Why Trump Could Win
Liberals can be idiots. Anyone who follows a path without really considering where it goes can easily get lost; that definitely applies during election years. In this case that path could lead to a destination that actually fears most people rather than the promised land. That could make this a really bad year, depending on how you look at it.
In a nutshell: Liberals could actually end up voting Donald Trump in as President of the United States. It may sound contradictory, but there are a number of ways it could happen, and all of them because of their very morals. That makes this an election year that has some very interesting traps for those trying to avoid Trump as president.
Voting their conscience is one of the traps. In any vote you will get those that feel as if it's the time to make a point, and making a point that the two-party system is broken is part of that. While that's a legitimate argument, as more voices would make it things a bit more interesting if nothing else, a third-party candidate needs to work on timing: A campaign that began a bit earlier than the last few months before the vote itself just means that the third-party candidate will remain virtually unknown outside of a relatively few people. All that is going to happen is not much more than split the vote between herself and a main party candidate. In this case voting their conscience may get the third party votes, but it may give Trump an edge.
[Interestingly, we have see a double split vote this year: Just as JIll Stein (Green Party) may split the vote with Democratics, Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) may do the same with the Republicans. If so, then this cold be an interesting year, to say the least.]
Worse are those who want Sanders no matter what. Basically, if Sanders ends up on the ballot, then all is well and good; if he doesn't, then a lot of people are planning to not vote. While this is a respectable point of honor, there is the issue that it sort of goes against the spirit of voting in a primary; it just feels that if you vote in a primary for that party you should be willing to vote for whoever wins that vote. Otherwise, there is the old "if you didn't vote you can't complain" argument: If you're not going to vote, then you sort of lose all right to complain if Trump actually is voted in as you did have the chance to vote for someone else. Laying down your arms, so to speak, and surrendering should never be seen as an option; you have a vote so use it.
And of course there is the anti-Clinton crowd. While it's not completely incomprehensible as Clinton has done some things that are not exactly kosher and she should be judged on her record as senator, she does nonetheless not deserve all of the bad press she has gotten. However, the manufactured Benghazi and e-mail scandals have taken their toll; although she has been rated by Politifacts as the most honest of the three major candidates (herself, Trump, and Sanders), she has had problems shaking the perceptions of too many people following the election. This may also cause some voters to either vote Trump, for a third party candidate, or avoid voting altogether.
The bottom line is that votes have not counted as much as they do in this election. Admittedly votes always count, but Trump is the one person I would never want to see in office, and it stands a very good chance of happening. I would advise knocking out as many Republicans as you can as well, but it's mandatory to do as much against Trump as possible. Trump is one of the scariest candidates I've seen run for president, and while I'm hoping someone else will be asked to run at the Republican Convention, being prepared is not necessarily a bad idea. It's going to be a long four months; hopefully it won't end with Trump as President of the United States.
Liberals can be idiots. Anyone who follows a path without really considering where it goes can easily get lost; that definitely applies during election years. In this case that path could lead to a destination that actually fears most people rather than the promised land. That could make this a really bad year, depending on how you look at it.
In a nutshell: Liberals could actually end up voting Donald Trump in as President of the United States. It may sound contradictory, but there are a number of ways it could happen, and all of them because of their very morals. That makes this an election year that has some very interesting traps for those trying to avoid Trump as president.
Voting their conscience is one of the traps. In any vote you will get those that feel as if it's the time to make a point, and making a point that the two-party system is broken is part of that. While that's a legitimate argument, as more voices would make it things a bit more interesting if nothing else, a third-party candidate needs to work on timing: A campaign that began a bit earlier than the last few months before the vote itself just means that the third-party candidate will remain virtually unknown outside of a relatively few people. All that is going to happen is not much more than split the vote between herself and a main party candidate. In this case voting their conscience may get the third party votes, but it may give Trump an edge.
[Interestingly, we have see a double split vote this year: Just as JIll Stein (Green Party) may split the vote with Democratics, Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) may do the same with the Republicans. If so, then this cold be an interesting year, to say the least.]
Worse are those who want Sanders no matter what. Basically, if Sanders ends up on the ballot, then all is well and good; if he doesn't, then a lot of people are planning to not vote. While this is a respectable point of honor, there is the issue that it sort of goes against the spirit of voting in a primary; it just feels that if you vote in a primary for that party you should be willing to vote for whoever wins that vote. Otherwise, there is the old "if you didn't vote you can't complain" argument: If you're not going to vote, then you sort of lose all right to complain if Trump actually is voted in as you did have the chance to vote for someone else. Laying down your arms, so to speak, and surrendering should never be seen as an option; you have a vote so use it.
And of course there is the anti-Clinton crowd. While it's not completely incomprehensible as Clinton has done some things that are not exactly kosher and she should be judged on her record as senator, she does nonetheless not deserve all of the bad press she has gotten. However, the manufactured Benghazi and e-mail scandals have taken their toll; although she has been rated by Politifacts as the most honest of the three major candidates (herself, Trump, and Sanders), she has had problems shaking the perceptions of too many people following the election. This may also cause some voters to either vote Trump, for a third party candidate, or avoid voting altogether.
The bottom line is that votes have not counted as much as they do in this election. Admittedly votes always count, but Trump is the one person I would never want to see in office, and it stands a very good chance of happening. I would advise knocking out as many Republicans as you can as well, but it's mandatory to do as much against Trump as possible. Trump is one of the scariest candidates I've seen run for president, and while I'm hoping someone else will be asked to run at the Republican Convention, being prepared is not necessarily a bad idea. It's going to be a long four months; hopefully it won't end with Trump as President of the United States.
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