Who Are You Voting For This Election

[Annalee]

I don't think I can even consciously choose "other"....As the old song goes "you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything".....that is where I feel we are today! Not sure anyone can do/change/fix anything because there are so many views/ideas/conflicts so how can we ever be united as a country? Just my thoughts on this year's election!

[NightOwl]

I'm totally disheartened by our electoral system. Individual votes don't count, delegates do. If your vote wasn't one that made up that particular winning delegate, then it's basically tossed. That's how W. won the presidency even though Gore had the majority of the votes.

Anyway.... Bernie or bust. He's been fighting for civil rights and the basic human rights of the little guy since the 60s. He's not concerned with appearances or special interests. He's concerned with the individual person and their wellbeing.

I'm not voting for Hillary because she's a straight up politician. She says what people want to hear regardless of whether she has any intention of following through.

Trump is a masochistic, racist, sexist, pompous attention wh*re. Period.

Cruz is a liar who cheated Carson out of thousands of votes in the primaries. And then had the nerve to thank God for his wins. He reminds me of a televangelist who blesses the masses and weeps from his golden throne made of the poor man's money while wearing his Armani suit.

These are my opinions. But they are well educated opinions. I've been watching this race closely, almost every day since last summer, so I stand behind my views.

[Josiegirl]

Nomorejuice, you'll get no argument from me!!!

[NightOwl]

After I read my post again, I realized how harsh it sounds. My apologies if it offended anyone. My filter seems to disappear when discussing certain subjects and politicians is definitely one of them. I stand by my opinions, however, even though they were poorly worded.

[Cat Herder]

From history, all it takes to destroy a nation is to divide it's people and wait.

Choose team red or blue they say.

I think purple.

[Blackcat31]

From history, all it takes to destroy a nation is to divide it's people and wait.

Choose team red or blue they say.

I think purple.

[MotherNature]

I'm totally disheartened by our electoral system. Individual votes don't count, delegates do. If your vote wasn't one that made up that particular winning delegate, then it's basically tossed. That's how W. won the presidency even though Gore had the majority of the votes.

Anyway.... Bernie or bust. He's been fighting for civil rights and the basic human rights of the little guy since the 60s. He's not concerned with appearances or special interests. He's concerned with the individual person and their wellbeing.

I'm not voting for Hillary because she's a straight up politician. She says what people want to hear regardless of whether she has any intention of following through.

Trump is a masochistic, racist, sexist, pompous attention wh*re. Period.

Cruz is a liar who cheated Carson out of thousands of votes in the primaries. And then had the nerve to thank God for his wins. He reminds me of a televangelist who blesses the masses and weeps from his golden throne made of the poor man's money while wearing his Armani suit.

These are my opinions. But they are well educated opinions. I've been watching this race closely, almost every day since last summer, so I stand behind my views.

Spot on. If Bernie doesn't get it, I'll vote for Hillary.

[sleepinghart]

God help us all over the next 4 years. The one I like will likely not get the nomination. It's probably gonna come down to Trump and Clinton and that blank space. I'm sure I will be writing in my own choice.

(^bolded^ by me)
~I do wish, but unfortunately(for me anyway), there is no way they're going to let Trump get that nomination...I do think you're right about Clinton's spot though.

[Controlled Chaos]

I'm with Her

I'm not happy with the system either, so I am became a delegate this year so I can learn more about the system and work to make small meaningful changes

[Controlled Chaos]

And for what its worth - I would vote for Bernie if he didn't need the Senate's cooperation, I just don't see them allowing him to get ANYTHING done. They block Obama and compared to Sanders he's really moderate. Just my 2 cents.

[daycarediva]

I am not voting for Clinton solely because she is a woman, she hasn't earned my trust, that's for sure. She should be indicted.

Trump scares the beejesus out of me.

Sanders, although I love his policies, I am concerned about who is going to pay for them.

Cruz is a liar (and a whiner) it's not faaaaaiiiirr. I also disagree with many of his policies.

Kasich has no shot, honestly.

I liked Rubio, but that's not an option now. ::

[daycarediva]

It's Bernie or bust for me. I've campaigned hard for him, phone banking and canvassing first in Des Moines, then here in Kansas, and finally in Missouri. I can't vote for Hillary because:

--She's a pathological liar ("I'm a moderate...no wait, I'm a progressive since that's more popular now")
--She's in bed with Wall St. execs and will vote for their interests, not mine
--She has always been against any rights for the LGBT community, and has suddenly changed her tune
--She will literally pander to anyone and change her position depending on to whom she is speaking (Goldman Sachs speeches anyone??)
--She has been getting money from special interest groups that work against the interest of the entire country except the ultra rich

I could seriously go on for days. But Bernie is 100% committed to changing the lives of the little people: our neighbors, our friends, our families. Everything he stands for has unleashed a howling cry from the masses who are desperate to be heard! Some of his bigger policies, like a Medicare-for-all system, are being brutally attacked by the big insurance companies and big Pharma because OF COURSE they benefit the American people and that's NOT WHAT THEY WANT. Some of his smaller, lesser known policies are total genius: turning the U.S. postal system into a low cost check cashing/loan bank to a)Save the post office and lower our postage costs and b)Put those nasty pay-day lenders out of business for charging 25% interest.

I'm totally interested in having a spirited debate about Bernie if anyone is interested in cold, hard facts straight from his campaign headquarters. And if I don't know something, I'll ask. I'm one of those desperate people living in the heart of a very conservative state watching our local government burn our school systems to ashes and literally kill people who can't afford insurance.

I LOVE his policies (although I feel congress would block 99% of his initiatives). I would like to hear how he plans to expand social programs/fund all of his ideas.

[NoMoreJuice!]

I LOVE his policies (although I feel congress would block 99% of his initiatives). I would like to hear how he plans to expand social programs/fund all of his ideas.

I'm glad you mentioned funding, here is a resource page about how ALL his proposals will be fully funded. That's the #1 question asked.

https://berniesanders.com/issues/how-bernie-pays-for-his-proposals/

And as far as encouraging cooperation in the house & senate...not a problem. The huge base that has come together to elect him is already working on turning over the dinosaurs and electing "Sanders democrats" who will play ball with the new administration.

[nanglgrl]

Bernie all the way for all of the reasons listed above. I have a crush on that old man I swear. I won't vote for Clinton if it comes down to her and Trump. She makes me cringe.
My 22 year old son said that there is a huge movement in his peer group (hipsters) that will vote for Trump if Bernie doesn't get the nomination. Their thinking is pretty much that Trump will really mess everything up and hopefully create such a big problem we start to fix the election process. I don't know if I'd go that far but the system doesn't work and something does need to change.

[momofboys]

After I read my post again, I realized how harsh it sounds. My apologies if it offended anyone. My filter seems to disappear when discussing certain subjects and politicians is definitely one of them. I stand by my opinions, however, even though they were poorly worded.

happyface it's all good!