The benefits of voting for each candidate

Turkey · October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

Both candidates suck, but there are legitimate reasons to vote for either of them, as well as for third parties. Post them here, and make sure you like the ones you agree should be added and they'll be updated in the OP, or tell me if the ones I've posted should be modified or removed. Ostensibly, this list is a reason for the candidates' opponents to consider changing their vote.

Clinton:
-Has experience in governmental leadership (Senator, First Lady, & Secretary of State)
-Is relatively centrist compared to her primary competitor in the DNC
-Will be able to appoint 1-3 Supreme Court justices in favor of liberal policy
-Likely continuing many of Obama's policies and relationships

Trump:
-Will be able to appoint 1-3 Supreme Court justices in favor of conservative policy
-Has a competent VP to help guide decisions

Third Party (Johnson or Stein)
-A high protest vote will get third parties into the election process

Elai · October 22, 2016, 02:53:56 PM

Donald Trump: guaranteed memetic hilarity

DAS B00T x2 · October 22, 2016, 04:04:01 PM

Is it really a protest vote if my voter registration card says Libertarian on it?

rC · October 24, 2016, 10:08:15 AM

Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

Trump:
-Has a competent VP to help guide decisions

It's ok to vote for an incompetent president as long as his vice president is competent.

Turkey · October 24, 2016, 10:09:52 AM

Quote from: rc on October 24, 2016, 10:08:15 AM

Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

Trump:
-Has a competent VP to help guide decisions
It's ok to vote for an incompetent president as long as his vice president is competent.

I was really grasping at straws.

rC · October 24, 2016, 10:13:22 AM

Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 24, 2016, 10:09:52 AM

Quote from: rc on October 24, 2016, 10:08:15 AM
Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

Trump:
-Has a competent VP to help guide decisions
It's ok to vote for an incompetent president as long as his vice president is competent.

I was really grasping at straws.

I could tell

maverick · October 24, 2016, 12:02:52 PM

Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 24, 2016, 10:09:52 AM

Quote from: rc on October 24, 2016, 10:08:15 AM
Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

Trump:
-Has a competent VP to help guide decisions
It's ok to vote for an incompetent president as long as his vice president is competent.

I was really grasping at straws.

Did you forget that he's not a politician and tells it like it is?

Luciana · October 24, 2016, 12:23:22 PM

I'd say another pro for Hillary is not being as weak on foreign policy as Obama is

Turkey · October 24, 2016, 12:26:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on October 24, 2016, 12:23:22 PM

I'd say another pro for Hillary is not being as weak on foreign policy as Obama is

I didn't want to get into specific policy ideas, just broad strokes about their character.

Luciana · October 24, 2016, 12:27:28 PM

Quote from: TurkTurkBangBang on October 24, 2016, 12:26:39 PM

Quote from: Luciana on October 24, 2016, 12:23:22 PM
I'd say another pro for Hillary is not being as weak on foreign policy as Obama is

I didn't want to get into specific policy ideas, just broad strokes about their character.

Ah I see. Fair enough.

Flee · October 24, 2016, 03:28:40 PM

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Alpha · October 24, 2016, 05:52:06 PM

Trump: Peace with Russia.

Genghis Khan · October 25, 2016, 10:43:00 AM

^What this election is really all about.

Verbatim · October 25, 2016, 11:32:24 AM

Quote from: Karjala takaisin on October 25, 2016, 10:43:00 AM

^What this election is really all about.

i like the pepe cameo

Alternative Facts · October 25, 2016, 01:09:32 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on October 25, 2016, 11:32:24 AM

Quote from: Karjala takaisin on October 25, 2016, 10:43:00 AM

^What this election is really all about.
i like the pepe cameo

Probably the only accurate portion

Mattie G Indahouse · November 19, 2016, 05:13:06 PM

Quote from: ModusPonens on October 22, 2016, 02:43:50 PM

-Will be able to appoint 1-3 Supreme Court justices in favor of conservative policy

"Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals."
So how are these people supporting "limited government" when they want to ban abortion which is the case in some states and they also want to ban gay marriage?

Also how are they providing people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals" when they want to ban gay marriage? If someone's goal is to marry someone of the same sex then that's going to be hard to do if they live in the south. For being a group of people who want a "limited government" they sure do love controlling the lives of people.

Azumarill · November 19, 2016, 05:52:17 PM

trumps election will accelerate the fall of capitalism

Turkey · November 19, 2016, 06:38:45 PM

Quote from: Ethan is best AI on November 19, 2016, 05:13:06 PM

So how are these people supporting "limited government" when they want to ban abortion

Banning abortion doesn't create a new agency of government, it just makes the process illegal.

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they also want to ban gay marriage?

That isn't in the Republican platform. Trump has stated that the Supreme Court decision is the law of the land and it is to be respected. And to further clarify, most Republicans wanted it done at a state level. Republicans tend to see sweeping changes by the Supreme Court as legislative, overstepping their bounds as the judicial branch. Most Conservative opposition to liberal social policies is because they stem from the federal government, rather than the state and local level, not because they actually disagree with it.

More Than Mortal · November 20, 2016, 12:23:14 PM

Quote from: ModusPonens on November 19, 2016, 06:38:45 PM

Most Conservative opposition to liberal social policies is because they stem from the federal government, rather than the state and local level, not because they actually disagree with it.

Not sure about that.

A lot? Yeah, sure. Most? Eh.