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Ah, what’s my response to this? Ah, I may vote for the Socialist, and I may vote for Johnson. Probably will know when I actually cast my ballot. Ah, the heck with it, I’m going for Johnson. I reserve the right to change my mind, and I probably will! Something admirable about Johnson’s having chosen Weld to be his mate. Don’t I have fond memories of what “the media” used to say when Weld was still a governor? He was a governor of Massachusetts? Anyhow. Going off to ask The Google about Weld…
Research is good.
Nothing wrong voting for a socialist! I did at our last election and will again at the next if still around! XD
Aha! Found something even better! Johnson and Weld did the late night Colbert show…
There ya go. That should be both more entertaining and more informative than most anything else Google spits out.
Johnson is a doll! And so earnest! Honesty matters the most, hmm? He’s got my vote.
If only he had a real chance to beat Trump …
Not that my vote means anything, since I live in a solidly blue state, but I am very concerned that people will throw their votes away on third party candidates.
Well, there you go, making my case for me. There’s too much at stake to risk voting for a third party candidate.
A vote for Johnson is a vote for Trump.
‘Fraid so.
Nope. A vote for Johnson is a vote AGAINST Trump (and Hillary) and FOR Johnson.
A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil.
I’ll repeat my challenge. Anyone who really believes that Trump has a chance in H*ll, put your money where your mouth is and I’ll give you odds… 200,000 popular votes and 10 electoral votes.
Considering the unprecedented unlikability of both major candidates and considering that Trump’s appeal has been underestimated since the beginning, I think he does have a chance. Minnesota elected a professional wrestler governor, so anything is possible.
I would vote for Johnson if I thought he had a chance, but I don’t.
…and California elected a third rate actor for governor and the United States a ‘B’ rated actor for president….
“A word to the wise……….? (Blogs title)
Doesn’t appear to be much of that around does there?
Wise? Who? Where?
Not in the US of A apparently
I agree. It ain’t over till the fat lady sings and all the votes have been counted. Then, and only then, will I know Trump’s no longer a threat.
Is the collective belief of millions of erstwhile will-be-voters-for-a-lesser-evil that Johnson “doesn’t have a chance” the very reason that Johnson doesn’t have a chance? Are those millions complicit then?
Quite possibly. But I dare not take the chance. Not with someone like Trump on the ballot.
You didn’t think that a professional wrestling libertarian could win in Minnesota either, but a majority threw their vote away on the 3rd party candidate. Uh oh.
I didn’t care about who was elected gov. of Minn. I care a great deal about who is elected president of the entire country.
yes!
Such a great observation. Ground lost. If it’s a saying that’s been around, I’d not come across it before.
Great visual, Pied.
The cartoonist, Tom Stiglich, gets all the credit. He did a great job summing it all up, didn’t he?
Not really. Trump is a fascist, and putting him and Clinton on the same level is false equivalence.
Let’s face it, neither candidate has clean hands.
Diden’t you hear, “The Fix Is In” Hillary has this in the bag. The Democratic Leadership at the DNC made sure this would happen by slandering Berni Sanders And there is so much unrest in the Republican Party Leadership that they don’t stand a chance. To seal the deal The Electoral Collage will not vote for or elect the Donald!
I heard. But I don’t dare believe it till the final results are in. If what you say is true, however, all I can say is the GOP did this to themselves.
Trump hasn’t a chance, but nobody here is willing to bet on it. Except me.
I only bet on sure things.
It is a SURE THING that your (and my) individual and collective vote will make no difference whatsoever. Realizing that, my vote is going to be a statement reflecting my fundamental principles and beliefs.
And you think mine isn’t? Trump as president violates every principle and belief I have about this country.
I’ve always hated the mud-slinging. I get tired of it before it even starts. However, this year is a bit different…. The mud that Hillary is slinging is, for the most part, true — and are traits that are not conducive to being the President of the United States. It is so important that voters are aware of what Trump really is.
People need to know about Trump (and vice versa, many would say). But I’m sick of the personal attacks, innuendo, and insults. I want details about solid plans for the future and how they will be implemented. I think we’re not getting this from Trump because he’s completely, hopelessly clueless. And Hillary is still too busy trying to defend her email and the Clinton Foundation. In both cases, continuing to attack your opponent is a good way to avoid discussing your plans for the country.
This headline in todays New York Times, (might be in Wednesdays as it’sTthursday mid morning here) Makes disturbing reading; does this article!
Exactly what I’ve been talking about. I must vote for Clinton. Voting for a third party candidate might make some kind of statement, but the biggest statement I want to make is that Trump is frighteningly unfit to be president and he must be defeated no matter what.
Like.
Especially after the Bush/Gore Supreme Court debacle, it’s foolish to ever think “such-and-such a candidate has it in the bag so I’ll peel off and vote for a third-party candidate.” That’s precisely how the other guy wins.
New computer… just making sure necessities are working. And oh, BTW… Trump still hasn’t a chance in hell of becoming president. Reiterate really isn’t a word… or shouldn’t be anyway.
Sure it’s a word. You iterate. If you iterate again, you are reiterating.
As for voting for Trump, etc. … you can afford to vote for a third-party candidate. Your state is solid, irredeemably red. It will go for Trump no matter what you do. But I live in a swing state, a very purple state that flits back and forth at the drop of a hat. My vote could make the difference between the state going red and going blue. (Plus, registered independent voters make up 1/3 of the electorate here, so elections are always a crap shoot.)
And btw, grats on the new computer. Always fun — if a bit stressful — getting a new one up to speed.
Wait just a minute here… “Iterate” means to repeat… again and again.
What’s the differnce? The REAL difference. Seriously.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iterate
Well, I sure screwed that up.
All fixed. And I stand corrected. I’ve been mistaken all these years about the definition of “iterate.” And yet “reiterate” is also listed as a legitimate word. A search of several sources reveals no real agreement on what is apparently a very subtle difference between the two.
What’s his name, the Olympic Swimmer… Brian Locke… He OVER exaggerated. Beats reiterate hands down.
Ryan Lochte. Yeah, he really blew it. He reitereated too much, with each iteration differing from the one before. By the time he stopped overexaggerating his exaggerations, he was in one hell of a mess. He’d make a great presidential candidate …
Being English I consulted my OED; and briefly I give you this. 🙂
Iterate/v.tr.repeat; state repeatedly; iteration/-n.[LATIN itare iterat-from iterum ‘again’]
reiterate/ v.tr. say or do again or reaptedly.reiteration/n.reiterative/adj; [Latin reitare (as RE-,ITERATE)]
Which does nothing to explain the subtle difference between the two 🙁 although some have tried.