tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post9037079376326488827..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Negative Voting - AgainAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-31624265350226117452020-11-01T10:39:18.417-05:002020-11-01T10:39:18.417-05:00It's never bothered me that I didn't have ...It's never bothered me that I didn't have a candidate on the ballot about whom I was 100% enthusiastic on all points. It's not my job to withhold my vote until I'm presented with the perfect candidate. It's my job to do my part in choosing the best candidate available. To withdraw from that duty would strike me as unreasonable fastidious and irresponsible as a citizen.<br /><br />I was so worried about Trump in 2016 that I sat back for a moment and considered, "Am I really sure this is a better use of my vote than to support Clinton?" It didn't take long for me to conclude that, yes, of course, I must vote for Trump. I'm not sure what conceivable Republican candidate could have been bad enough to inspire me to vote for Clinton, but it certainly wasn't Trump. And I do not sit elections out. Not ever. I won't even cast a protest vote for someone I believe has virtually no chance of winning. That's not what my country needs from me.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53565987212242822832020-10-31T13:47:32.151-04:002020-10-31T13:47:32.151-04:00Douglas2/Uknown
So I argue that the bottom/back of...Douglas2/Uknown<br /><i>So I argue that the bottom/back of the ballot is really the most important in the long-term. The closer to the top of the ballot, the more likely things are to be effectively 'pre-ordained'.</i><br /><br />Which is why I am voting straight Republican. Unfortunately, some offices have Democrats running unopposed.RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-69134572386826319642020-10-31T11:12:22.970-04:002020-10-31T11:12:22.970-04:00@ Unknown - a good point. We probably have more in...@ Unknown - a good point. We probably have more influence, especially negative influence, on local races. Spreading the word that Harry is a jerk will have some effect.<br /><br />@ Donna B - and upon further review, there is less of that defensiveness about Trump now than there was four years ago. He spent a month on the short fingers last time and I can't imagine him doing other than shrugging it off now.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-74555054834047639562020-10-31T10:54:29.248-04:002020-10-31T10:54:29.248-04:00Perhaps more from conversations than from my singl...Perhaps more from conversations than from my single-vote; but I think one's vote this election can make a huge difference for national politics 4 or more biennial elections from now.<br /><br />Ideologues who want the power of elected office most frequently start with the low-barrier-to-entry town/village/county & school-board elected positions. <br /><br />I think that is the best time to make sure that they are defeated and discouraged from that line of work. The ones blinkered by ideology, the ones who think proclamations on US foreign policy is rightly the remit of town officials, the ones who make campaign promises about things that aren't even within the purview of the position they are seeking. Doesn't matter what party, make sure they don't get the seat.<br /><br /><br />So I argue that the bottom/back of the ballot is really the most important in the long-term. The closer to the top of the ballot, the more likely things are to be effectively 'pre-ordained'.<br /><br />Douglas2Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-90984784656033708312020-10-31T09:16:23.485-04:002020-10-31T09:16:23.485-04:00I see your point, in that he does not seem to take...I see your point, in that he does not seem to take any damage. However, he over-responds to slights. Perhaps there is a better word for that.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1438189990017674232020-10-31T08:48:48.442-04:002020-10-31T08:48:48.442-04:00I've never understood why anyone would call Tr...I've never understood why anyone would call Trump "thin-skinned". Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com