I’m fairly sure we agree on just about everything. Kudos for voting, even for a weak candidate. My diatribe was aimed at the many on FR who helped put Pelosi/Reid in power in 2006 and sat at home in 2008 and 2012 rather than vote for a flawed-but-better-than-a-socialist candidate.
Romney was a disaster, and I think we all knew it long before 2012. Despite his wealth, the man was a terrible candidate. Couldn’t buy a vote, and probably didn’t have the guts to do it if he could. I’m so shallow that I grimaced at the prissy way he walked on stage during the debates. Such a wuss.
I would love nothing more than to have a candidate next year who I could back wholeheartedly. The “hold your nose” approach is getting old, but when there’s no good choice on the ballot, I’m still not going to sit at home. I did my tiny part to boot Obama, it wasn’t enough, but at least I tried.
Don’t know how I feel about the field this year. None of them check all my boxes, but that’s to be expected. I really want to like Ted Cruz, agree with him on just about everything, but am having a hard time getting past his smarmy vibe. Don’t even ask me to define that. I know it’s offensive, but my gut reacts to him like it did to Spiro Agnew, and that’s not a nice thing to say.
Time, and a few primaries, will tell.
Peace, FRiend. I expect we probably do agree on much more than we disagree.
I’ll always vote. Downticket always needs my help and if conservatives control enough statehouses we can slow down the madness to a point.
But in terms of voting, all I’d suggest to you is that despite all that some people tell you here ... in the words of Mr. Spock, there are ALWAYS alternatives.