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What will be the "primary basis" of your vote for POTUS?

Which will be your primary factor?

  • Strictly Ideological

    Votes: 11 19.6%

  • Candidate's platform

    Votes: 19 33.9%

  • MSM reports/opinions

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Never Trump

    Votes: 25 44.6%

  • Party loyalty

    Votes: 1 1.8%
  • Total voters
    56
Lucky 1 said:
Trump has done great things for our country....Mr Peanuts claim to fame was giving away the Panama canal.....Carter was worthless.
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I asked you about Jimmy Carter the man vs. Donald Trump the rattlesnake. You are NOT going to dodge my questions about their personalities no matter what.
 
Drawdown said:
I will be voting for the Never Been Accused of Rape Candidate.
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Unfortunately; both candidates have been "accused" of multiple crimes, spanning many decades.

Thankfully; there's a Loophole to separate "convicted" (aka, guilty) from "accused" (aka, innocent)

And that beautiful wonderful magnificent Loophole is; "innocent until proven guilty".

So basically you can either be "accused" or "convicted" but you absolutely cannot be both.

I am so happy to have been of help in your sad moment of obvious confusion.....buh-bye~
 
Empirica said:
Unfortunately; both candidates have been "accused" of multiple crimes, spanning many decades.

Thankfully; there's a Loophole to separate "convicted" (aka, guilty) from "accused" (aka, innocent)

And that beautiful wonderful magnificent Loophole is; "innocent until proven guilty".

So basically you can either be "accused" or "convicted" but you absolutely cannot be both.

I am so happy to have been of help in your sad moment of obvious confusion.....buh-bye~
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You cannot be convicted of something you are not accused of and being not convicted does not make one not guilty. I am so happy to refute your nonsense rationalization for your support of a rapist.
 
Empirica said:
Unfortunately; both candidates have been "accused" of multiple crimes, spanning many decades.

Thankfully; there's a Loophole to separate "convicted" (aka, guilty) from "accused" (aka, innocent)

And that beautiful wonderful magnificent Loophole is; "innocent until proven guilty".

So basically you can either be "accused" or "convicted" but you absolutely cannot be both.

I am so happy to have been of help in your sad moment of obvious confusion.....buh-bye~
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Don’t you feel sometimes like you’re having a discussion with someone who still believes Trump colluded with the Russians even though after two years and millions of dollars the conclusion was no collusion could be found. The lack of evidence be damned! He’s guilty (just because they believe he is). Some children strongly believe there’s a Santa Claus but eventually they grow up.
 
Empirica said:
I believe nearly every voter will each base their decision primarily on one of the following factors.

(1) Strictly Ideological ~ The GOP is committed to Capitalism / The Democrat Party has converted to Socialism.

(2) Candidate's platform ~ Candidates share the specific platforms they believe will benefit the nation.(hopefully)

(3) MSM reports/opinions ~ Undeniably; MSM is extremely ideological with access to every mind.

(4) Never Trump ~ And this factor will include both Dems and Pubs.

(5) Party loyalty ~ This factor in some cases can be a family tradition.
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Personality. Biden behaves and acts like an adult, presidential if you will. Trump, he acts like a four year old spoiled brat who's parents forgot to teach him any manners. The third grade schoolyard bully. The 74 years old man child if you will.

Now I have never been ideological, never a party man unless being a member of the Reform Party counts for 5 years until Pat Buchanan hijacked it. I have supported Trump on some issues and opposed him on others, just like I did Obama and every other president in my lifetime. Trump, now the way he acts, his childish antics, that just grates on me. It's got to a point when he comes on TV I wonder what some childish remark or antic he will pull next, who will be the next victim of his childish name calling, what childish temper tantrum will he throw next.

For the first time in my life, I don't care one bit about political ideology. I don't care who is for or against a couple of my most important issues or what their stances are. I don't care what either Biden or Trump stand for politically or what they are promising to do. I don't care if Biden has dementia or is turning senile, I just want this 74 year old man-child of a president gone. For me, it's a vote for the only adult in the room. In short, I want someone in the Oval Office that at least knows how to act presidential. So put me down as personality voter, against a raunchy, uncouth persona and for a persona that exhibits the traits of an adult.
 
Overitall said:
The “Never Trump” vote intrigues me. I’ve asked those who say this to be a bit more specific as to why and many times I get the answer “Because I don’t like him.” With that response I know I’m wasting my time.
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The moralistic, virtue-signalers have to key on one of the reasons to not vote for Trump.
For many Trump-haters (not all) it is just too much trouble to worry about different ideologies, or comparison of party platforms, or even what people don't like about Trump. Saying you don't like him absolves you of any responsibility to think about the bigger picture of what good Trump has done compared the things he has done badly.
And since voters typically have a short memory, they usually can't remember why they think positively or negatively about Trump.
 
Perotista said:
Personality. Biden behaves and acts like an adult, presidential if you will. Trump, he acts like a four year old spoiled brat who's parents forgot to teach him any manners. The third grade schoolyard bully. The 74 years old man child if you will.

Now I have never been ideological, never a party man unless being a member of the Reform Party counts for 5 years until Pat Buchanan hijacked it. I have supported Trump on some issues and opposed him on others, just like I did Obama and every other president in my lifetime. Trump, now the way he acts, his childish antics, that just grates on me. It's got to a point when he comes on TV I wonder what some childish remark or antic he will pull next, who will be the next victim of his childish name calling, what childish temper tantrum will he throw next.

For the first time in my life, I don't care one bit about political ideology. I don't care who is for or against a couple of my most important issues or what their stances are. I don't care what either Biden or Trump stand for politically or what they are promising to do. I don't care if Biden has dementia or is turning senile, I just want this 74 year old man-child of a president gone. For me, it's a vote for the only adult in the room. In short, I want someone in the Oval Office that at least knows how to act presidential. So put me down as personality voter, against a raunchy, uncouth persona and for a persona that exhibits the traits of an adult.
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So with you it's a personality contest as opposed to what he can do that is good for the country.
I'm surprised it took you so long to come to your last paragraph.
You could have saved yourself some time just by writing "put me down as personality voter, against a raunchy, uncouth persona and for a persona that exhibits the traits of an adult"

Brevity is the soul of wit.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Trump will be regarded by History as the worst US president ever.
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Compared to all 44 presidents before him? WOW!
I didn't realize you were such a presidential historian.
It must have taken you years to reach that revelation about Trump.
 
digitusmedius said:
I do have to laugh when Cultists of Donnie Dirtbag try to dress up their bull**** and gutter "ideology" to try to make themselves seem like normal people instead of automotons. They're so ham handed and predictable that it doesn't even require getting past the thread's title to know what a load of BS is coming. So, thanks for that.
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Lemme see. Which did you vote for?
Did you analyze party platforms or ideologies?
Perhaps you're smarter than most by just coming out and showing us you hate Trump.
Saves a lot of effort, doesn't it.?
 
Empirica said:
I believe nearly every voter will each base their decision primarily on one of the following factors.

(1) Strictly Ideological ~ The GOP is committed to Capitalism / The Democrat Party has converted to Socialism.

(2) Candidate's platform ~ Candidates share the specific platforms they believe will benefit the nation.(hopefully)

(3) MSM reports/opinions ~ Undeniably; MSM is extremely ideological with access to every mind.

(4) Never Trump ~ And this factor will include both Dems and Pubs.

(5) Party loyalty ~ This factor in some cases can be a family tradition.
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1, 2, and 3.
 
Empirica said:
I believe nearly every voter will each base their decision primarily on one of the following factors.

(1) Strictly Ideological ~ The GOP is committed to Capitalism / The Democrat Party has converted to Socialism.

(2) Candidate's platform ~ Candidates share the specific platforms they believe will benefit the nation.(hopefully)

(3) MSM reports/opinions ~ Undeniably; MSM is extremely ideological with access to every mind.

(4) Never Trump ~ And this factor will include both Dems and Pubs.

(5) Party loyalty ~ This factor in some cases can be a family tradition.
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My primary basis will be based on someone who keeps promises made, showed a strong job performance under constant fire, has tangible results and can think outside the box. I am not too concerned with pretentious stuff such as acting presidential as seen on TV shows. That is for shallow people with no depth. Deep waters people prefer enhanced performance characteristics and not a just a fancy body style with an undersized motor and no sports package. This means Trump has my vote.

Face the facts, Biden is disabled, at no fault of his own, and will not be able to do the job. A vote for Biden is a vote for a puppet and avatar. The bosses of the Washington lobbyists will be running the government; Clinton style influence peddling, with puppet Joe trying his best each day to give a good TV show president performance, for the shallow people.

I need you pinheads to think this through by getting out of the shallows.
 
digitusmedius said:
You don't even try or care to make any rational or factual statements. I think that's a sign that there might be a molecule of self-awareness hidden deep inside you.
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We people are the only "self aware" species on earth. (as far as we know anyway) Thanks for noticing I'm human.
 
jaypatriot said:
The moralistic, virtue-signalers have to key on one of the reasons to not vote for Trump.
For many Trump-haters (not all) it is just too much trouble to worry about different ideologies, or comparison of party platforms, or even what people don't like about Trump. Saying you don't like him absolves you of any responsibility to think about the bigger picture of what good Trump has done compared the things he has done badly.
And since voters typically have a short memory, they usually can't remember why they think positively or negatively about Trump.
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Memory loss can be overlooked. It’s the denial mentality when reminded that is puzzling.
 
Looks like trump is losing in another poll. Don't tell him, he'll go ballistic.
 
Blue Donkey said:
I asked you about Jimmy Carter the man vs. Donald Trump the rattlesnake. You are NOT going to dodge my questions about their personalities no matter what.
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Who cares about the man...you don't have to personally like them....they are elected to do a job and as long as they do the job well...i'll like them well enough.

Carter is a likeable man....but was a sorry excuse of a president...Trump is rough around the edge and un-filtered...but is doing the job in spades! ...........That is really all that matters
 
Lucky 1 said:
Who cares about the man...you don't have to personally like them....they are elected to do a job and as long as they do the job well...i'll like them well enough.

Carter is a likeable man....but was a sorry excuse of a president...Trump is rough around the edge and unfiltered...but is doing the job in spades! ...........That is really all that matters
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So now you finally admit Jimmy Carter is a good man and Donald Trump is a bad man. Now you need to tell me why having a totally unpatriotic, selfish, greedy, and prejudiced rapist, tax evader, and bully who thinks he is above the law is a good president. That kind of man obviously does not belong in the White House for any reason. If you think I am wrong about anything, you are not educated about Donald Trump.
 
I must admit the fact that 48% of those that voted, voted Never Trump is amazing. This poll offered other choices having nothing to do with Trump and yet the best almost most came up with is that.

I once heard it said that if you stand for nothing you fall for anything.
 
noonereal said:
anyone with morals and who values ethics hates Trump

You must be morally bankrupt or at least will to overlook depravity to vote for Trump.
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And I eat babies also.
 
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