(August 3, 2016 at 2:28 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: I see several people here are vitriolic and more than a little prolific in their posts that portrayTrump in a negative light. It is not hard to find common ground as to why he may be a poor candidate for President.
Would anyone care to articulate why we should cast our vote for Mrs Clinton, as she is the only viable option remaining with a real chance of winning?
Please refrain from arguing for a third party, I voted for Perot in 92, unlikely I could be swayed into going down that road again.
The only reason to consider voting for Hillary is that Trump is such an incompetent madman that he is dangerous.
If you're in a state guaranteed to go one way or the other, however, I would encourage you to vote third party in order to send the two major parties the message that you're tired of picking the lesser of two evils. Thank the FSM I'm in a state like that, because having to vote for Clinton would probably make me suicidal.
Still, the reason we're stuck voting for the lesser of two evils each election is that people have convinced themselves that they have to vote for one of the two major parties. Both parties can continue to put up terrible candidates because they know their base will vote for them anyway out of fear of the other guy. A Trump presidency would be terrible, but I'm not entirely convinced that it wouldn't be worth it to send the Democrats the message that they need to get their shit together. If there weren't Supreme Court nominations on the line, I would say it would definitely be worth it.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
