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In reply to the discussion: Are there really people on DU who won't vote for the Democratic candidate if [View all]Zavulon
(5,639 posts)My boss is a conservative who voted for Obama in 2008 out of spite. He said "If the GOP has nothing better to offer us than McCain and expects us to vote for that piece of shit just because the other guy is worse, I'll vote for the other guy with a smile on my face and both my middle fingers extended to the Republican party."
That's exactly how I feel about Hillary. I'll vote for any Democrat except her. If she's the nominee, I'll vote for the GOP candidate out of spite (yes, even if it's Trump or Bush), because if she gets nominated we'll have hit a point where I won't have a preferred party anymore. I can't support a party that would nominate her and expect us to support that. As a Virginia resident I'm having enough trouble tolerating Terry MacAuliffe as it is.
I EXPECT the Republicans to nominate an asshole. I won't tolerate the same from Democrats, and will no longer put up with "This is the most important election of our lifetime, blah, blah, blah, and even though we don't give a rat's ass about you, you need to vote for any piece of shit we shove in your faces because their guy is worse!" They can nominate anyone except Hillary and I'll be glad to vote for the Dem candidate. But if it's Hillary, I'm going to treat the party with the same contempt they'd be showing me by nominating her.