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Why I am not Voting for Donald Trump

Well, I filled my mail-in ballot in a couple of nights ago.  My cat subsequently knocked a cup of water over onto it (one of her favorite activities is knocking over the half-full cups of water my children leave about the house), but it dried out and I'm ready to send it in.  As has been the case since I was first eligible to vote back in '08, I have chosen not to vote for either major candidate.  Knowing that voting for a third party candidate is pointless, I choose instead to write in silly candidates as a form of protest against our binary political system.  Over the years I have written in such names as Tim Tebow, Jim Harbaugh, and now, Phil Collins.  I hope whoever counts my vote gets a chuckle.   I will say, I was this close *imagine my thumb and index finger really close together* to voting to reelect our current president.  Four years ago I was firmly in the "never Trump" camp, but this time around I was genuinely tempted to vote for him....

The Republicans Gotcha Again!

    We hear it every primary season.  "I would never vote for [fill in the blank]!"  As the candidates begin to be weeded out, some resolve is lost, but there still remains quite a few resisting the apparent candidate.  "Well, I don't know if I can vote for [fill in the blank]..."  Come convention time, the resolve is lost and binary thought creeps in.  "I really don't like [fill in the blank], but we just can't let [fill in the blank] win!"  This election cycle has done nothing to demonstrate a change in this binary thought process.     Republicans have gotcha again!  The moment you begin to think in Blue vs. Red, GOP vs. Dem, or Elephant vs. Donkey terms, you've already lost.  They already have you.  You actually think there is a difference.  You actually believe that the Republican establishment is significantly better than the Democratic establishment.  If you think that the Republican party is offering a c...