Of course there's probably only a handful of posters here who live in states that are even competitive, so after all the "debate" and the urging to vote one way or the other, it's mostly for naught.
Anyone still an undecided?
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This is essentially what we are dealing with in my opinion.
Biden now has a 6 point lead over Trump.
Trump needed this election to be 6 months ago.
The more he opens his mouth the further he will drop behind.
It’s over.
Trump needed this election to be 6 months ago.
The more he opens his mouth the further he will drop behind.
It’s over.
Fair enough.
I’m not jazzed about Biden/Harris. Far from it. I just want to be able to feel I did my part to help keep Trump out of the White House.
100% spot on. Why are we allowing ourselves to be reduced to saying “well this one is not good but this one is worse so I’m voting for the lesser of the two losers?”
We should be raising holy hell and demanding a turning of the page and two better choices.
This is for the future of our country.
If your top priority is keeping Trump out of office (and that SHOULD be your top,priority) then you should vote for Biden. This is math.
See that's the thing, everyone's priorities are different...
That is one poll, which is an outlier. It will be neck and neck, especially because so many moderates get their news from social media and have decided, with the same lack of evidence that Trump points to regarding rigged elections, that Biden has been a bad president and has dementia.
I know they are different. I am saying that in this instance they should be the same.
90% chance I will vote for Biden.
I also live in Maryland, which will go to Biden regardless of my vote.
And that’s part of the problem with the electoral college, in all but a handful of states the winner is already known, so the motivation to vote is low.
This.
They need to reframe the question to get a clear picture.
"Given no other choices who do you vote for? Trump or Biden"
If that was the question I think Joe would be north of 50% by a few pts in that scenario.
The only one waste of a vote is if you have the right and you don't.
Otherwise no one has the right to tell anyone how they vote.
Otherwise no one has the right to tell anyone how they vote.
I did enjoy the Cruise movie. The series has been great. I didn’t read the books but that is actually a great idea
1. It's not my analogy.
2. It's correct.
3. Other than those two errors, you did well.
I would vote for Dan Quayle over Trump. It's amazing that we are even talking about Trump running again and people are like "Oh well, I'll write in Homer Simpson instead because I don't like Biden". This is how we get Trump again.
Your options are literally infinite. You can write in Smeagol if you like. Your choices are two. Binary. You don't have to like it. You don't even have to believe it just like you don't have to believe in gravity. You can bet on the Super Bowl and put your money on Dallas because you "don't like" the two teams playing. But Dallas CAN'T WIN. Sure, you can make that play but don't whine when you're told you're throwing your money away and viewed as dumb when you brag about it.
They want to be viewed as "principled", LOL. And after the fact, they want to be able to claim they didn't vote for whoever won.
Licking in the front hole,
Pumping in the back hole
Gotta make my mind up
What hole do i taaaaaake?
You can couch it however you like but you're going to a Subway with two choices and pretending like you're doing something honorable by paying for a sandwich they don't serve. They'll take your money and hand you the sandwich you hate the most and you'll toss it in the trash. Then they'll laugh at you for the rest of the day because - read this carefully - you threw your money away.
There is NO analogy that makes you look smart here. Vote for Micky Mouse or for no one at all but - damn - don't brag about it.
Let's just see who's on the ballot and still viable,.. Who knows, Trump could be in prison, Biden could be dead or stroked out, and somebody like Manchin could be picking up steam.
Which is it- infinite choices or two teams at a Super Bowl? Or buying a sandwich subway doesn’t serve?
I’m not trying to be principled or clever. It’s my vote- and there’s nothing that says people have to pick from the two front runners. Just you.
Nothing will ever change if people continue your way of thinking.
It's like saying, "Why bother boycotting....the company is too big. It won't make a dent. Why bother?" Good thing MLK didn't think he was wasting his time.
I see what you're saying, and I voted third party in both 2012 and 2016. That said, one of the two major choices in 2024 is so wholly unfit to lead the American people, that I can't afford to "throw my vote away."
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't understand either one of your posts. I was genuinely replying to Tarheel
It seemed like you legitimately didn't understand the logic that Tar Heel was describing, but it also seemed like maybe you did understand it, but you just disagree with it and we're being coy in the manner of expressing it.
I was asking if you would reveal which one it was, and you gave me the "shrug" gif
I think his argument/analogy is flawed. The Super Bowl one for sure.
I think in general his line of thinking is flawed/dated/dangerous.
It's still not clear to me if you understood it, but we all communicate differently.
That said, I'll bet you that Dallas wins the Super Bowl.
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Tell me you know nothing about history without telling me you know nothing about history.
Hubris like yours is what got us here in the first place. I have little doubt it can make things far worse.
The presidential campaign isn't the Superbowl. The game itself only allows for two teams- by design. The election - as he mentioned- has infinite possible options.
Are there two (very likely) outcomes? Yes- but by practice, not by design.
I haven't decided who I'm voting for yet. But I do know that I will not vote for Biden. I feel we are seconds away from a WW3. I feel his handling of things has been a trainwreck. This last go around is an example. Iran does something and all he has to say is, "we plan to respond to it". WTF? That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy with the feeling of safety for our men/women in uniforms. JFC, that is the most clown show statement ever.
