02-02-2016, 09:10 AM
I get that, Cutz. There have been a few elections over the last 20 years where I hated them all too and felt like I was choosing between the lesser of two evils.
I don't feel that way this time; maybe because Trump and Sanders have changed the game just by being in the running and getting a lot of traction. This election is not, yet again, a simple question of "who's the least objectionable special interest backed candidate from each party and which one will do the best for the domestic economy and national security?" That's typically been what it's come down to for me. This time, I feel like there's a lot more to consider.
Sanders isn't a crackpot, in my opinion. Last election, some people thought Libertarian Ron Paul was a crackpot Republican candidate. I disagreed with them too. I like what Sanders is saying, what he's doing, and how he's doing it. I don't know if I'd vote for him and trust him to run the country at this point. But, I think it's a good thing that if Hillary Clinton wants to win the democratic nomination, she's gonna have to fight for it and convince Dems that she means what she's saying now; she not a shoe-in.
I still think Trump has been a needed wake up call for the Republicans and good for the race in many ways. But, he's not really about improving the lives of the American people and representing everyone as fairly as possible. He's about narrowing the pool of every ones and playing to the very large group of (understandably) fed-up Americans. He doesn't want to give more power and voice to the people, he wants to take the power away from a bunch of super rich groups and put the power in his hands. That's how I see it anyway.
Anyhow, while there are things about each and their platforms that concern me, I don't hate Sanders, Kasich, Rubio, Clinton, Paul or even Bush.
I don't feel that way this time; maybe because Trump and Sanders have changed the game just by being in the running and getting a lot of traction. This election is not, yet again, a simple question of "who's the least objectionable special interest backed candidate from each party and which one will do the best for the domestic economy and national security?" That's typically been what it's come down to for me. This time, I feel like there's a lot more to consider.
Sanders isn't a crackpot, in my opinion. Last election, some people thought Libertarian Ron Paul was a crackpot Republican candidate. I disagreed with them too. I like what Sanders is saying, what he's doing, and how he's doing it. I don't know if I'd vote for him and trust him to run the country at this point. But, I think it's a good thing that if Hillary Clinton wants to win the democratic nomination, she's gonna have to fight for it and convince Dems that she means what she's saying now; she not a shoe-in.
I still think Trump has been a needed wake up call for the Republicans and good for the race in many ways. But, he's not really about improving the lives of the American people and representing everyone as fairly as possible. He's about narrowing the pool of every ones and playing to the very large group of (understandably) fed-up Americans. He doesn't want to give more power and voice to the people, he wants to take the power away from a bunch of super rich groups and put the power in his hands. That's how I see it anyway.
Anyhow, while there are things about each and their platforms that concern me, I don't hate Sanders, Kasich, Rubio, Clinton, Paul or even Bush.