USA Today: Don't Vote for Trump: Our View

[geek tragedy]

In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. Instead, we’ve expressed opinions about the major issues and haven’t presumed to tell our readers, who have a variety of priorities and values, which choice is best for them. Because every presidential race is different, we revisit our no-endorsement policy every four years. We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now.

This year, the choice isn’t between two capable major party nominees who happen to have significant ideological differences. This year, one of the candidates — Republican nominee Donald Trump — is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency.

From the day he declared his candidacy 15 months ago through this week’s first presidential debate, Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents.

Whether through indifference or ignorance, Trump has betrayed fundamental commitments made by all presidents since the end of World War II. These commitments include unwavering support for NATO allies, steadfast opposition to Russian aggression, and the absolute certainty that the United States will make good on its debts. He has expressed troubling admiration for authoritarian leaders and scant regard for constitutional protections.

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Where does that leave us? Our bottom-line advice for voters is this: Stay true to your convictions. That might mean a vote for Clinton, the most plausible alternative to keep Trump out of the White House. Or it might mean a third-party candidate. Or a write-in. Or a focus on down-ballot candidates who will serve the nation honestly, try to heal its divisions, and work to solve its problems.

Whatever you do, however, resist the siren song of a dangerous demagogue. By all means vote, just not for Donald Trump.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/29/dont-vote-for-donald-trump-editorial-board-editorials-debates/91295020/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Holy smokes !! That's gotta hurt.

Trumpsters are going to have to boycott
every viable news organization in the land,
not that they read anything anyway.

[kimbutgar]

2. Breitbart and Drudge are their only acceptable media.

[Rocknrule]

3. Can confirm, my dad is like this

He thinks any site that isn't "Republicans good, Democrats bad, you are getting very sleepy..." is far left. I'm pretty sure he gets his news from Sandy Hook truther sites.

[kimbutgar]

4. You have my sympathies

Does your Dad have Fox all day and does he listen to hate radio driving?

I was driving the other day and a guy next to me had rush blaring I looked at him and he gave me the dirtiest look and flipped me off. All I did was look at him. When the light changed he made sure to step on it and pull in front of me. I just went slow and waited for him to drive out of my sight.

[Rocknrule]

9. Probably

He's not a "deplorable", but he believes everything he hears on Fux and Drudge. After listening to 20+ years of claims from the right that Hillary is literally the devil, he pretty much lives in his own reality, just like his God Emperor.

[kimbutgar]

17. Steady brain washing over 20 years

Did you see the movie fox brain washed my Dad?

The sad thing is your Dad is probably a good man who has been mislead. Good people being. manipulated. I had a 30+ year friend who I lost to fox brain washing. I miss my friend but she thinks I am bad now because l'm liberal.

[Rocknrule]

18. "Misled good man", definitely

On the other hand, I had a roommate once who was very much a deplorable. You can read about him here: http://myworstroommate.com/passive-aggressive-right-wing-control-freak/

[kimbutgar]

19. I just read your account

You are a bigger person than I. The guns would have sent me scurrying sooner. You can bet he's voting for Cheeto. But what a parnoid mf'er and I bet no girlfriend. When I was single I came across guys like that and decided I'd rather be alone than with them. The guy is sick.

[Rocknrule]

20. I'm sure he's the biggest Trump fan in the world

He's also the wait till marriage type. So my only consolation is that he's definitely gonna die a virgin.

[cstanleytech]

21. Your dad sounds like my younger brother though in his defense my brother

was born with some mental impairments.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. There's always the New York Pissed for them to read

[BeyondGeography]

5. Wow

Some people in the mushy commercial middle have their limits after all. Good to see.

[Barack_America]

16. Wouldn't you love to know what, precisely, it was...

...that pushed them over?

Can't wait to read the whole piece once the kids are asleep.

[Madam45for2923]

6. With early voting already underway in several states and polls showing a close race, now is the time

With early voting already underway in several states and polls showing a close race, now is the time to spell out, in one place, the reasons Trump should not be president:

He isn’t leveling with the American people. Is Trump as rich as he says? No one knows, in part because, alone among major party presidential candidates for the past four decades, he refuses to release his tax returns. Nor do we know whether he has paid his fair share of taxes, or the extent of his foreign financial entanglements.

They give and spell out many reasons against a vote for Trump!

[herding cats]

7. Wow. I didn't see this coming.

Thanks for sharing, since they're not on my daily read list I might have missed this.

I'm shocked to the point of not knowing how to react.

[wishstar]

8. Wow, strong words and surprising since I find them conservative

I hardly ever read USA Today anymore due to the conservative slant and the overwhelmingly right wing blog comments readers post to their articles- this will make some heads explode in RW land

[BlueStateLib]

10. He is erratic.

He is erratic.
He is ill-equipped to be commander in chief.
He traffics in prejudice.
His business career is checkered.
He isn’t leveling with the American people.
He speaks recklessly.
He has coarsened the national dialogue.
He’s a serial liar.

[maddiemom]

11. A third party candidate or write-in vote?

You might as well just vote for Trump. When I was much younger I did my share of protest voting for candidates who had no chance of winning. Besides, Hillary has been vilified for twenty-five years. Most voters, especially younger ones, when asked for examples of her dastardly deeds, usually have no real idea of what actually occurred , and just parrot "Benghazi" or "E-Mails.

[Mme. Defarge]

13. Holy Merde!!!

[Barack_America]

14. Oh my. USA Today off the ropes and in for the kill?

That's pretty devastating right there.

[Dolly123Jimmy]

15. Very Lame

USA Today needs to support Hillary...You can't say vote for anyone but Trump...VeryLame...
Gary Johnson can't even mention a world leader and he should get your vote...SAD