peterl
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Post by peterl on Oct 28, 2020 17:37:23 GMT
I thought it would be interesting to see who the forum wants to win next week, so here is your chance to cast your vote. Remember, this is who you want to win, not a prediction of who you think will win. If you like, you can explain your choice or add any preferences for down ballot races.
The poll closes at Midnight next Tuesday, i.e. 7pm EST to be in line with the close of the polls in some of the earlier states.
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 28, 2020 17:44:15 GMT
I thought it would be interesting to see who the forum wants to win next week, so here is your chance to cast your vote. Remember, this is who you want to win, not a prediction of who you think will win. If you like, you can explain your choice or add any preferences for down ballot races. The poll closes at Midnight next Tuesday, i.e. 7pm EST to be in line with the close of the polls in some of the earlier states. This forum backed Clinton in 2016 and Obama in 2012 by considerable margins, if that helps. |
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 28, 2020 17:59:00 GMT
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Post by mrhell on Oct 28, 2020 18:38:40 GMT
If I lived in a close state I'd vote for Biden. Else I'd also consider Hawkins or Jorgensen or even someone else on the ballot not called West.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Oct 28, 2020 18:51:39 GMT
If I was American, I'd be voting for the donkey party candidate for the first time ever. I would have preferred a GOP ticket of Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, but the GOP are a long way from selecting candidates like that.
Ideological posturing aside, I would have voted GOP in every election up to and including 2012, with varying levels of enthusiasm. In 2016 I would have voted third party, and at some point between then and now I would have switched from being a registered Republican.
Though I'd vote GOP for the Senate in Maine.
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peterl
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Congratulations President Trump
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Post by peterl on Oct 28, 2020 19:01:29 GMT
For my part, I would be voting for Trump. The main reason is in relation to the coronavirus: Trump seems far more reluctant to restrict people's lives and destroy the economy. I clearly have concerns about Trump's quite negative attitutude to the environment (although to be fair this attitude is far more common in the states) and I would therefore probably be picking more eco-friendly candidates in the down ballot races. That would very much depend on the candidate though.
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Post by Forfarshire Conservative on Oct 28, 2020 19:18:18 GMT
Torn. Despite my frequent ribbing, Joe's alright, it's Kamala and the socialist mob behind her that freak me out. I would vote GOP down ballot, but I'm not sure about Trump. He has his good points and his bad, but he's just such a loathsome character. Jo Jorgensen maybe, but the US Libertarians are a bit batty. I'll think about it.
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johng
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Post by johng on Oct 28, 2020 19:24:00 GMT
I'm intrigued by the someone else candidate. It's not 'ye', is it? (Even typing 'ye' makes me feel queasy)
I'd vote Biden. Most probably a straight Democratic voter dependent on who was down-ticket.
I wouldn't have voted Biden in the primaries, but I am not 100% on who I would have voted for. Probably Bernie, but I am not Bernie bro. I like Pete, but don't think he's experienced enough and am not sure America is ready for a gay president.
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Post by jollyroger93 on Oct 28, 2020 19:24:56 GMT
No debate Biden.
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Post by Forfarshire Conservative on Oct 28, 2020 19:29:20 GMT
What about the Dems as a party? They're a bit nuts. At least the GOP Senate has kept the agenda of the Trump administration mostly sane. Not sure that would happen with a Biden presidency tbh. especially of he has to leave before '24, which isn't an impossibility |
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nodealbrexiteer
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non aligned favour no deal brexit!
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Post by nodealbrexiteer on Oct 28, 2020 19:33:11 GMT
Biden. Trump has demeaned the office of President. Thin skinned, belligerent, childish, dog whistling to racists, etc etc
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 28, 2020 19:33:31 GMT
I'm not sure where the idea that Kamala Harris is notably left wing comes from. She's a mainstream Democrat and her history is as a prosecutor.
I can't say I'm very enthralled by either presidential candidate but Trump needs to go.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 28, 2020 19:39:12 GMT
Ballot spoiled. Might as well get into the habit...
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mboy
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Post by mboy on Oct 28, 2020 19:52:51 GMT
Ha ha, Trump nearly came 4th..  |
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Post by minionofmidas on Oct 28, 2020 19:54:17 GMT
I'm intrigued by the someone else candidate. It's not 'ye', is it? (Even typing 'ye' makes me feel queasy) for obscure and personal reasons I support Mark Charles, safe in the knowledge that Uncle Joe doesn't need me. |
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mboy
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Post by mboy on Oct 28, 2020 19:57:31 GMT
For my part, I would be voting for Trump. The main reason is in relation to the coronavirus: Trump seems far more reluctant to restrict people's lives and destroy the economy. I clearly have concerns about Trump's quite negative attitutude to the environment (although to be fair this attitude is far more common in the states) and I would therefore probably be picking more eco-friendly candidates in the down ballot races. That would very much depend on the candidate though. Greens for Trump is an angle I hadn't considered much, but why not! |
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Post by MacShimidh on Oct 28, 2020 20:17:43 GMT
Whilst I probably wouldn't have voted for Trump in 2016, I had a lot of sympathy for him. I saw him as a largely moderate voice in the Republican Party, and thought that the press was being unfair on him. When he won the election I was hopeful that he would be able shake things up whilst maturing into the role after a year or so. Obviously that was rather foolish of me, and he has in fact been significantly worse than even some of the most hysterical voices from 2016 had predicted. Yes, it's more an anti-Trump vote than a pro-Biden one, but when the president is retweeting conspiracy theories about SEAL Team Six, someone like Biden is the perfect antidote.
All this coincides with a big change in how I view the US generally. In 2016 I was seriously considering emigrating there (although that was influenced in big part by having a Texan girlfriend at the time). Today there's no chance I would move there unless I was being paid a massive salary.
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Post by greenchristian on Oct 28, 2020 20:20:04 GMT
Torn. Despite my frequent ribbing, Joe's alright, it's Kamala and the socialist mob behind her that freak me out. I would vote GOP down ballot, but I'm not sure about Trump. He has his good points and his bad, but he's just such a loathsome character. Jo Jorgensen maybe, but the US Libertarians are a bit batty. I'll think about it. There any socialists in the USA?  |
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 28, 2020 20:23:42 GMT
There are a lot of young upper middle class left-liberals who have appropriated the word for their own purposes, but their 'socialism' has about as much in common with the socialist tradition as Pacific cargo-cults do with Christianity.
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Post by pragmaticidealist on Oct 28, 2020 20:26:04 GMT
For my part, I would be voting for Trump. The main reason is in relation to the coronavirus: Trump seems far more reluctant to restrict people's lives and destroy the economy. I clearly have concerns about Trump's quite negative attitutude to the environment (although to be fair this attitude is far more common in the states) and I would therefore probably be picking more eco-friendly candidates in the down ballot races. That would very much depend on the candidate though. Greens for Trump is an angle I hadn't considered much, but why not! Contrary to recent narratives, the Greens aren't merely the leftie flank of the Lib Dems. |
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