>>Had Trump not gotten in the race, I’d have no reason to pay attention as a voter, only as someone who wishes to survive whatever the voters decide.<<
Interesting. Absent Trump, which candidate do you come closest to agreeing with of the following:
Sanders, Cruz, Rubio, Carson, or ?
Tough question, but easy to narrow down.
Cruz and Rubio aren't eligible to be POTUS, so they're not even in the race as far as my vote is concerned.
Sanders is a socialist, which I assume you know and are using as a humorous insult to my character and intelligence. Lame lol.
Carson is eligible, but I don't consider him presidential enough.
He's an excellent doctor, but I figure doctors as Presidents is like doctors flying high performance light aircraft and I'd rather not chance it.
Removing the possibility of Trump leaves no current contender for POTUS on my radar.
Like I said, I'm just an observer at this point.