Again - You can't truly vote against a candidate

[KNAPPer]

I hear over and over that someone plans to "vote against" a candidate, yet there is no place in an election ballot to vote against any particular candidate. I must say when I hear someone say they will "vote against" a candidate, the word stupid crosses my mind.

Of course referendums and certain other "yes/no - for/against" provisions are an exception. Only the state of Nevada has a vote against choice for elections and citizens there can vote against all candidates. That is of course not the same as voting say "against" a candidate. Our system collects the total votes "for" a candidate and the one with the most votes wins (we must consider the electoral college vs popular vote however). In a primary, voting for an underdog is almost near an against vote, but not really. In a general election, voting for a third party is sort of the same thing, but again, not really an against vote. I suppose there are a few stubborn people who fool themselves into thinking they are voting against a candidate, but in reality they are voting for someone.

This is an interesting article that explores the topic of "voting against" a candidate. I must remind some of our less cognisant members of the forum here that as it stands now, this does not exist and we cannot vote against a candidate....but what if we could?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2014/10/28/states-should-change-their-election-laws-to-permit...

[Milligan Hay - Iowa d:^)]

If the Hildebeest pushes her Queenship as the Dem nominee, how many "progressive" voters will push for Sen. Bernie Sanders to run as a 3rd party candidate ? That would be, essentially, voting against the Dem candidate.

[KNAPPer]

It's not the same thing.

If Bernie Sanders runs third party, the people that vote for him would want him elected and that is why they would vote for him. They would favor him over Mrs. Clinton and whoever else and that's why they would vote for him.

If four or five of the GOP 16 nominees decide to go independent, then which one of who would be a vote against who? In the GOP primary, assuming all 16 are still in, a vote for which one of those is a vote aginst which other of the 16?

[wehav]

The word is semantics.

[BA Deere]

First of all, you know what`s really meant by "voting against someone" as Wehav says "sematics"...but in case there`s a Low-infoer out there I`ll run the obstacle course.   The simplest explaination is like a college basketball bracket, maybe you hate Gonzaga and the Hawkeyes, your favorite team is the Razorbacks.  You think the Razorbacks can beat the Hawkeyes easier than Gonzaga ...so you root for the Hawkeyes in a game against Gonzaga.  It`s not at all that you`re a Hawkeye fan, it`s just that you believe they will do less damage to your Razorbacks.

Let me pick on Bruce. He said that he doesn`t like Hillary or any crooked Clinton....howeverrrrr, Bruce is really scared of "Scott Walker"....soooo if Scott Walker is the GOP nominee against Hillary, Bruce will hold his nose to vote "against Walker",   He still thinks Hillary is crooked, but Walker scares him more.  If Jeb or Christie or Rubio or Graham is the GOP nominee they are enough RINO that he wouldn`t feel that he has to vote for Hillary under those circumstances.  He may "vote his conscience" and write in Bernie Sanders, that would essentially a throw away vote.

See, if Walker or I`ll bet Trump is the GOP nominee, Hillary will then get Bruce`s vote.   This is why you liberals think you`re being cute in saying "Oh I hope and pray that Trump is the Republican nominee" the implication is that it`ll scare every black, homosexual, Mexican  and everyone else in the Democrat party to...(here`s that phase), "vote against Trump".  

[NewAgJudge]

" the implication is that it`ll scare every black, homosexual, Mexican and everyone else in the Democrat party to...(here`s that phase), "vote against Trump".

He is dong that already and told Rancid Preibus to go suck it when he got a call from him.

Stop wasting your time yapping Donald Rump, Paul, The Cuban, Jib,  The Canadian- Cuban, Carly and the rest of the clowns.

Scotti Walker  WILL BE the nominee.

The Kochs have made that decision for you.

END OF STORY

[BA Deere]

So`s it gonna be "all hands on deck" to vote against Scotti Walker?   I`ll bet you guys are more afraid of Trump slipping past the goalie, even though he`d leave you homosexuals alone, I recall his `Art of the Deal` book he said nice things about gays and that was in the mid-80`s.  ...It`s just that he talks about shutting off the 3rd world influx of illegals and you guys sure want them as Democrat voters, you can just taste it.

If Bush, Christie or Graham is the nominee, half your base might not bother showing up as they are so close to being a Hillary.

Walker won`t do anything with the border, he will inflict "austerity" though which is acceptable to TPTB, where as kicking out the Mexicans isn`t...just saying that`s what you`ll do is enough to get you on the Bohemian Grove excrement list.

[KNAPPer]

Well then, you just vote against anyone you want BA!

I recon I call your method "convoluted," but that's just semantics for ya.

[BA Deere]

I saw it in the 2012 national election that it is possible that a Republican may never win the white house again.  California is gone, Illinois is gone, New York is gone too many states are now impossible for the Repblicans to win and they are already behind the electoral 8-ball before the starting pistol is even fired.  If a Repbulcan does win in `16, it`s because you`ve nominated a weak candidate, it isn`t that we`ll "win" as much as you guys will "lose".  To me you guys honestly do have worse candidates than Hillary, one thing with her if she`s like Bill, she`ll know when to back off.  Obama doesn`t he just takes and takes and takes and thumbs his nose and begs someone to try and stop him.  But that is what today`s rabid Democrat voter wants, Hillary might not be agressive enough for them.

Supposing Hillary is the nominee and loses, I doubt the Democrats will ever make that mistake again of just giving the nomination to an old grandma, just because "she`s paid her dues and it`s her turn"  there after it`ll be brass knuckle fighters like Martin O`Malley.

[NewAgJudge]

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So`s it gonna be "all hands on deck" to vote against Scotti Walker?   I`ll bet you guys are more afraid of Trump slipping past the goalie, even though he`d leave you homosexuals alone,

leave us alone ??  Not afraid of him or anyone else.

I suppose he could promote a bill to prevent gays having abortions,

or something...

It's deadly HOT , go check your stock.