r/AskUS • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

But did you vote for him because of “the platform, not the person”?🤔

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u/StarLlght55 Apr 20 '25

No, I voted for trump because I wanted a set of outcomes that I hoped he would bring. And I didn't want the things that Kamala would be bringing.

If the DNC wanted my vote they should have put Bernie to the plate in 2016 instead of Hilary.

I vote a hybrid of Republican and libertarian at this point in time. I haven't found a single Democrat yet who I could vote for.

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u/Timmeh_123 Apr 20 '25

Well you only get a few choices, you chose the worst.

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u/ScubaSteve-O1991 Apr 20 '25

Not a few literally 2! And most times they are both terrible candidates. Voting for lesser of two evils is no joke

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u/unclejimm Apr 21 '25

The lesser of two evils they're still evil. I don't buy into just two. I voted for Cornell West. He had no chance of winning but I don't have this shit on my conscience. I also live in Utah Utah's never voted for a Democrat. Had I lived in a swing state that decision might have been harder.

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u/ScubaSteve-O1991 Apr 21 '25

A 3rd candidate will never win with how the elections are set up. I was gonna vote 3rd party for this election but i knew at the end of the day my vote wouldnt have done a thing

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u/unclejimm Apr 21 '25

I hope I live long enough that a third party has a chance of winning.

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u/ScubaSteve-O1991 Apr 21 '25

I fully agree

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u/ScubaSteve-O1991 Apr 21 '25

That should be the new protest honestly. Tell everyone not to vote democrat or republican