Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Election 2016 Trump, Hillary, or neither?

From Jonathon Jones. So who am I going to vote for? Truthfully, at this juncture I have no idea. All I know is the following. Both candidates for the major parties have screwed up in one way or another in the past. In other words, both candidates have used and/or abused their power/money/influence in not-so-nice ways. The scenarios are all different in that aspect, but what remains true is the fact that neither candidate is 100% worthy of being President of the United States due to past instances. So, what are my other options? If I don’t vote a major party I can either choose not to vote or choose an independent party to vote for. Those options are no-brainers. On the flip side of the coin, if I feel a third party candidate, aka independent, has a snowball’s chance in hell of winning, then what I would probably do if I voted was choose the candidate which stood for the *majority* of things that were important to me. I encourage everyone to do the same. Do your homework and look at a candidate’s past records on each and every issue, tabulate which candidate voted and/or stands for what you stand for, and whoever has the most plusses wins. Don’t vote a PARTY, vote for ISSUES. Also, don’t take their word for it. The proof is in the pudding. Look at their past and what they stood for, not what they’re saying they stand for now. A leopard generally doesn’t change their spots. Last, but certainly not least, a good measure of judging a candidate’s potential for voting for the issues that are important to you is looking at who is funding their campaigns. Sadly, in politics those in power are often times swayed towards voting yea or nay depending on who has funded/will fund their campaigns. Sad, but true. Anyway, this is a new era, so don’t believe words. Believe actions.         

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