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Duh.

I have no doubt that your loyalty is first to God and then country, not to a political party. However, you have quite clearly tied your decision on who will lead our country in the short-term to your view on how that would affect the future of . . . the . . . party?

The party?

Why?

If you honestly believe that you need the Republican Party in order to have some chance at influencing the political process-—and, frankly, I agree with you on that-—then do you think failure to support the Republican nominee will further your goal?

The party is nothing but a voluntary association of individuals who desire to see individuals with certain views elected to office. The only way the party has power is if, like a union, there are certain things that people agree to do as a coalition even if they don’t personally agree with those things.

In the case of a political party, it only has power if those who associate with it agree to support the nominee, because they support that party coming to power as opposed to the other party. Period.

If someone doesn’t want to support the nominee, why did they associate with the party? Why do they want to cut and run in the fourth quarter? Why do they take a hike when it’s crunch time as far as the organization’s one goal is concerned?

If you’re convinced that the GOP will no longer “represent” you if, at this moment in history, a liberal R is elected, how do you think the GOP is going to “represent” you if you bail on it on Election Day?

If you’re convinced that, if, at this moment in history, a liberal R were elected over a very liberal D, the “GOP would become a centrist party which would, in a short time, undo everything that social conservatives have worked for for 30 years,” do you think cutting and running on the Republican nominee on Election Day will hinder or facilitate that process?

Finally, let’s say you get the candidate of your heart’s desire and he loses to a liberal D. What do you think the impact would be on the country of, say, 8 years of Rat-dom?

If someone doesn’t want to support the nominee, why did they associate with the party? Why do they want to cut and run in the fourth quarter? Why do they take a hike when it’s crunch time as far as the organization’s one goal is concerned?

Because when I joined the R party didn't support people who hold the same positions on the major issues as the enemy.

If you’re convinced that, if, at this moment in history, a liberal R were elected over a very liberal D, the “GOP would become a centrist party which would, in a short time, undo everything that social conservatives have worked for for 30 years,” do you think cutting and running on the Republican nominee on Election Day will hinder or facilitate that process?

Hinder. If the GOP gets its posterior handed to it, maybe that will force the undersized brainpans at the RNC to realize that running libs for office isn't a winning strategy. It's so simple it's Pavlovian.

Finally, let’s say you get the candidate of your heart’s desire and he loses to a liberal D. What do you think the impact would be on the country of, say, 8 years of Rat-dom?

Short term, it's worse than a liberal R. Long term it's about the same as a liberal R. One just causes the destruction faster than the other.

Finally, let’s say you get the candidate of your heart’s desire and he loses to a liberal D. What do you think the impact would be on the country of, say, 8 years of Rat-dom?

Does character count for anything in your assessment of a candidate for high office? If a man or woman has no character he or she has no place in a position of trust and authority over the nation no matter how personally appealing he or she may seem or what party he or she is part of. If neither candidate has that quality we call character the choice between two evils leaves room for a third candidate who does possess character.

I fully realize that the next president will come from one of the two main parties, but I will be making my choice and will not be "throwing away" my vote if I choose not to vote for either of the major party's' nominees and instead vote for the candidate who best represents my views, beliefs, and hopes for America's future generations.

I have always been under the impression that the right to vote meant that I can choose who to vote for based on which candidate I believe to be the best man or woman for the office in question. Have I been misled, and if so, am I being unAmerican or unpatriotic by choosing to vote my conscience rather than my pocketbook or my party loyalty? If I follow the crowd and vote for my party's unworthy nominee because I know that the worthy candidate who best represents my ideals and beliefs has no chance of being elected, doesn't that make me nothing more than a sheeplike crowd follower?