Chains vs Change

[H2O Man]

67. Good question,

I appreciate it when someone who thinks differently than me strikes up a good-natured, yet serious discussion. So thank you for that.

My response may not be in the order that you raised rational points in your posts. At my advanced age, I need to flip back and forth, from reading to typing, for an adequate answer. So here goes …..

First, I would disagree -- strongly -- that the Bush family’s position isn’t important. They are, I think we could agree, not your average republican family. Two have served as president; one recently ran for president; and one was the nation’s First Lady. More, it is wrong to assume the Bush family is opposed to Trump because he is totally unqualified to serve as president, and would cause domestic and international problems. After all, George W. Bush served two terms.

Since I am a Bernie Sanders supporter, I really haven’t given any thought to who I might or might not vote for, if it comes down to Clinton vs. Trump. However, as I have noted numerous times on DU, I have been a registered Democrat my entire adult life; I have always voted for our party’s candidate in presidential elections; and I vote in every election.

There is zero chance that I will ever vote for Donald Trump. However, I would find it extremely difficult to vote for a person who (a) has a neoconservative foreign policy; and (b) favors and advocates for fracking.

What is far more important than my individual vote is my ability to “get out the vote.” And it is very, very unlikely that if I did attempt to campaign for Hillary, there is little to no chance that I could influence other progressives to vote for her. And that is not because I lack basic skills in community organizing. There hasn’t been a situation that compares to this in my experience. There are a variety of reasons for this -- and almost all belong to the Clinton campaign, including the candidate.

Again, thank you!