If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election?

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Poll: How would/will you vote in 2016 U.S. presidential election? This poll is closed.
Oh, I'll vote alright. But only for an anti-liberal Republican. Government belongs in your bedroom, not your cash register.	0%	0	0%
Oh, I'll vote alright for whoever wins the Democratic nomination. I'm a realist who embraces incremental change by necessity.	45.71%	16	45.71%
Oh, I'll vote alright, but definitely not for one of the major parties. No progress is possible without changing the paradigm.	0%	0	0%
Oh, I'll vote alright, for the person I think will best lead the country regardless of party affiliation.	28.57%	10	28.57%
No way. It doesn't do any good. I never get my way. Waaaahh.	0%	0	0%
No way. Anarchy forever. Bring down the machine.	2.86%	1	2.86%
No way. I ignore politics altogether and try to live a simple, local and real life.	2.86%	1	2.86%
I don't know.	5.71%	2	5.71%
What's an election?	0%	0	0%
Other goddammit, o-t-h-e-r!. Stupid polls never include my preference!	14.29%	5	14.29%
Total		35 vote(s)	100%

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If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election?

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RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election?

April 27, 2015 at 10:56 pm (This post was last modified: April 27, 2015 at 10:57 pm by Whateverist.)

(April 26, 2015 at 5:45 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It would be great if we could just clean the whole system out, and start over. I just don't think we can do that without starting another covil war, or something.

At the risk of being negative, I feel that no radical change is possible regardless of who wins a presidential election. "Balance of power" is code for "status quo forever". Unlike the Brittish system, winning the presidency doesn't concentrate enough power in anyone's hands to hold them accountable for what they do. What newly elected presidents attempt to do will always be a compromise between what is seen as the best course of action and what is deemed possible.

Also, there is no such thing as 'the loyal opposition" on this side of the Atlantic. There is almost no impetus to accountably do 'the peoples business' when one's party loses. Acts of congress are much like a sporting contest where all that really matters is being perceived to have bested the other side. As pathetic as that sounds, no one will call their own party out on this. In my opinion, this is more true of the republicans than the democrats, but the dems aren't above reproach either.

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If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Whateverist - April 23, 2015 at 11:26 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by c172 - April 23, 2015 at 12:18 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 23, 2015 at 12:35 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Alex K - April 23, 2015 at 12:36 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Pyrrho - April 25, 2015 at 10:22 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2015 at 11:33 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Longhorn - April 23, 2015 at 12:37 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by polar bear - April 23, 2015 at 1:58 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 23, 2015 at 2:19 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Natachan - April 25, 2015 at 9:55 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Polaris - April 25, 2015 at 9:58 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 1:17 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Lucanus - April 26, 2015 at 4:03 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by JuliaL - April 26, 2015 at 7:54 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by abaris - April 26, 2015 at 8:02 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by AFTT47 - April 26, 2015 at 9:53 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 26, 2015 at 12:00 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by bennyboy - April 26, 2015 at 5:07 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 12:40 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by AFTT47 - April 26, 2015 at 5:01 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Polaris - April 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Longhorn - April 26, 2015 at 12:52 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 5:20 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 26, 2015 at 5:30 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2015 at 5:35 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 26, 2015 at 8:57 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 26, 2015 at 5:45 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Whateverist - April 27, 2015 at 10:56 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 5:57 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2015 at 6:15 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 26, 2015 at 6:29 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by IanHulett - April 26, 2015 at 7:06 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2015 at 7:44 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Chad32 - April 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Anomalocaris - April 27, 2015 at 10:47 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by AFTT47 - April 28, 2015 at 12:26 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2015 at 11:12 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Whateverist - April 28, 2015 at 12:16 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Jericho - April 28, 2015 at 2:41 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Pyrrho - April 28, 2015 at 8:44 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Anomalocaris - April 28, 2015 at 9:46 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by thesummerqueen - April 28, 2015 at 8:54 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2015 at 12:06 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Thumpalumpacus - April 28, 2015 at 5:06 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2015 at 11:43 pm

If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by KUSA - April 28, 2015 at 12:55 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2015 at 1:03 pm

If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by KUSA - April 28, 2015 at 1:12 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2015 at 1:15 pm

If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by KUSA - April 28, 2015 at 2:31 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Pyrrho - April 28, 2015 at 3:07 pm

If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by KUSA - April 28, 2015 at 4:38 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Whateverist - April 28, 2015 at 8:56 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Polaris - April 28, 2015 at 9:47 pm

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Fidel_Castronaut - April 29, 2015 at 6:03 am

RE: If you were or are a Murican, how would you vote in the 2016 election? - by Polaris - April 29, 2015 at 7:16 pm

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