers for THE single worst candidate combination in history?

Mitt Romney and Obama were damn near the same candidates, politically. Mitt was about as bland as you could get, but both were intelligent, professional, mentally fit and had not exceeded the life expectancy for their gender.

It's really crazy.

But, I align with Trump, politically, more than Biden. And I'd like to see Trump win so he HAS to go away and hopefully allow the Republican Party to nominate someone who isn't a caricature and embarrassing for the US.

Exactly. We can lump together everyone from the libertarians to the socialists into other, and because none will get enough individually to matter, the significant information will be preserved.

 

[Libhater]

Putting irrational fear aside, if you don't already recognize just how embarrassing Trump is, there is nothing I'm going to say that will convince you.

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I certainly haven't recognized anything Trump has done or has said that suggests he shows an embarrassing countenance.
But you are right, there is absolutely nothing you can say that would convince me that Trump is embarrassing. But I do have to say that things Trump says or policies he enacts can or most probably would be embarrassing to radical liberals, the radical liberals who stand for socialism, Marxism, Communism, Progressivism, anti Christianity, globalism, endless wars (Green New Scam) et al--that make up most of what constitutes the dummy party.

 

[gfm7175]

Actually, it does include the not voting option.

No, it doesn't. It only includes options for Trump and Biden. It does not include any "third party" (commonly used terminology) option. It does not include any "not voting" option.

To not vote in this online poll, you simply do not vote in the online poll.

Sure, but that's not equivalent to "not voting for anyone", nor is that even equivalent to not voting for Biden or Trump. It just means that a person didn't bother "taking the poll".

Including an option where you vote for not voting would be self defeating.

It's not "voting for not voting". It's just declaring that you do not plan on voting during this (s)election cycle. It makes it clear that your intention at the time the poll was taken is that you are not going to vote for anyone.

 

[Walt]

It does not include any "not voting" option.

Were you forced to vote in this thread? Were other voters who are not even members of JPP forced to vote in this thread? Then not voting was an option.

The option of not voting is simply done through not voting. Voting for "not voting" is not necessary.

 

[Walt]

Sure, but that's not equivalent to "not voting for anyone", nor is that even equivalent to not voting for Biden or Trump. It just means that a person didn't bother "taking the poll".

And not voting is not bothering to show up to vote. If anything it is far easier to vote in the poll.

 

[gfm7175]

Were you forced to vote in this thread?

No, and I never claimed that I was.

Were other voters who are not even members of JPP forced to vote in this thread?

No, and I never claimed that they were.

Then not voting was an option.

No, it wasn't. Ignoring the poll is not the same thing as having a specific poll option that says "not voting".

The option of not voting is simply done through not voting.

Nope. Doing it that way doesn't allow for distinguishing between people who ignored or otherwise saw but didn't wish to take the poll (maybe due to not liking either option presented) and people who specifically plan to not vote at all in November.

Precise wording (and option presenting) in polling is EVERYTHING.

Voting for "not voting" is not necessary.

Yes, it is. Otherwise, you're attempting to make a definite conclusion of "this means this" when there's actually multiple different "this's" going into the "this". The way that the poll is being conducted is tainting its results.

 

[Yakuda]

No, and I never claimed that I was.

No, and I never claimed that they were.

No, it wasn't. Ignoring the poll is not the same thing as having a specific poll option that says "not voting".

Nope. Doing it that way doesn't allow for distinguishing between people who ignored or otherwise saw but didn't wish to take the poll (maybe due to not liking either option presented) and people who specifically plan to not vote at all in November.

Precise wording (and option presenting) in polling is EVERYTHING.

Yes, it is. Otherwise, you're attempting to make a definite conclusion of "this means this" when there's actually multiple different "this's" going into the "this". The way that the poll is being conducted is tainting its results.

But that's leftist polling. The whole point is to taint the results.