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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
How is he the lesser of two evils?
How is Hillary Clinton even remotely close to evil?
Donald Trump's a diplomatic disaster, as numerous trips abroad have recently proved.
He's promised to revoke citizenships of naturalized citizens and deport them. This one personally affects me.
His running mate is America's greatest Heteronormative Crusader and champion of destroying lgbt rights. This one affects me personnally as well.
He has bragged about sexual assault.
He has time and again contracted people to work and then refused to pay them because hiring a lawyer to challenge his contractors in court is cheaper
edited 8th Nov '16 6:34:20 AM by blkwhtrbbt
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you![]()
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You could have at least given a more specific answer.
Did you want the tax cut? The mass deportations? The return of torture? The sanctioning of war crimes? Stop and frisk? Toll booths on almost every major road and highway? The end of freedom of the press? Gay conversion camps?
edited 8th Nov '16 6:34:19 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedThis why I like post totals showing up on forums, cuz if you guys had seen that his only posts are these two you'd know to just ignore.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?If someone is still willing to vote for someone like Trump at this stage in our election cycle, then I doubt there's anything that can be done to dissuade them, because you can't use reason to defeat that which is inherently unreasonable. Trump is a liar, a bigot, an egomaniac, and has bragged about his ability to sexually assault women free of consequence.
If someone so utterly, self-evidently vile is considered worthy of your vote, then...actually, ![]()
is probably the best course of action. Let's just move on.
So I voted Democrat across the board today. I was surprised to see a Democrat Representative and Senator ballot; I had simply assumed they'd be running unopposed here in Alabama. All the local positions are unopposed Republicans, surprise, surprise. There were also local and state issues; apparently in Alabama we vote on every damn new law passed? One of the "Amendments" to the 1901 Alabama constitution HEY is for when the entire state votes on legislation that only affects one county, that county's votes are given extra weight.
There was also an "Amendment to amendment" being voted on.
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for youGod it'd be hilarious if my vote made a difference, and like, Alabama sent a Democratic senator or something.
God I would love that.
Anyway, my district's voting ends at 7pm central, and they'll post results soon thereafter.
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for youI know I don't post here much, but here is what I'm thinking the Election is going to look like
◊. I'm also expecting a Democrat Senate (between +2 (4) Seats and +6 (8) Seats). I haven't been paying too much attention to the House Elections, but I'm expecting it to remain Republican.
I'll be voting for Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Buddies today.

Mailed in my straight D-ticket overseas ballot a while back. Too bad I'm from California.
Disgusted, but not surprised