2020 General Election - Our First Poll

[ahhell]

Almost partisanship, the Dems would have to run a complete nut to loose my Vote. I would be a hard choice for me to vote for Warren or Sanders but I might. Sanders would be easier than Warren, Warren might actually get something done.

The point there is that it would have to be someone left of Warren for me not to vote for the Dem. Even then, I'd just vote third party. I can't imagine voting for Trump.

The down ballot stuff, I'll vote generally for third parties but I would vote for a Dem or Rep if they aren't ******** or blatant partisan hacks.

Initiatives and what not, mostly no but I can be convinced to vote yes.

 

[theprestige]

The guy had nothing to lose. He was a peg-legged old fart. Chasing the whale at least gave the old fart something to do.

It got at lot of people killed, and sank a profitable business venture.

 

[Regnad Kcin]

I like your honesty, but perhaps you should consider how productive Ahab's obsession turned out to be.

To say nothing of Khan’s.

 

[theprestige]

To say nothing of Khan’s.

Khan at least started with nothing and set out with single minded resolve to get something back.

Ahab started with a profitable business, and smashed it all to pieces.

 

[mgidm86]

Well. Basic competence and respect for truth and facts would also be nice, yes.

Which eliminates AOC, for one. We're getting somewhere.

 

[shemp]

Nothing matters but getting rid of Trump. And a good cherry pie.

 

[Foolmewunz]

Is this about the presidential election specifically? Or about all the federal elections scheduled for the 2020 term?

It's about the General Election which includes the Presidential vote, all House members, 1/3 of the Senators and X number of governors. It's not possible to include all the variables to cover people who use different criteria to decide how they will vote for one or the other position, but as a general principle consider it to be "The General Election". If you're concerned about stacking the Supreme Court or Immigration, it's not likely you'll vote for Lisa Lefty for President and Rhonda Righty for the House.

 

[Foolmewunz]

The next poll, in a few months, will include:

Jobs
Climate Change
Education

 

[TragicMonkey]

The next poll, in a few months, will include:

Jobs
Climate Change
Education

And possibly "Moon Mission Boondoggle". Or "Moondoggle". If nobody's called it that yet I want credit for inventing it!!

 

[Toontown]

It got at lot of people killed, and sank a profitable business venture.

They knew what they were getting into. Old Ahab talked of nothing else but getting even with that whale for not letting him kill it.

You're going out into the ocean to attack a giant intelligent whale that's already whupped your ass. You are led by a crazy old fart who lost a leg the last time he went after the whale. Do the math.

 

[Stacyhs]

The most important thing for me is getting Trump out. I don't think I could take another 4 years of him. Just looking at him makes me nauseated.

I'll vote a straight Dem party line because, while far from perfect, at least I mostly agree with the Dem values over the GOP's, especially after their cowardly performance brown nosing Trump. Some of them are so far up Trump's ass they had to send out a search and rescue team to find them.

 

[dirtywick]

My other is campaign finance reform, environment, and lowering the deficit. Less military spending would be smarter but probably not realistic.

I want to add how important healthcare reform is to people my age who hope to have a chance at retirement in their 60’s. Tying something like that to your employer makes it so hard to be without one. It’s dumb to me to want to keep that.

 

[Dr. Keith]

The most important thing for me is getting Trump out. I don't think I could take another 4 years of him. Just looking at him makes me nauseated.

I'll vote a straight Dem party line because, while far from perfect, at least I mostly agree with the Dem values over the GOP's, especially after their cowardly performance brown nosing Trump. Some of them are so far up Trump's ass they had to send out a search and rescue team to find them.

Pretty much this. My hardest choice will be who to vote for in the Dem primaries. Luckily, that is still quite some ways out.

 

[Stacyhs]

Pretty much this. My hardest choice will be who to vote for in the Dem primaries. Luckily, that is still quite some ways out.

There are so many now that, frankly, I'm waiting for them to be weeded out before giving any one serious consideration. Although I have to say that I'm impressed by Buttegeig.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Yes, there are true gems running, most of whom won't make it. I do hope that the primaries will help, not harm their future political prospects.

 

[ahhell]

Nothing matters but getting rid of Trump. And a good cherry pie.

That sort of attitude is what got us Trump, "Nothing matters but keeping Clinton out" Honestly, I don't know how much of the vote was that, but some of it probably was, probably half of his vote was, "not the democrat".

Yes, there are true gems running, most of whom won't make it. I do hope that the primaries will help, not harm their future political prospects.

I'll bet there's studies of that, how many pols that last a presidential primary went on to other success? I can't think of any that did more than just keep their current job. Could be confirmation bias though.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Partisanship

This is probably the first election where I see things in a strictly partisan way. I can not, under any circumstances, vote for any politician that espouses any support or membership of the Republican party.

The Republican party is openly abandoning fundamental principles of good government. No matter what individual ideas they may hold that I agree with, their approach of governance is so subversive it should not be allowed to continued.

This is a shame because there are certain conservative principles that I see as valid or worthy of debate, but are endangered by their association with the Republican party.

Getting Trump out is not only a good in itself, but a repudiation of the politics of the enablers that are content to let him run roughshod over the spirit and letter of the law. All enablers must perish, politically speaking.

 

[Foolmewunz]

Partisanship

This is probably the first election where I see things in a strictly partisan way. I can not, under any circumstances, vote for any politician that espouses any support or membership of the Republican party.

The Republican party is openly abandoning fundamental principles of good government. No matter what individual ideas they may hold that I agree with, their approach of governance is so subversive it should not be allowed to continued.

This is a shame because there are certain conservative principles that I see as valid or worthy of debate, but are endangered by their association with the Republican party.

Getting Trump out is not only a good in itself, but a repudiation of the politics of the enablers that are content to let him run roughshod over the spirit and letter of the law. All enablers must perish, politically speaking.

This has been my position since 2015. I'm not claiming to be prescient; many others saw the warning signs. This was my stated reason for biting the bullet and supporting Hillary. It wasn't simply Stop Trump. It was Stop the Republicans. They no longer represent one-damn-thing I can support. And the 2020 slate is going to be even worse. Trump has co-opted the RNC - it should be called the Trump National Committee and several state organizations (notably the Ohio Republican Party) and the moderates have gotten very scarce. There are no diamonds-in-the-rough coming up for the Republicans, all lumps of coal.

 

[3point14]

I notice wealth inequality is off the list.

Those that control the dialogue have really done a number on that one.

Anyone remember Obama campaigning on it?

 

[Joecool]

Almost partisanship, the Dems would have to run a complete nut to loose my Vote.

How's Michael Avenatti doing these days?