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Same rationale since my beginning. This isn’t the system that it’s intended to be. With the two party monopolization of it all, I tended to vote minority instead of with the majority. At the very least, I can create stagnation and quagmire.
Narrow minded or just hindsight 20/20?
I’ve called myself a yellow dog Democrat, but I’ve voted for numerous Republicans at the national level and many more at the state level. IMO far too many people drink the Koolaid of partisanship that leads to tribal thought and rigidity, never questioning their own norms. That check one box for all Democrats or Republicans on the ballot is bad for our democratic republic. First it promotes ignorance of the candidates, and laziness, then it causes lopsided elections that lead to near permanent one party rule. Unchallenged candidates believe they are permanent fixtures, and act like it. I tend to vote for those who represent a more altruistic agenda, others play the late stage capitalism is just a wonderful game to play. One party talks about people, the other mainly money. I’m just trying to understand why I’m so different than most of my friends. By now people should recognize that one party who owns the House, the Senate, the Courts, and the Presidency if willing, can and do things which obviously could lead towards fascism. Words are cheap, every voter should judge their candidates on actions only. What positive fruits has this administration borne? Not much comes to my mind. Glad for your progress.” Welcome patriot,to the fight for our way of life. Teaching for 34 years has “warped “ me. Proud of a life of service in the worst state in the union for education. Carry on.
I've mentioned this a couple of times first on the old board and now on this one. When I was living in Ohio during June or July 2016 I made a trip to Oklahoma and got together with a bunch of my oldest friends, a group of friends that we have been friends together since high school. We are all very conservative. Not all of us were or are Republicans, but we are all very conservative. Well, except for one who was a comedian who is sadly no longer with us and who lived in Denver, but that is another story, but he was not there in my brother's livingroom that day. But there in my brother's livingroom that day is a group of my oldest friends all of whom are on on the Trump train. Except me. And I tried to warn them about him. And they aren't buying it. And I'm getting increasingly frustrated because they aren't buying it. But... slowly... my brother... is finally starting to see what I warned him about. The rest are pretty quiet right now.
I don’t detest Hillary, but apparently more people worshipped Trump.
If you truly want to see terror on the right,after we sweep the mid-terms start promoting the end of, or alterations to the electoral college. Where Wyoming gets the same number of Senators as California. The right will go apoplectic. California has a population of roughly 39 million. 25 of the least populous states equal about 12 million. IMO there should be a way to protect the minority vote without giving them many more presidents than they’ve earned. The majority of Americans vote for a candidate, then they lose, and the winning party pretends ( EVERY TIME) that they’ve a mandate
