DBSoT wrote:Everlong wrote:I will never, ever vote for Hillary Clinton or for Donald Trump. Bernie's endorsement doesn't change that in the slightest. He's doing what he's got to do and I respect that, but I'm done voting for the lesser of two major evils. I'm going to vote for person whose opinions best reflect my own and who is not either an unabashed racist demagogue or an unreliable unrepentant criminal.
There is always room for one more person on the Johnson train (Phrasing!).

Though I imagine you might be more of a Jill Stein person, because I believe you have mentioned in the past that the environment is a big issue for you.
For what it's worth, Gary Johnson will have the best weed.

Johnson's like the exact opposite of Sanders' platform, so I wouldn't be interested in voting for him. Jill Stein... meh, she's probably closest left to what I"d want but she has zero relevant experience and her views about vaccines/alternative medicine are frightening to say the least. But even that is minor compared to the reservations I have about either major candidate.
Hanley! wrote:Here's something I'm kinda interested in: could Trump or Clinton's running mates have any impact on who people vote for here? If Clinton was to pick a politician you really liked or respected as her potential Vice President, could that tempt anyone to her side? Or is that really not much of a factor in how people vote?
Eh, running mates are really more of a marketing tool than anything else. Sure, they take over in the event the president dies/resigns/is removed from office, but they've never really been much of a factor in voting, at least for me. Joe Biden hasn't been super visible for the last eight years. I can't imagine a great choice of running mate would sway me HIllary's way.
AkydefGoldberg wrote: I sympathise with Tim's decision but if I was in his shoes, the way things are progressing every vote will count and in a way, sometimes you have to vote strategically sadly to prevent the 'worse of the two evils' get the top job. But again, that's my personal view.
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This kind of thinking is what perpetuates the two party system that virtually everyone agrees is broken. It's such a weird phenomenon here in the States. Everybody wants to get rid of the two-party system, but then once the actual election hits, if you vote third party you're "throwing your vote away." I'm of the opinion that no vote cast is a vote wasted, and that people should absolutely vote for the candidate they like best/align with most, regardless of their chance to win.