Reasons for Voting

[jwoodie]

This year's presidential election is a referendum about Donald Trump. Underlying this phenomenon are the unusual circumstances and reasons for this vote. The US has not had a former President run for reelection since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, and even that was on a third party ticket. Usually, a second-term campaign is a referendum about the current President, even if his Vice President is running to succeed him.

Like VP Hubert Humphrey in 1968, VP Kamala Harris is running to succeed a current President who is not seeking a second term. Unlike the 1968 election, which was still a referendum about the sitting President (LBJ), this election is not about the sitting President (Biden). Instead, it has become a referendum about former President Trump.

This has been acheived by running a political campaign which focuses solely on Trump's alleged character defects. As a result, voters are being deprived of having any input regarding actual policy choices. Whether one likes or dislikes Trump's personality should not be the major determinant of our country's future.

 

[Rambunctious]

To retain our freedoms....

 

[mamooth]

This has been acheived by running a political campaign which focuses solely on Trump's alleged character defects.

Nah. You're projecting again, to deflect from how awful your side is. It's a fine example of the infallibility of the "Every Republican accusation is a confession" rule.

Harris runs mainly on issues, where she's made her positions clear.

The Trump side actively runs from issues, and instead focuses on xenophobia and completely imagined sexual perversions, along with personal attacks on Harris.

As is the case every time, moral high ground to the Democrats.

 

[toobfreak]

This year's presidential election is a referendum about Donald Trump.

Really? Is Donald Trump in office? Has Donald Trump flooded the country with 20 million illegal aliens, taken us to war in three areas of the world, or given us 40% inflation while using the force of government to tyrannically oppress his opposition?

This election is a referendum on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' policies which have brought us to this point. Trump is merely the exit ramp to get us off the highway to Hell.

 

[Auld Phart]

Nah. You're projecting again, to deflect from how awful your side is. It's a fine example of the infallibility of the "Every Republican accuasation is a confession" rule.

Harris runs mainly on issues, where she's made her positions clear.

The Trump side actively runs from issues, and instead focuses on xenophobia and completely imagined sexual perversions, along with personal attacks on Harris.

As is the case every time, moral high ground to the Democrats.

Harris runs mainly on issues, where she's made her positions clear.

yup

clear as swamp water.

 

[mamooth]

Really? Is Donald Trump in office? Has Donald Trump flooded the country with 20 million illegal aliens, taken us to war in three areas of the world, or given us 40% inflation while using the force of government to tyrannically oppress his opposition?

None of that happened with Biden, so what are you blubbering about, little brainwashed one?

Remember, you can't gaslight anyone who isn't part of your cowardly liars' cult.

 

[The Irish Ram]

None of that happened with Biden,

 

[JohnDB]

 

[jwoodie]

Harris runs mainly on issues, where she's made her positions clear.

Is that supposed to be a joke?

 

[jwoodie]

Really? Is Donald Trump in office? Has Donald Trump flooded the country with 20 million illegal aliens, taken us to war in three areas of the world, or given us 40% inflation while using the force of government to tyrannically oppress his opposition?

This election is a referendum on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' policies which have brought us to this point. Trump is merely the exit ramp to get us off the highway to Hell.

My point is that the election will be decided by those who think the country is headed in the wrong direction but are uncertain/brainwashed about Trump.

 

[roderick]

None of that happened with Biden, so what are you blubbering about, little brainwashed one?

Remember, you can't gaslight anyone who isn't part of your cowardly liars' cult.

yes it happened

 

[Leo123]

This year's presidential election is a referendum about Donald Trump. Underlying this phenomenon are the unusual circumstances and reasons for this vote. The US has not had a former President run for reelection since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, and even that was on a third party ticket. Usually, a second-term campaign is a referendum about the current President, even if his Vice President is running to succeed him.

Like VP Hubert Humphrey in 1968, VP Kamala Harris is running to succeed a current President who is not seeking a second term. Unlike the 1968 election, which was still a referendum about the sitting President (LBJ), this election is not about the sitting President (Biden). Instead, it has become a referendum about former President Trump.

This has been acheived by running a political campaign which focuses solely on Trump's alleged character defects. As a result, voters are being deprived of having any input regarding actual policy choices. Whether one likes or dislikes Trump's personality should not be the major determinant of our country's future.

Trump has a track record in the job of POTUS and did well by all standards. We know things were better when he was POTUS. I think this election will determine the fate of the Democrat Party and Socialism which is what they and their candidate Harris want to implement. The last four years have shown us how dismal that would be.

 

[mamooth]

Trump has a track record in the job of POTUS and did well by all standards

You mean other than leaving the economy a smoking ruin, the worst economic record since Hoover?

And jacking up gas prices and bragging about it?

And setting the stage for the inflation Biden had to fix?

And killing hundreds of thousands of US citizens through incompetence over COVID?

And wrecking the border?

And unconditionally surrendering to the Taliban, appeasing all of our enemies, and betraying our allies?

Fortunately, the absolutely stellar Biden fixed up Trump's messes. Democrats always have to clean up Republican messes.

Someone would have to hate the USA with a white hot communist fire to support Trump.