Who Are You Voting For This Election

[bklsmum]

I am VERY happily supporting and voting for Hillary Clinton. I admina Democratic FB group and I get asked why I support her all the time and this is my standard reply:

I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she has been politically active since she was a middle schooler.
I am voting for her because she has taken leadership roles since high school.
I am voting for her because she went to college a Republican like her parents and left a Democrat because she didn't just accept what was fed to her but instead went out and found her own truth and then dedicated her life to it.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after MLK was assassinated she organized a protest on her college campus that led to a change in fair hiring practices there.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she spent her college and law school summers doing things like working with migrant workers and registering Latinos to vote in Texas.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after law school she went to work for the Children's Defense fund instead of a big law firm.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she went undercover in the deep south to expose private schools who were still practicing segregation.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because when she sat on the board at Walmart she was, according to Sam Walton, a "thorn in his side when it came to women and worker's rights".
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because while sitting on many boards and working as a lawyer when her husband was Governor of Arkansas she ALSO championed a preschool program that has since spread to 26 states and fought for juvenile justice reform in the south as well as many other things like that.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as FLOTUS she championed healthcare and programs for women and children and pushed for recognition of Gulf War Syndrome when everyone else was ignoring it.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she went to China and declared women's rights were human rights.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she never stopped fighting for equal pay.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she fought for healthcare for 911 1st responders.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she took it to Wall St and the banks before the crash.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after a hard loss to Obama in 2008 she stood behind him solidly and worked tirelessly to promote his agenda around the world.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she extended full benefits to same sex partners of US diplomats.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she stood on the floor of the UN and gave the first speech on global LGBT rights and pushed for a UN commission to address their issues.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she brokered a cease fire between Israel and Hamas that lasted nearly a year and put in place the sanctions that brought Iran to the table for the nuclear deal.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because her family foundation has raised and spent billions of dollars to try and make things better here and around the world.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she has been a tireless voice for the voiceless for almost 50 years.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she is the most qualified and accomplished human being that we have ever had run for President of the United States.

[sleepinghart]

So, explain this to me. If someone manages to get the required number of delegates, the party is or isn't required to give that person the nom? This is something I'm unclear on.

If I understand correctly, the delegates could vote to change the convention rules even before the first round of balloting takes place. So, in that case, then no, hitting the magic 1237 number wouldn't require that person be given the nomination.

[laundrymom]

I do believe you are. Lol. My kids don't get much screen time, but my 7 year old loves this show.

I think I need to change my vote since Bernie likely won't get the nom. My second choice is Fallon/Timberlake.

Ha! My daycare kids get NO ELECTRONICS. And my own kids are 17&14. I just prefer the innocence of kids tv. Lol

[Play Care]

I've avoided this thread because politics this year is making my blood boil.

I'd like Bernie to be the Dem nominee. But I'm a realist and it will be Hillary.
I'd vote Hillary over Trump.
Say what you will about Hillary, but she has so much more experience than Trump. Like it or not, you can't bull doze your way forward, and Hillary knows it. Like someone else said, she may be crooked but she's not incompentant...
But I maintain that by the time politicians get to a certain level, they've sold their souls. High level politics is dirty, ugly business.

[Michael]

I am VERY happily supporting and voting for Hillary Clinton. I admina Democratic FB group and I get asked why I support her all the time and this is my standard reply:

I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she has been politically active since she was a middle schooler.
I am voting for her because she has taken leadership roles since high school.
I am voting for her because she went to college a Republican like her parents and left a Democrat because she didn't just accept what was fed to her but instead went out and found her own truth and then dedicated her life to it.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after MLK was assassinated she organized a protest on her college campus that led to a change in fair hiring practices there.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she spent her college and law school summers doing things like working with migrant workers and registering Latinos to vote in Texas.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after law school she went to work for the Children's Defense fund instead of a big law firm.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she went undercover in the deep south to expose private schools who were still practicing segregation.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because when she sat on the board at Walmart she was, according to Sam Walton, a "thorn in his side when it came to women and worker's rights".
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because while sitting on many boards and working as a lawyer when her husband was Governor of Arkansas she ALSO championed a preschool program that has since spread to 26 states and fought for juvenile justice reform in the south as well as many other things like that.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as FLOTUS she championed healthcare and programs for women and children and pushed for recognition of Gulf War Syndrome when everyone else was ignoring it.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she went to China and declared women's rights were human rights.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she never stopped fighting for equal pay.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she fought for healthcare for 911 1st responders.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as a Senator she took it to Wall St and the banks before the crash.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because after a hard loss to Obama in 2008 she stood behind him solidly and worked tirelessly to promote his agenda around the world.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she extended full benefits to same sex partners of US diplomats.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she stood on the floor of the UN and gave the first speech on global LGBT rights and pushed for a UN commission to address their issues.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because as SOS she brokered a cease fire between Israel and Hamas that lasted nearly a year and put in place the sanctions that brought Iran to the table for the nuclear deal.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because her family foundation has raised and spent billions of dollars to try and make things better here and around the world.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she has been a tireless voice for the voiceless for almost 50 years.
I am voting for Hillary Clinton because she is the most qualified and accomplished human being that we have ever had run for President of the United States.

Wow, thanks for writing this. I think we had another good post supporting Sanders. Does anyone else want to stump for another candidate? I don't think we are trying to sway opinions here but I think it's interesting to read why members are supporting a candidate.

So far this thread has been civil. I will not allow it to become personal. We need to show that we have the capacity to appreciate our differences even if we strongly disagree.

[kidcrazednluvingit]

Make America Great Again!
Why?

Over the last two years...

-I now spend more on mandatory health insurance than I do my MORTGAGE thanks to obamacare.

-The rights of the pedophile down the street are more protected over the rights of my 6 year old daughter who is forced to walk past his house to school.

-Because I am licensed; I am pushed to be"star-rated", because I am "star-rated" I must be on the food program. Because I am on the food program my well-intentioned (and educated) parents can't control what their kids eat...

Total federal overreach combined with PC craziness will destroy us.

I want the freedom to fail or succeed.

I want the freedom to be offensive or offended.

I want families to be able to make parenting choices for their kids instead of the federal government.

I want my children to learn that we don't all have to think alike, and yet we can be respectful. Agree to dis-agree. Live and let live.

I can't stomach anymore kool-aid.

Go Trump!

[NightOwl]

So many for Sanders and so few for Clinton and Trump. I've been seeing this all over the news reports, how Sanders is so vigorously supported, but it's not showing up as strongly in the polls.

But I think I know why. He has the young vote. I mean, the really young vote. My 17 yo dd and the majority of her graduating, soon to be turning 18 class, are devout Bernie supporters. They go to the rallies, the support him at the poling places, they display the signs and bumper stickers, etc. I've never seen a generation so young be so involved in politics.

If enough of these kids turn voting age before nomination time, we may have a riot on our hands at the DNC if Hillary is nominated. Just an observation.

[Michael]

So many for Sanders and so few for Clinton and Trump. I've been seeing this all over the news reports, how Sanders is so vigorously supported, but it's not showing up as strongly in the polls.

But I think I know why. He has the young vote. I mean, the really young vote. My 17 yo dd and the majority of her graduating, soon to be turning 18 class, are devout Bernie supporters. They go to the rallies, the support him at the poling places, they display the signs and bumper stickers, etc. I've never seen a generation so young be so involved in politics.

If enough of these kids turn voting age before nomination time, we may have a riot on our hands at the DNC if Hillary is nominated. Just an observation.

Everybody likes getting stuff. Sanders needs to explain how he intends to pay for his social programs. I have no problem with social programs as long as they can be paid for "long term". More taxes are not the solution for those paying taxes and struggling. Trump believes that the money can be made instead of taxed which makes sense when you think of how much the Feds spend on things. He could cut a lot of waste and streamline the process. Taxes are killing us here in California and we need relief.

Both Sanders and Trump will most likely take it to the corporations (Wall Street) that are now monopolies and crushing small businesses and the middle class. We seem to need a Teddy Roosevelt type that can break up or destroy the powerhouses that are squeezing us and our businesses. Somethings got to change soon.

I guess Hillary would be more of the status quo which is safer but IMO not realistic in for the direction the country is going. I am leaning Trump. I have a place in Palm Beach County so I know a little about him there locally.

As a businessman, I don't have a problem with Trump personally. He seems to do what he feels he needs to to get the job done. Can he do it for all of America remains to be seen. He has a lot to do in the next several months to show he can be Presidential.

[KiddieCahoots]

Politics...Oui!
A three ring circus that the media ****s the life out of!
I don't like the violence that Trump elicits, but as a business man, I can't help but wonder what he could do for the US deficit.

[Michael]

Politics...Oui!
A three ring circus that the media ****s the life out of!
I don't like the violence that Trump elicits, but as a business man, I can't help but wonder what he could do for the US deficit.

He is a smart guy. I will tell you a local story most people don't know about.

He use to fly a YUGE :: American flag at his Maralago estate on the beach. The city was giving him a hard time to take it down and said the flagpole was too high and wasn't within the city ordinance for height. It was political and Trump didn't like to be told he couldn't fly his big flag. They were fining him like $250 a day which grew to over $100k and he was appealing it in the courts. Here's how he beat them.

He moved the pole to higher ground on his property and shortened the pole. Problem solved. That was very smart. He got what he wanted. Both he and the city won. I think he could work with a divided Congress.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/09/trumps-war-with-palm-beach-213122

[Thriftylady]

So many for Sanders and so few for Clinton and Trump. I've been seeing this all over the news reports, how Sanders is so vigorously supported, but it's not showing up as strongly in the polls.

But I think I know why. He has the young vote. I mean, the really young vote. My 17 yo dd and the majority of her graduating, soon to be turning 18 class, are devout Bernie supporters. They go to the rallies, the support him at the poling places, they display the signs and bumper stickers, etc. I've never seen a generation so young be so involved in politics.

If enough of these kids turn voting age before nomination time, we may have a riot on our hands at the DNC if Hillary is nominated. Just an observation.

My daughter is 17, will be 18 at the election. By Ohio law she was allowed to vote in the primary, for the presidential part only. She won't vote for him! But she is like her dad and I, VERY conservative. We are all Republicans, but none of us want anything to do with Trump. It is actually almost a family problem right now, who will we vote for? DD has a study hall at school since she has an online college class (she is limited to 30 credit hours a year and HS classes count). She says they have been having many debates in study hall. I am glad to hear our young people are interested. I thought it was awesome that their government teacher went and got the voter registration forms for them, and turned them in for those who would be 18 in time for the election and wanted to register. He had to go to another town to do it. Actually maybe I will send him a nice email, when teachers go above and beyond I like to tell them. But anyway the real point is that I am glad the younger generation does find it important.

[Annalee]

My sixth grade son said they had an election at school and Trump won. I am assuming most kids voted for Trump because they learned about him in their own homes from their parents/guardians....

Trump definitely says what many people in my state are thinking or so that is my opinion anyway. My brother says "why not try someone like Trump in the White House with a business approach cause nothing else is working?"::....mom's side of the family is strong D and would vote for a serial killer for president if they were democrat but my dad's side taught us to vote for the person which usually is the most conservative side, or Republican but we do not always support the Republicans, it just depends...

I feel it will come down to Clinton or Trump and in that case, I go for Trump....Hillary, well, I do not even want to waste my typing skills about her...::

[KiddieCahoots]

He is a smart guy. I will tell you a local story most people don't know about.

He use to fly a YUGE :: American flag at his Maralago estate on the beach. The city was giving him a hard time to take it down and said the flagpole was too high and wasn't within the city ordinance for height. It was political and Trump didn't like to be told he couldn't fly his big flag. They were fining him like $250 a day which grew to over $100k and he was appealing it in the courts. Here's how he beat them.

He moved the pole to higher ground on his property and shortened the pole. Problem solved. That was very smart. He got what he wanted. Both he and the city won. I think he could work with a divided Congress.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...m-beach-213122

This is something Trump is known for.
My daughter will argue me that he has his companies in other countries making more from the outcome. But I will simply point back that that is the investment of a good business man and making it work. If he could bring it back to America....then what?

[NoMoreJuice!]

I think what most Trump supporters like about him is that they think he's business savvy and will create wealth for our country. It's a very interesting debate, and it sounds great, but we all know that money doesn't appear out of thin air. If he runs the country as the CEO of the United States, how does he propose to generate revenue? Reducing the amount of income your company is bringing in (taxes) is a great way to go into bankruptcy, which Trump has done four times. On four separate occasions, Trump has been forced to file Chapter 11 by racking up enormous debt and not having the income to satisfy those debts. I find that to be very poor judgement and poor leadership, and it makes me very nervous that his business skills are the reason people are choosing to vote for him.

Another thing that worries me very much is his lack of political savvy dealing with other countries. He has already made enemies around the world, so much so that many countries are debating banning him from entering their country. In January the British Parliament actually came very close to it, after a huge petition was passed around their country. I'm very nervous about Americans electing a leader whom the world hates. I am not saying we need to bow down to anyone, but what's gonna work? TEAMWORK! He's a bully, not a team player, and there's just no place for bullies on the world stage. America is an amazing country that I'm so proud of, and I want our leader to represent the best qualities that we have to offer, such as wisdom, innovation, and above all else, compassion.

[Unregistered]

Bankruptcy may have been a "smart" decision on his part. I totally agree though, that it shows a moral and leadership lack. It is not what should be modeled by a possible president.

I think I want President Other