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In reply to the discussion: Yes, there's something HRC could do that would halt my opposition [View all]MineralMan
(151,290 posts)decision. That's how it always is. For President, we will have two candidates on the ballot who might win. How we vote will make a huge difference for the following four years. We will have choices in the primary elections, of course, but in November we'll be voting for one of two candidates if we hope to have our votes matter.
If we don't vote or vote for a third party candidate who cannot possibly win, we have no part in deciding who will be President. It's an awesome and sometimes troublesome decision to make. I have never been able to vote for a candidate who believed as I do on everything, and never expect to be able to do that. It's a big country, and the presidency is our only real national election, where everyone who votes gets to choose. Wasting that opportunity is not an option for me.
I'm a Democrat. I vote for Democrats. They do a better job in supporting us all when elected. None do a perfect job, but I don't expect that. It's an imperfect form of government, but there is no perfect form of government for a nation of a third of a billion people. Like it or not, elections are what we have to work with and in almost all races, either a Democrat or a Republican is the winner. I vote for Democrats, and encourage others to do the same. Sometimes, the Democrat wins. Sometimes not.