11-16-2016, 05:59 PM
(11-16-2016, 02:27 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:(11-16-2016, 02:00 PM)taramarie Wrote: Some Republicans were so disgusted with Trump they actually voted for Hillary. So yeah, be aware of that too. I am sure those folk love being lumped with others that they were against....
I'm a variant of that, an Independent Conservative who held my nose and voted for Clintoon. I put my brain above my heart and made one of those "least worst" decisions. What little good it did, sitting here in a deep blue state. Some may ask, given it was a deep blue state why didn't I go for a minor party candidate. I did consider that. But I felt that crossing over to Clinton would make a more profound statement, similar to the graphic quasi-commical anti-Totalitarian image I created and sent back to the Trump people in their postage paid envelope, when they sent me an appeal for money some months ago.
Not being informed about American politics, Taramarie is mistaken; Trump got almost all the Republican votes. He got 47% of the vote which must include almost all Republicans. The only dissenters were a small group in Utah who voted for McMullin. I agree, voting for Hillary made a more profound statement. That's why I didn't vote for Stein although I am a Green. Stein campaigned mainly against Hillary, so I thought I could only vote against Trump by voting for Hillary. And at least it added one more to the popular vote against Trump.