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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The problem with the Political Compass is that it's designed for the British political system circa New Labour, and hasn't really changed since then, since its original purpose was to flip New Labour the bird.
Nowadays, it's used by highly ethical people to claim that they are indeed leftists and not a few steps removed from the Brownshirts.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot@tricksterton: Clinton has a historically low favorable/unfavorable rating for a major party nominee. She's reasonably well liked among her own party, but strongly disliked among the general electorate. If the GOP produces someone with charisma next cycle, she's finished unless we're in the midst of a boom economy, which is far less likely than the converse (another recession).
As seen on twitter: It's not voting for the lesser of two evils when one is a white supremacist and the other is a qualified woman who rubs you the wrong way. Pretty much the most succinct summation of this election I've read.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
I consider it extremely likely that the GOP is going to win in 2020 barring some very fortuitous economic developments that are more or less completely beyond Clinton's control, and likely with someone more charismatic but no less vile than Trump. It's the same story as everywhere else in the western world, and it's not going to stop unless we reverse the growing inequality of our society.
edited 6th Sep '16 6:04:23 PM by CaptainCapsase
Because his approval rating floor is almost guaranteed to be higher than Clinton's; most Presidents' approval rating drops over the course of the first term, and if this trend holds, by the end of her first term she'll most likely be at GW levels of approval rating, simply by virtue of starting off so low.
edited 6th Sep '16 6:09:59 PM by CaptainCapsase
Those safe choices are still significantly better than extremely bigoted choices.
So excuse me if I fail to see an actual problem here. Especially when you consider the alternative is significantly worse than Clinton, who is frankly the next best choice other than Sanders, and since Sanders isn't in the running, well... yeah, it's a pretty simple choice realistically.
Shadow?
I'm not saying he'd necessarily be better, just that he'd be less likely to lose to whatever the GOP trots out in 2020 simply by virtue of having an approval rating that wouldn't start off in GWB territory.
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That's more or less what "lesser evil voting" is by definition.
edited 6th Sep '16 6:17:38 PM by CaptainCapsase
It's higher when she's not in the public eye. The President of the United States is ALWAYS in the public eye. Moreover, since the democrats won't have the House in any reasonable outcome to the election, no progressive legislation is happening that doesn't have massive strings attached; it'll be at best two steps forwards, one step backwards.
Hell, there's even a decent chance the democrats don't retake the senate, especially if Trump has a good showing as recent polling would suggest, which means another four years of political paralysis.
edited 6th Sep '16 6:23:46 PM by CaptainCapsase
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Their base would absolutely eat such a person up; I'm talking people like the minds behind Breitbart; the ones who manage to spread the most vile ideologies imaginable out of one corner of their mouth while convincing a good many people that they're just standing up for "free speech" out of the other corner.
Ie, someone like Trump who would be aware of the time and the place to keep quiet.
edited 6th Sep '16 6:31:41 PM by CaptainCapsase

If you read the text below the chart the animus towards Clinton is glaring complete with the "Bernie Sanders would have made a much better candidate against Trump" myth.
Trump delenda est