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[–] 14644251? ago 

That's a LOADED question.

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[–] 14673438? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yes, we have to throw all our support where it can do the most good this time. Hopefully we can get to a place where there are no more compromised candidates. I don't know what the plan is, but I trust the plan for now.

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[–] 14659361? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nope. Former Independent had to register to vote for Trump Republicans in the primary. No reason not to. Never going to vote Dem again.

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[–] 14652294? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

"Democrats and Republicans : 2 wings, 1 bird, same shit!" - RDS (KEK)

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[–] 14643349? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'm a registered Republican but I have always voted independent depending on the candidates---NOT ANY MORE! #REDTSUNAMI

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[–] 14644019? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I like to judge every candidate on their own merit, seems that 95% of those are Republicans, but yes, all red this time, the Dems need to taste utter defeat this November.

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[–] 14645440? ago 

I've been voting Independent for some time. Here's why:

https://ritholtz.com/2011/07/founding-fathers-beware-two-party-system/

Excerpt from Article:

In fact, the Founding Fathers warned us about the threat from a two party system.

John Adams said: "There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution."

George Washington agreed, saying in his farewell presidential speech:

"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight,) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.

It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration. It agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.

There is an opinion, that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in Governments of a Monarchical cast, Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume."

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[–] 14645726? [S] ago 

It's amazing how much we can learn from our founding fathers writings. We could resolve all the debates on guns, jews, muslims, etc., if we expanded our civics lessons.

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[–] 14644708? ago 

Funny, I left the Good Old Party because the Republicans moved so far left.

Watch out for the Independents who make the Republicans look like Socialist-lite.

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[–] 14645845? [S] ago 

Yeah, they left us, we didn't leave them. Thanks to Trump we have a chance to take our party back and uphold the values that we support.

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[–] 14645724? ago 

i've been registered Libertarian for years and never voted for anyone but Republican except for my early years thinking it was a vote on principle but have come to realize it's a wasted vote.

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[–] 14645907? [S] ago 

It SHOULD be a system where we have good people on both sides of the aisle regardless, that's the problem now, the whole party system thing is exactly what our fore fathers foretold us.

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