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My longtime readers will recall that in 2016 I declined to vote for either Ms. Demeanor or Mr. Tweeter. I believe that if the leading parties run unsuitable candidates, we have an obligation to reject them. I wrote in my ballot for Marco Rubio (interesting footnote - my precinct claimed there were no write in votes, which suggests ballot tampering, no?).
Marco got my vote because he was most closely aligned with my views o taxes, spending, jobs, legal immigration, and foreign policy aligned with our traditional democratic allies (i.e., not Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay . . . )
Marco has been relatively comatose in the 4 years since. If he's taken a stand on anything, I apologize for overlooking it.
My write in vote this year will go to Nikki Haley. Former governor of South Carolina, former UN ambassador, robust defender of human rights and democracy for all nations.
Earlier this year I was advocating that Trump dump Pence, and select Haley as his running mate. I don't know if overtures were made, but if Nikki turned them down, she was probably the better off for it. I doubt if the 2020 election will be decided by a running mate. If it is, we're in worse trouble than we realize.
But I'd have loved to watch Nikki and Kamala (pronounced Comma-la) debate. Not that I expect Pence to embarrass himself. But Nikki has a more robust resume than Kamala, and a better grasp of reality. And she didn't have to become the mistress of any corrupt politicians to advance her career. She's a mother, and I believe the president needs to have raised a family, to truly understand the challenges of America's shrinking middle class.
Nobody watches VP debates anyway. Kamala's fans might, but they'd declare her the winner even if she spent the entire debate chanting "black lives matter" and "I apologize for doing my job as prosecutor in California".
The Trump/Biden debates will be the ones to watch. This election is Biden's to lose. I don't think too many people are watching the RNC convention TV show. There will be no drama, inspiration, or surprises, unless Trump holds up a vial and announces his blood plasma had been certified by the CDC as a corona cure.
Biden gave a good speech at the conclusion of the DNC Zoom program. HIs speech - at least the parts of it that weren't plagiarized - exceeded expectations by a wide margin. All he has to do now, to win the presidential debates, is not devolve into a rambling epithets like "dog faced pony soldier". Otherwise, Trumps fans will believe HE won, and Biden's fans the same. Biden's to lose.
Can we last until 2024 under either man? Hard to say. We now have almost insurmountable federal debt, millions of small businesses bankrupt, and people fleeing cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Portland . . .
I don't think either presidential candidate has a solution for these problems. Keeping the nation under perpetual lockdown, mask requirements under threat of prison, and confiscatory tax increases won't fix anything.
If you're voting for someone other than Mr. Mumbles or Mr. Tweeter this year, please tell us why, in the thread replies below.
