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If your preferred candidate doesn't win the nomination, will you still vote for the person who does? (2020 U.S. Election)
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Man Biden really tempts me at not voting.
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But then it's trump and the world is exploding and he makes Biden look like the best candidate ever. So I'll end up voting for anyone. I'd vote for anyone against trump.
I'm just assuming Biden will be the nom. Because I'm very cynical.
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But then it's trump and the world is exploding and he makes Biden look like the best candidate ever. So I'll end up voting for anyone. I'd vote for anyone against trump.
I'm just assuming Biden will be the nom. Because I'm very cynical.
I have never once had my preferred candidate survive the primaries in all my 18 years of voting in general elections - I apparently am a terrible judge of popularity. Every time, I've seen who makes it through, and voted for them.
The notion of rebelling against a party because your person didn't make it through is silly, however If you have serious reservations, you shouldn't feel locked behind one "team"
The notion of rebelling against a party because your person didn't make it through is silly, however If you have serious reservations, you shouldn't feel locked behind one "team"
Yup of course and I encourage everyone else to do the same
Even if your preferred candidate doesnt win that doesn't mean their time is done
I sincerely hope every candidate in our current pool (well maybe except Tulsi) remains an active participant in politics, government/governing, and policy proposals
They could help run for other important offices, help with future campaigns, or even educate and inspire future generations of promising candidates
This doesnt END with defeating Trump. We need to build strong foundations beyond just beating Trump out of office. The entire right wing extremist machine needs to be dismantled for generations to come
Even if your preferred candidate doesnt win that doesn't mean their time is done
I sincerely hope every candidate in our current pool (well maybe except Tulsi) remains an active participant in politics, government/governing, and policy proposals
They could help run for other important offices, help with future campaigns, or even educate and inspire future generations of promising candidates
This doesnt END with defeating Trump. We need to build strong foundations beyond just beating Trump out of office. The entire right wing extremist machine needs to be dismantled for generations to come
I will definitely vote, and most likely for the (Democratic) nominee. If there were a strong candidate on the left running on an Independent or third party ticket, I would consider them as well.
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Sonia Sotomayor - Age: 64
Elena Kagan - Age: 58
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lets be honest, the ones voting "No" probably wouldn't really vote in the first place.
Push for candidates and policy makers to get some sort of Ranked choice voting reform to happen
Otherwise independent votes just give us another Trump. If we truly want a system where independents matter we need to change the system as a whole
Anyone with a D next to their name is better than anyone with an R next to theirs at this point.
I wish that weren't true. But when you look at voter suppression, stealing a Supreme Court seat and generally insulating the worst parts of Trumps agenda I don't know how you can't see it that way.
Even if you live in a swing state or swing district we need to run up the score on the popular vote and show these fucks that the path they have taken us on is unacceptable to the American people as a whole. They need to know that continuing to fuck around with voting maps, voter suppression or the miss-allocations of congressional districts by suppressing individuals from filling out the census is holding back a floodwall that they can't handle in the long-run. They have to course correct and smashing them at the polls is the least-violent way of showing them how untenable their "win at all costs, even if you have to undercut the legs of democracy" strategy is for them.
I wish that weren't true. But when you look at voter suppression, stealing a Supreme Court seat and generally insulating the worst parts of Trumps agenda I don't know how you can't see it that way.
Even if you live in a swing state or swing district we need to run up the score on the popular vote and show these fucks that the path they have taken us on is unacceptable to the American people as a whole. They need to know that continuing to fuck around with voting maps, voter suppression or the miss-allocations of congressional districts by suppressing individuals from filling out the census is holding back a floodwall that they can't handle in the long-run. They have to course correct and smashing them at the polls is the least-violent way of showing them how untenable their "win at all costs, even if you have to undercut the legs of democracy" strategy is for them.
My general election vote goes to the candidate who wins the Democratic primary. As in 2016, this is the only reasonable option; the Republicans' nominee (and the actions of Republicans in the House and Senate in recent years) makes this the simplest, clearest choice ever.
I know some folks end up saying "well my state always goes blue, so I have the luxury of throwing my vote for president to a third party," but for many people, that would be ill-advised. Certainly in my state (which has consistently gone blue in presidential elections since before I was born) the margin in 2016 was not large enough to assume it's always going to be a safe bet. Plus Wisconsin and Michigan should be enough of a warning sign.
I know some folks end up saying "well my state always goes blue, so I have the luxury of throwing my vote for president to a third party," but for many people, that would be ill-advised. Certainly in my state (which has consistently gone blue in presidential elections since before I was born) the margin in 2016 was not large enough to assume it's always going to be a safe bet. Plus Wisconsin and Michigan should be enough of a warning sign.
I mean technically that number could include people who are big Bill Weld boosters, who would vote for him but wouldn't for Trump. (As this poll does not limit the question to any one party's nomination.)
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Given that it is quite likely that the next President could be bringing forth nominations for 3 Supreme Court appointments, things go beyond not just wanting to vote for an unappealing Democratic nominee.
Man, you said it. Individually, "I'm in a safe blue zone so I wont vote" seems reasonable. It's when 20,000 people think the exact same thing that the blue zone is not a guarantee anymore. Next thing you know, a minority of committed sociopaths DONT rest in their laurels and vote for even the dog catcher election.
This poll looks very promising. Hopefully we can keep this up through 2020, because there's probably going to be a whole lot of attempts at sowing discord on the democrat side.
I do.
If you plan on not voting at all or voting for Trump just because your horse lost the race then you need to be sat down and talked to. Someone wasting their vote or choosing to vote incorrectly should be everyones problem.
Clarence Thomas - Age: 70
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Age: 86
Stephen Breyer - Age: 80
John G. Roberts - Age: 64
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. - Age: 69
Sonia Sotomayor - Age: 64
Elena Kagan - Age: 58
Neil McGill Gorsuch - Age: 51
Brett Michael Kavanaugh - Age: 54
Breyer is 80?????
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I skipped in 2016 (didn't see any interest in voting, assumed everything would just go my way anyways)
I won't make that error ever again
I won't make that error ever again
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You should absolutely vote for the person chosen to run against Trump.
Well I speak more towards those who's choice may not have won the primary so they gravitate towards the candidate remaining that best aligns with their concerns.
These days I vote almost strictly D but I have voted R many times in the past in local elections.
I'm in NC so I can't afford to protest vote if someone gross like biden or tulsi get the nom so yeah, I'll be voting for whoever comes out of the dem side because I can't not
Eh, I think we should all be held accountable for our words and actions. If you're dumb enough to argue that not voting, or voting for Dr. Wifi is your well thought out choice, I am going to use my 1A right to tell you that you're a fucking moron and that I don't want to see you at brunch any more
Yes, and I'll be voting Dem candidates for the foreseeable future. I'd even argue it's my duty as an American citizen to do so.
There are too many people in this country who talk about how bad Republicans and Trump are and may even believe it in their hearts but still ultimately vote straight-ticket R because "at least they're not Democrats". At the end of the day, Republicans all fall in line. If this shit is ever going to get fixed, then left-wing voters need to stop hand-wringing for angels and bolster together.
There are too many people in this country who talk about how bad Republicans and Trump are and may even believe it in their hearts but still ultimately vote straight-ticket R because "at least they're not Democrats". At the end of the day, Republicans all fall in line. If this shit is ever going to get fixed, then left-wing voters need to stop hand-wringing for angels and bolster together.
That's your choice.
Myself personally, just like in 2016 I am currently pulling for Bernie. If he does not win I will fall behind the Democrat and vote, just as I did for Hillary.
That's fine isn't it, certainly better than the people who protest-voted Trump after Bernie lost.
Then I am really sorry to hear that you sometimes find a reason to support racism and bad policies. I hope you learn to better yourself at some point.
I would do this poll when we get to the general election. The campaigns wear people down. Their tune might change.
I vote no matter what. Straight D. Always.
I vote no matter what. Straight D. Always.
Of course. If my preferred candidate doesn't get in, I'll vote Trump out of spite /s
We have to make getting rid of Trump a priority. It should be clear to 100% of people that nothing is going to remove Trump except a vote at this point. Republicans have no ethics and don't care what Trump does as long as their side is "winning." We must vote.
We have to make getting rid of Trump a priority. It should be clear to 100% of people that nothing is going to remove Trump except a vote at this point. Republicans have no ethics and don't care what Trump does as long as their side is "winning." We must vote.
That's quite the accusation there, but feel free to make assumptions without knowing when those votes were cast, who they were casted for, what that individuals agenda was and the area I lived in.
Local agenda =/= National Agenda, but I'm sure you know this already.
If you don't vote for the democrat nominee you're voting for trump so don't do that. Youre objectively in the wrong, and your opinion doesn't matter.
The way Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan used their power during the Obama years, plus handing their party's nomination to Donald Trump, is what finally solidified me as a "Vote D every time, up and down the ballot" voter. Their blatant toadying post-2016 was just icing on that particular cake.
Yes! No questions asked. Voted Bernie on the primary and Hillary on the general election. I'm still astonished at the significant amount of citizens in the US that didn't vote in the 2016 election; it honestly needs to serve as a reminder of why voting is important.
Heard bad things about Tulsi, though I have doubts she will make and even then I would try to put my pettiness aside for the sake of booting Trump out of office.
Heard bad things about Tulsi, though I have doubts she will make and even then I would try to put my pettiness aside for the sake of booting Trump out of office.
Yes.
This is the most important election in many of our lifetimes that will have a rippling effect across the very foundations of our societal norms. It will dictate policies that may correct our disastrous policies regarding energy, diplomacy and general well being.
Vote.
The option is total surrender or a small act of civil duty so vote.
This is the most important election in many of our lifetimes that will have a rippling effect across the very foundations of our societal norms. It will dictate policies that may correct our disastrous policies regarding energy, diplomacy and general well being.
Vote.
The option is total surrender or a small act of civil duty so vote.
I live in Illinois, so if my vote for President matters at all something has gone seriously fucking wrong for Democrats everywhere else. Therefore I'll only vote for the Dem nominee if it's one of my preferred candidates. I'm sure as hell not gonna be voting for someone like Joe Biden.
If I lived in a swing or red state I'd vote for whoever the Dem is though
If I lived in a swing or red state I'd vote for whoever the Dem is though
Absolutely.
People are dying under this fucking asshole. I'd be a piece of shit if I didn't.
Until the nominee is selected though I want to vet and do my part to get the best person as the candidate. But once the DNC starts and a candidate is locked in I will vote for her/him.
People are dying under this fucking asshole. I'd be a piece of shit if I didn't.
Until the nominee is selected though I want to vet and do my part to get the best person as the candidate. But once the DNC starts and a candidate is locked in I will vote for her/him.
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