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[–] 14645672? ago 

You've been caught sandbagging - smart cookie

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[–] 14645868? [S] ago 

We can all help screw up their polling, keep them guessing, just like our President.

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[–] 14645476? ago 

Same here!

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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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[–] 14644251? ago 

That's a LOADED question.

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[–] 14745899? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yep, registered as Independent after I finally escaped the Democrat plantation I was indoctrinated in from the education system, especially at the University! MAGA 4 Sho~

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[–] 14749515? [S] ago 

Welcome to the side of truth. It can be ugly, it can be unfair, but it is the truth and we have to fight for a better tomorrow. It's up to us, not somebody else to tell us what we think or should do.

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[–] 14700061? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I’m actually a registered Democrat. I haven’t voted Democrat in many years. I’ve been too lazy to change my registration, lol... don’t judge! I have found that I like getting the DNC mailings and emails from top D’s to see what they are pushing. Also, in Ca, it doesn’t matter for the primaries. I also don’t have to worry about my vote being messed with (as much).

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[–] 14700588? [S] ago 

Thank you for helping MAGA...one day maybe we can be rid of all parties.

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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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