There are plenty of threads for arguing, I was hoping we could keep that to a minimum here, maybe just a BRIEF sentence on why you selected what you did. Your party identification and state.

I plan to abstain from voting, don't like either major choice, don't see the point in voting for a 3rd party candidate. Plan to read up on down ballot and local races and cast my votes there. I'm an Independent from Georgia.

Trump willingly. This is a single-issue election for me - Supreme Court nominations.

Registered Republican so I can vote in NC primaries.

(08-11-2016 09:49 AM)boroeagle2 Wrote:  I plan to abstain from voting, don't like either major choice, don't see the point in voting for a 3rd party candidate. Plan to read up on down ballot and local races and cast my votes there. I'm an Independent from Georgia.

Hard to understand why you think abstaining is better than voting for a third party. If you vote for a third party, you are at least on record as opposing both major parties. If you abstain, you're not on record as doing anything. The more people vote for third (or fourth) parties, the more the two established parties will get the message that they are doing something wrong.

Other

Trump BIGLY

I’m voting Trump because the Democrat party is corrupt to its core. I don't hold the Republican establishment in much higher regard, either.

not enough info at this point as to if i am going Trump Grudgingly or 3rd party.

Need to see debates.
not registered republican or democrat.

View myself as a libertarian with republican leanings.

I live in New York so my vote doesn't matter, at least for the Presidential.

However, I will likely write-in John Kasich.

This is the worst pair of candidates this country has had in a long time, if not ever.

Making a third-party protest vote.

Trump... willingly.

No party registration in Virginia but would be Independent if there were. Will vote for myself in protest for as bad as I might be I would be better than any of the clowns presented to me as actual candidates.

Trump

Gleefully!

The only issue I care about is trade and the opportunity to have a person who will actually do something positive to correct the core issue in America's downfall.

Our trade issues have turned this country into a squabbling mess of people fighting over the scraps. Everything from race issues to abortion stem from the ruination of decent opportunities.

(08-11-2016 11:05 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Trump
Gleefully!
The only issue I care about is trade and the opportunity to have a person who will actually do something positive to correct the core issue in America's downfall.
Our trade issues have turned this country into a squabbling mess of people fighting over the scraps. Everything from race issues to abortion stem from the ruination of decent opportunities.

Trade agreements are not the problem. Our tax laws and regulatory processes are the problem. I've made presentations to corporate boards about where to locate factories. Who has trade agreements is an issue only to the extent that they want as many trade agreements as possible. The more places they can ship without tariffs, the better. What turns most decisions are taxes (where is the most tax-efficient place to operate) and red tape (how quickly can I get permits and other regulatory issues resolved). There are other factors, to be sure those are not the only ones, but those other factors tend to be soft and nebulous, and most of the time kind of offset each other to net zero, whereas tax and regulatory processes are pretty easy to evaluate. If I'm going to pay 39% tax here and 22% tax in Sweden, Sweden is going to win most of the time. And Sweden is not the only place, by far. I'm just including it to show how much more friendly to business a "socialist" country can be.

Our trade agreements are not great. But the problem is not that we are necessarily bad negotiators, the problem is that the tax and regulatory issues put us so far behind the 8-ball that we really don't have much negotiating leverage.

You want to improve our trade posture? The most important thing we can do is impose a consumption tax, and use the revenues to lower income tax rates to world-class levels.

Trump, The Devil I don't know is better than the one I know.

bump. I know it hasn't been too long. Just trying to get the numbers up as high as possible

Looks like Trump is going to nitch a yuge victory.

Clinton grudgingly. I live in TN, we have no party affiliation here but I would be considered a Dem.

Clinton, lifelong active Democrat, NC, will cast write in for Gerry Mander in US congressional race

(08-11-2016 10:39 AM)Dragonlair2.0 Wrote:  not enough info at this point as to if i am going Trump Grudgingly or 3rd party.

Need to see debates.
not registered republican or democrat.

This.. I still don't know if it'll be Trump or third party.. It'll be one or the other, it's just a question of which.

(08-11-2016 02:18 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Clinton, lifelong active Democrat, NC, will cast write in for Gerry Mander in US congressional race

what district are you in? no Dem running?