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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Clinton tops Trump, but neither prompts excitement [View all]Loki
(3,830 posts)I don't think I ever gauged my vote on excitement except when I was involved with Robert Kennedy's campaign. Have I bought into all the intentional negativity that has been thrown at Hillary over the years, no. I lived in Texas for almost 20 years, and became familiar with Karl Rove's smear machine as it worked feverishly to plant every ugly innuendo that he knew would sway those who were susceptible to his form of ugly, destructive propaganda. He's been doing this since his Nixon years, this is a finely oiled machine with an unimaginable body count. After all, he learned his craft at Lee Atwaters knee. I won't hold my nose, I prefer breathing, but if we don't elect people who want to work for change, we will continue to see the obstruction that has been the operative mode of today's gop. Elections matter. Don't complain, don't equivocate, vote. That's what I will be doing.