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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by WarDamnGator, Jun 1, 2025.

  1. Orange_and_Bluke

    Orange_and_Bluke Premium Member

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    I understand the case you’re building.
    I don’t think the country would nominate a serial killer as a serious candidate.
    So as bad as Trump may seem to a Democrat…he’s not as bad as a Democrat to people like me.
    Believe me, I don’t like we’re at…looking forward to better candidates in the future.
     
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  2. GatorRade

    GatorRade Rad Scientist

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    I didn’t say that all. All I said your choice wasn’t really about whether Kamala was viable or unviable. It’s more just that you preferred Trump to Kamala.
     
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  3. GatorRade

    GatorRade Rad Scientist

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    I get that Bluke. And I preferred Kamala to Trump, but I also prefer drinking elephant urine to having my nuts cut off. Not all preferences are worth pursuing.
     
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  4. Orange_and_Bluke

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    I can feel your frustration.
    Politics is a mess, more so than in recent history.
    I’m an optimist and believe we’ve hit bottom.
    I have to believe we’ll get better candidates with a little more substance next time around.
     
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  5. vaxcardinal

    vaxcardinal GC Hall of Fame

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    So do you have experience drinking elephant urine ?
     
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  6. GatorRade

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    Nope. Nor do I have experience voting for Trump. As I said, one should keep absolute standards.
     
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  7. ajoseph

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    I know many people share this view, but I think it is a bit myopic because there were MANY other choices. Some really good ones, too, like Haley. But the REPUBLICAN voters openly chose Trump above all else.
     
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  8. ajoseph

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    Honestly, I’m hoping he has no experience with either, and bluntly, the latter sounded far worse than the former.
     
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  9. Orange_and_Bluke

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    I can’t vote for everyone.
    I can’t speak for others.
    I did NOT want Trump.
    I wanted Haley.
    I was forced into voting for him over the camel.
    End of story.
     
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  10. vaxcardinal

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    Haley would have been a good choice. But she wasn’t on my ballot to pick
     
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  11. vegasfox

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    "It was just a gift"
     
  12. wgbgator

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    You literally dont have to vote for anyone. You can leave any section you want blank. Of course, it usually works out that more people vote for president than down ballot for other races. Really should reverse that!
     
  13. dangolegators

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    Did you vote in a primary?
     
  14. vaxcardinal

    vaxcardinal GC Hall of Fame

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    Yes but I’m a registered democrat so don’t have an option to vote republican in the primaries
     
  15. sierragator

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    No one put a gun to their head to force them to vote for Trump.
     
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  16. vaxcardinal

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    One could say listening to that cackle is equivalent to a gun to your head
     
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  17. dangolegators

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    To bad you didn't change parties so you could vote against Trump.:rolleyes:
     
  18. vaxcardinal

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    I registered as a democrat a long long time ago and never bothered to change anything