What does it mean to "like" the candidate you don't support?

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20. It means that

preferring another candidate is not equivalent to the "hate" that some would like to assign.

It means that one can appreciate individual strengths and weaknesses, and make a thoughtful choice for one candidate over another without losing the ability to appreciate the others.

It means one can base support on issues and record rather than personality. Or, as often happens, on popularity, name recognition, height, or hair style rather than record on issues.

I've never liked HRC. Ever. She hit some of my hot buttons early on. Then she followed a path going a different direction I was traveling on most issues. I've always respected her, though, and actually voted for her in my '08 primary, even though I didn't really want to see her be president. She, though, did a better job on one issue than the other choice, who really didn't do well on any of them from my pov, and he proved that pov once in office.

I don't want Hillary Clinton to be president. She's still not going the direction I'd like to see the nation travel. It's not personal. It's political. I'm backing the candidate who gets the most issues the most correct the most often.