Posted by
Cajun Maverick on Monday, February 11, 2008 12:43:28 PM
Many conservatives, including myself, are dismayed at the assumed nomination of John McCain. Some of my friends are saying they'll vote for the Democrat instead of McCain. Even Ann Coulter has expressed her displeasure with McCain and has threatened to vote for Hillary. Yet, I think this is the wrong approach to take.
Let's take a basic example. Say you have 100 voters. 50 of them vote for the Demerroid nominee and 50 vote for the Repubeican. Now instead, 10 of the Repubeican voters are pissed off at the nominee and decide to vote for the Demerroid. Now, the Demerroid wins with a 60/40 vote.
But, what would happen if instead those 10 voters voted for a third party candidate? The vote count will be 50/40/10. While the Demerroid would win, they really couldn't claim a mandate. With 60/40, the Demerroid can claim a mandate.
I'm rather confused as to how McCain is getting so much support. Is it because true conservatives are split? None of the candidates have won many majority votes in individual states. The moderate and liberal Repubeicans have one choice, while conservative Republicans had 2 until Mitt suspended his campaign.
There is one major issue that will vastly outlast a one-term President. The next President could appoint quite a few Supreme Court Justices, who only leave office by resignation, impeachment, or death. Impeachment is a rather hard process, which truly makes these justices unaccountable. We must be careful with our votes because of this one huge reason. With a liberal-leaning court, we could be forced to accept gay marriage and give up our guns.
This is truly a catch 22. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't. The GOP may just say, "What we have is better than the alternative, and you will like it." I wish it wasn't this dangerous to not vote GOP. I hope that my fellow conservatives think long and hard before deciding how to vote.
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