2016 Election Thread (My God Kill Me Now)

[Schlich]

I'm voting for Gary Johnson. Trump and Hilary are a joke.

Waste of a vote - plus libertarian thought is middle school intellectualism. Unlikable as Hillary may be, you have to vote against Trump.

Someone remind me why Bernie didn't run as an independent.

I'll gladly let conservatives "waste" their vote (that would have gone to the Republican candidate in any other circumstance) on a reasonable candidate that aligns more closely with their ideals, especially when the alternative is likely not voting at all.

[TGantz]

I'd vote for Bernie. I just can't vote for Trump, and I really can't vote for Hilary.

[MrCrowesGarden]

As awful as Trump was, I thought Ivanka actually gave a good speech.

[IMADreamer]

I'm voting for Gary Johnson. Trump and Hilary are a joke.

Waste of a vote - plus libertarian thought is middle school intellectualism. Unlikable as Hillary may be, you have to vote against Trump.

Someone remind me why Bernie didn't run as an independent.

I'll gladly let conservatives "waste" their vote (that would have gone to the Republican candidate in any other circumstance) on a reasonable candidate that aligns more closely with their ideals, especially when the alternative is likely not voting at all.

Bernie didn't run as an independent because Trump would be our next president if he did.

[pioneer98]

I think Trump and Hillary are both criminals and liars, art of the deal-masters of the universe, but the difference is that Hillary is actually good at it.

Ha

I think Hilllary is great at getting money out of insanely wealthy plutocrats and Trump is excellent at squeezing workers, the poor and middle class out of money.

[Radbird]

My ears hurt.

[pioneer98]

I won't argue with that. I will argue that the concerns about Trump and Clinton are on entirely different levels. One candidate lies about her schemes to keep her e-mails secret. The other casually suggests destroying the international nuclear security system. Candidate Trump is not just another crappy politician, and there is an obligation for all of us to recognize that clearly. Not the moment to view every disagreement as basically the same old partisan grudges and complaints.

The stuff Trump is saying about NATO is insane and dangerous on a level that Hillary's emails can't touch.

[pioneer98]

I'm watching Trump's speech right now. He claimed Syrian refugees are flooding into our country. Where is this happening? I haven't kept up but as of a few months ago we had only taken in like 1,200 of them. His speech is basically lie after lie like this. Crime is way up! Illegal immigrants are flooding into our country! Etc.

[ghostrunner]

I'm voting for Gary Johnson. Trump and Hilary are a joke.

Waste of a vote - plus libertarian thought is middle school intellectualism. Unlikable as Hillary may be, you have to vote against Trump.

Someone remind me why Bernie didn't run as an independent.

This particular libertarian ticket is not a bad alternative. Johnson and Weld are a far cry from what they've put up in the past, and probably a more moderated libertarianism. They know how things work.

[pioneer98]

Just when I think it can't get any more insane, it does.

CNN - Trump, Kasich feud over 'most powerful' VP offer

Donald Trump and John Kasich's teams are at war over whether the Republican presidential nominee ever seriously wanted the Ohio governor to join the ticket.

Multiple sources close to Kasich said Trump's son, Donald Jr., tried to entice Kasich with a position as the most powerful vice president in history, but he turned it down. Kasich would have been in charge of all domestic and foreign policy in a Trump White House, Kasich sources said.

So Trump will be in charge of what? NASA?

And did he offer Pence the same deal??????