Presidential voting: Lesser of two evils or better candidate? with poll

[flxnimprtmscl]

I'll probably get b1tched at for not putting this in P&N but this is such a general question I thought it would be safe here

Anyway, with what we know so far about the candidates which way will you be voting? Is there a candidate that really grabs you and with whom you agree or will you just be voting to keep someone you strongly disagree with out of the White House?

For myself, based on what I've seen I'll probably be going with the lesser of two evils

*typo edit*

 

[FoBoT]

this sounds like a political thread

i can't pick any of your options, none of them fit for me

 

[Cyberian]

I was sick for a couple of days, when did we find out who the Democratic candidate will be?

 

[SynthesisI]

I'm not voting for a candidate- I'm voting for an incumbent.

 

[SynthesisI]

Originally posted by: Cyberian
I was sick for a couple of days, when did we find out who the Democratic candidate will be?

We haven't yet, although it's pretty much set in stone now that the Democrats are screwed with algore endorsing Dean. It doesn't get any 'lefter' than that.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this sounds like a political thread

i can't pick any of your options, none of them fit for me

Oops, I forgot the "I'll be flipping a coin in the voting booth" option. Sorry about that

 

[Dragnov]

Wheres the "I'm choosing the presidential candidate that I agree more with" option?

I'm sure #2 and #3 will get lots of votes... typical of the whiney American public.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: SynthesisI

Originally posted by: Cyberian
I was sick for a couple of days, when did we find out who the Democratic candidate will be?

We haven't yet, although it's pretty much set in stone now that the Democrats are screwed with algore endorsing Dean. It doesn't get any 'lefter' than that.

Actually I knew that.
It's pretty hard to answer a poll like this without knowing who is running.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Wheres the "I'm choosing the presidential candidate that I agree more with" option?

I'm sure #2 and #3 will get lots of votes... typical of the whiney American public.

Answer edited to be a bit more encompassing

Cyberian: I thought about that but I figure Bush vs. Dean is a pretty safe bet.

 

[BoberFett]

Where's the 3rd party option?

 

[Amused]

I'd rather have a libertarian minded, religiously neutral candidate. But with the present choices it looks like Bush will have to do. I disagree with the socialist, anti-business policies of the Democrat party and that issue trumps most others in my life right now.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Well, I don't choose the lesser of two evils. I choose the candidate that i like the best. Last election it was Ralph Nader. To all people who say that voting for a third party is wasting your vote since they aren't going to win anyhow, i say, too bad. It's my decision.

 

[Chaotic42]

Doesn't matter. Bush will carry Indiana.

Maybe my vote would count if the American political system would pull its head out of its ass, but that won't happen.

 

[HOWITIS]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Doesn't matter. Bush will carry Indiana.

Maybe my vote would count if the American political system would pull its head out of its ass, but that won't happen.

your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.


also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.



and why isn't this in the political forum?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.
also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.

My vote could count if we had a popular vote. It could be 20,000,000 to 20,000,001. Now, however, there is no point. There is no way that Bush won't carry Indiana.

 

[HOWITIS]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.
also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.

My vote could count if we had a popular vote. It could be 20,000,000 to 20,000,001. Now, however, there is no point. There is no way that Bush won't carry Indiana.

ya right, the day the popular vote is ever decided by one vote is the day i shoot a lightning bolt out of my ass and kill rush limbaugh

 

[HOWITIS]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.
also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.

My vote could count if we had a popular vote. It could be 20,000,000 to 20,000,001. Now, however, there is no point. There is no way that Bush won't carry Indiana.

ya right, the day the popular vote is ever decided by one vote is the day i shoot a lightning bolt out of my ass and kill rush limbaugh

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: HOWITIS

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.
also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.

My vote could count if we had a popular vote. It could be 20,000,000 to 20,000,001. Now, however, there is no point. There is no way that Bush won't carry Indiana.

ya right, the day the popular vote is ever decided by one vote is the day i shoot a lightning bolt out of my ass and kill rush limbaugh

pics?

 

[Red Dawn]

It's more like voting for the "Lessor of 2 Weasals" IMO

 

[HOWITIS]

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: HOWITIS

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
your vote would never matter in any election anywhere. 1 vote means nothing. the only way to make a difference is to go out and convince other people to vote the way you want them to.
also, i could never vote for a socialist so i don't even recognise any democrats as being on the ballot. i'm a libertarian but they never win anything.

My vote could count if we had a popular vote. It could be 20,000,000 to 20,000,001. Now, however, there is no point. There is no way that Bush won't carry Indiana.

ya right, the day the popular vote is ever decided by one vote is the day i shoot a lightning bolt out of my ass and kill rush limbaugh

pics?

if it ever happens i'll post pics. he will probably be holding a bttle of oxys at the time.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
ya right, the day the popular vote is ever decided by one vote is the day i shoot a lightning bolt out of my ass and kill rush limbaugh

It is numerically possible.

 

[Siddhartha]

IMHO, it would have been okay to have voted against Hitler.

 

[MAME]

last time I checked, there has never ever been an election won based on one vote so whatever you pick does not matter whatsoever...seriously

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: MAME
last time I checked, there has never ever been an election won based on one vote so whatever you pick does not matter whatsoever...seriously

Last time you checked? Do you check this often?

Here:

1645 - One Vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.
1649 - One Vote caused Charles I of England to be executed.
1776 - One Vote game America the English language instead of German.
1876 - One Vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
1876 - One Vote Rutherford B. Hayes the Presidency of the United States.
1923 - One Vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi party.
1941 - One Vote saved Selective Service just weeks before Pearl Harbor.

 

[LordMagnusKain]

Originally posted by: Dr Smooth
IMHO, it would have been okay to have voted against Hitler.

what if it was a sham with Hitler vs. Himmler?

would you have voted for the 'lesser of 2 evils' or not voted at all?