werepossum
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- Jul 10, 2006
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Agreed. I cannot (and did not) vote for Trump, but if the Pubbies jury rig him out in favor of an establishment candidate, and Trump runs as an independent, then IFF Gary Johnson doesn't run I'll vote for Trump in the general. I'll also change my registration to Democrat and vote non-Repub straight down the list, hopefully Libertarian but Democrat where no Libertarian candidate is running. Not that it will make the slightest difference in deep red Tennessee where I'm a wild-eyed flaming liberal, but it'll make me feel better anyway.Just checking several of the top names, this looks like a list of conservative, pro-war think tank representatives. Did any of these people serve in any meaningful fashion? Like, wow, a guy that co-wrote the Patriot Act is against Trump, how convincing!
Also
"His embrace of the expansive use of torture is inexcusable."
From what I recall, a month ago they were at a debate having a contest over who could endorse torture the most. Trump won, of course, but that's what he does.
EDIT: Also, iirc Trump is the preferred candidate among veterans, and a lot of people were wrong when they thought Trump going after Dubya/the Iraq War in South Carolina would hurt him. It's like they can't realize how they make him that much stronger every time they speak out against him.
EDIT #2: The authors say they represent a broad spectrum of beliefs; I'd like someone to point out just two that are largely anti-war (I'd say just one but they could have snuck one into there I guess).
EDIT #3: The more I go through this list the more I want to vote Trump as a fuck you to all of these guys. I really genuinely hope that he runs independent if/when the Repubs decide to pull the plug.
Not seeing much difference in anyone likely to have a real chance, my biggest concern is that the Pubbies screw the pooch so hard that they disintegrate and the Libertarians actually become a force. Then I'll have to confront my probems with them and I'll have no safe voting harbor at all. But hey, at least the Libertarians aren't trying to tell me that America's problems are due to gays and trannies. lol