How many will vote for McCain if their candidate of choice

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

Poll question: How many will vote for McCain if their candidate of choice

does Not Win

[stevebreeze]

1. anyone who does not vote for 3 should do some serious thinking

My first two favorite candidates are already by the board, by either remaining is head and shoulders above Mc same.

[physioex]

2. So what is the point of this question?

You do realize people have been kicked out for voting inappropriately in a poll?

Edit: I don't understand your name. Shrub was never from Texas. He just adopted it as his home state.

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

6. The point is

I have had several friends say they would vote for McCain before they would vote for Hillary or before they would vote for Barack if their candidate does not win.

I don't see how any Democrat could say that.

[RiverStone]

34. Either do I.

Answer - any "Dem" that puts that war mongering puke bastard McCain over any Dem is....no Dem!

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

10. your right about my poll, I changed it.

He claims to be from Texas.

I heard that there is some village in Texas that have lost their idiot. Name of village=Crawford, Texas

[Swamp Rat]

3. You are missing the most important option:

I will vote for any Dem nominee to insure McCain does not win... because I love the Earth, humans, animals, and plants.

[helderheid]

73. LOVE that picture, Swampy! Can I ask a favor of you?

I've been kicking around a photoshop idea I just can't seem to pull off which shows McCain eating birthday cake with President Killagain while Katrina drowned NOLA and some capture saying we can't afford another President with such poor judgment again. Can you help?

[onehandle]

4. All three choices are fucked. I vote for the Democratic Nominee. nt

[chknltl]

5. What Swampy said eom

[silverweb]

7. What Swamp Rat said.

Why isn't "I will vote for the Democratic nominee" on the list?

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

14. my first poll

I changed it. That was the most important one. Sorry

[silverweb]

36. Thanks!

I already voted "other," so can't change it now, but I appreciate you making the adjustment and including "other" in the new category. :hi:

[mth44sc]

8. McCain doesn't have a chance

If he somehow wins we can close down DU.
Simple as that...

[Exilednight]

9. I choose other - write in candidate if Hillary gets the nomination.

[Drachasor]

22. What if she somehow had the popular vote?

I know it is highly unlikely, night impossible even, but what if she won legitimately?

[Exilednight]

24. I would still write in my vote. IMO Hillary is DINO.

[spag68]

25. Don't be foolish

whatever you say and think about HRC. we can't lose this election about hurt feelings, that your candidate did not win.Let her beat the rethug. and then keep the pressure on to do the right things. If you are still not happy, vote her out after her first term.Remember as long as they keep us divided the have a chance to win, and prolong the agony.Stop with the meaningless platitudes and threats. We all here, with the exception of a couple rethug freepers handing around, get rid of as many rethugs as possible. Report completed Captain Kirk.

[Exilednight]

28. Sorry, but my conscience will not let me vote for Hillary, no more than it can allow me to vote.....

for McCain. She's not a true Democrat.

[NDambi]

56. ditto. I could never vote for her either, same as voting McCain IMHO

I'll do a write in of Daffy Duck...lmao

[Exilednight]

58. I would write in Letterman, if we're going to have a comedian in office, let's make it a pro.

[Tiggeroshii]

11. I could potentially go Nader. No matter what.

It all depends on how my philosophical discretions play out between now and November.

[HughMoran]

60. noted

He's not Democrat.

[Tiggeroshii]

68. He's progressive and has a history of fighting corporate interests.

Something that the Democrats used to do too.

[HughMoran]

69. He's an egomaniac with absolutely zero chance of winning

People think he's a kook now - voting for him is effectively voting for McCain - nice going!

:(

[Tiggeroshii]

72. I haven't done it yet., because I'm not sure.

I thought this was a democracy though. I thought voting for somebody would be effectively voting for that somebody. I don't believe we can come near to having an effectively democratic society if we do not allow ourselves to function as a democracy.

I know a lot of people don't like him running, because they feel he takes votes away from the democrats. But what isn't understood is that once those of us who get into the third party mindset get to that point, we have almost effectively decided to negate voting at all. In that case, were Nader not on the ballot(or in the picture) we would probably not vote at all for a presidential candidate. And I know many people who have had that mindset in previous elections and I am coming close to that mindset myself.

Like I said, it all depends on whatever path my train of thought/philosophy takes between now and November, and how convinced I am that my man Obama is really the man.


In 1976, Ralph Nader was asked to be on the ticket by Jimmy Carter. Because of his current mindset that serving in the ranks of the highest echelons of power would do to somebody's ideology, he did not do it. It is clear Nader is not running for president because he wants to be president but more so because he wants to make a larger point concerning the direction the democratic party has taken since the mid 80's.

But yeah, I guess something that's left out in the poll is whether people would go third party if their candidate doesn't win. That might be my case.

I really don't know yet.

[Speck Tater]

12. Only if he picks Al Gore as his running mate. ;-) NT

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

23. The reason if wrote the poll (my first)

First of all I left off the most important choice, I did add as soon as I realized it had been left off.
I would vote for any Democratic Nominee before I would vote for a Republican.

I heard on the radio today that 25% of Hillary Supporters said the wouldn't vote for Obama if he gets the nomination.
Only 10 % of Obama voters said that they would not vote for her if she gets the nomination.
I found that hard to believe that any Democrat would not vote for our nominee.



















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[Breeze54]

13. I never have and I never will vote for a Rethug.... ever!

:puke:

Never Vote for a Republican!!

[kwenu]

15. If Democrats fail to get behind the nominee we will richly deserve Republican rule for 4 more years.

Oh. And the my candidate can run in 2012 theory won't work well when the Supreme Court is lost for generations.

[Hawaii Hiker]

16. Any Democrat who considers voting for McCain, should

go join Republicanunderground.com

I'm an Obama supporter, but you can damn sure bet I'll vote for Hillary Clinton if she's our nominee...

How in the fuck can any Democrat even think of voting for John "W" McCain; Do you not care about the Iraq war?, Do you give a damn about the dangerous right turn the Supreme Court has taken? - Say Stevens and/or Ginsburg decides to retire, I know I have total confidence in Clinton or Obama making that next SCOTUS appointment, think where the court ends up if McCain makes that appointment...



:banghead: :banghead:

[CitizenLeft]

17. I will never never never never EVER EVER

...vote for a %$#&ing Republican. E-V-E-R.

[qnr]

18. Note that "any Democrat" does not necessarily imply the nominee. Democratic write-ins are still

Democratic.

[kwenu]

26. Democratic and stupid. But people have the right to be stupid.

[qnr]

30. Ah, but I thought the presumptive nominee was so unbeatable that everyone could pile

on the opposing candidates supporters with no ill response expected. Guess that strategy was kinda stupid too, huh?

[kwenu]

32. I have no idea of what you just said.

[TahitiNut]

50. Funny how that works, huh?

It's the same "logic" as spousal abuse, I guess. :shrug:

Sadly, the "centrists" (corporatists flying "D" colors) will go for McCain ... and account for a 2-vote difference each.

The "leftists" (you know, the folks told to shut up and take it?) will only go 3rd party or not vote ... and only account for a 1-vote difference.

Asymmetrical ... like a hostile takeover.

[qnr]

52. Precisely. Well '72-'04 was a nice streak of going for the nominee. I'm not

thrilled about having to break it, of course.

[jackson_dem]

19. Nationally 25% of Clinton supporters will and 10% of Obama supporters will

Another reason Clinton is more electable. She preserves our party. Obama, "the uniter", divides it.

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

29. another reason Hillary

voters are screwed up in the mind.

By the way they can't add either.

She can't win.

It is called math

[TahitiNut]

51. With that "logic," the Democratic Party should nominate Jeb Bush, then.

After all, at least 90% of his supporters would refuse to vote "D" if he didn't prevail, right?

[NDambi]

57. She'll need more than registered Dems to win...which is where McCain beats her ass

[Dinger]

20. It'll Be A Hot Fucking Day In Lambeau Field Before I Ever Vote For mccain

[Drachasor]

21. If the candidate with the most votes and pledged delegates doesn't win, I won't vote for McCain, but

I am not sure what I would do. I'd be highly inclined not to vote for whomever got the nomination, however.

[doc03]

27. Undecided, won't vote for Obama

if he's is the nominee, I don't if I will vote for Nader, McCain or not at all. If Hillary gets the nomination I may vote for her.

[David__77]

31. I expect to vote Democratic.

I cannot foresee a scenario in which I would not.

[Tektonik]

33. I'd vote for Obama before voting for McCain or Nader

[stillcool]

35. I could never bring myself...

to vote for McCain, or any other Republican. I think all the Republicans are jumping ship and becoming Democrats. Sure would explain a lot.

[Milo_Bloom]

37. Other:

I will vote for the Green Party if Clinton is the nominee.

[ProgressiveMuslim]

65. I'm with you. Enough of sleazy political dynasties. Hilary is running a campaign

as ugly as anything the Architect could have dreamed up.

[4_Legs_Good]

38. I will not vote for McCain, but I *could* entertain a non-Nader 3rd party vote

depending on how the nomination is won, and what the campaign afterwards is like.

Again, I certainly wouldn't vote for McCain, but I might vote my former party Peace and Freedom if things are very nasty and I feel betrayed by the nominee/party.

I won't vote for Nader again (!)

David

[tyedyeto]

39. Who are these 5 people who would vote for McCain?

Sorry but those 5 people are NOT Democrats, IMHO.

[Breeze54]

40. Even more troubling is the 16 who won't vote at all !!

"I will not vote for anyone if my candidate does not win." = 16 :crazy:

"I'm taking home my ball and I'm not playing anymore, So THERE!!

[physioex]

42. I have to agree....

Even more troubling when people don't vote. Much as I dislike McSame.

[JeffR]

41. Alternate suggested thread title: 21 TOOLS!

and counting.

[IndependentDem]

45. 23 TOOLS!

:rofl:

[JeffR]

47. and more to come, I guess, with some supercharged rhetoric

:eyes:

[IndependentDem]

49. holding strong at 23 TOOLS maybe DUers aren't that bad after all

:banghead:

[sudopod]

43. WHY THE FUCK ISN'T THE FIRST OPTION AT 0%? nt

[racaulk]

63. We should be asking the same about the second option. n/t

[IndependentDem]

44. good to see that most will vote dem over mccain but...

what the hell are the rest of them thinking? some hillary supporters will actually vote for mccain??? that cant be right.

[Breeze54]

46. Just think

In-fil-tra-tion.

[IndependentDem]

48. yeeaaahhh those rotten republican bastards.

[JeffR]

53. "29 Tools"

Little-remembered B-side to "96 Tears"

[Warren Stupidity]

54. 30 idiots and counting.

Republican misrule? Sure let's have some more. Fucking idiots.

[DeeDeeNY]

55. Not voting or voting for Nader = a vote for McCain

[HughMoran]

61. Try explaining that to the dull blades that insist on being "independent"

idjuts.

[HughMoran]

59. Looks like a bunch of people will be leaving in the next few months

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out fair weather Democrats.

[mtnester]

62. Amazing, of the 114 votes as of this posting

28.9% will either not be voting at all, or voting for a REPUBLICAN (and when I say Republican, voting 3rd party is as good as voting that way and you know it) (Oh wait, not voting AT ALL might also qualify as voting Republican)

Sad..just sad

I am sorry, if a FART is our Dem nominee I will vote for it (and yes, each side can sling out that the other side might very well BE a fart), this country means more to me than a personal beef or agenda. So what if my feelings "get hurt" if my chosen candidate is not the one? Boo hoo. I have family who DIED so this country could exists as a democracy. That is important to me, and the Republicans have no real desire to tend to the constitution or this country as a Democracy in ANY way.

My vote will be for the D...no matter WHOM it is.

[ProgressiveMuslim]

66. As long as Dems vote for any fart, shit is what we'll get for candidates. nt

[mtnester]

67. Hey, whatever floats your boat there buddy

If you think McCain is the lesser of the two shits and would like to see HIS appointees for SCOTUS sitting long enough to screw my great grandchildren, then you need to find another board.

If shit is all you get to vote for, then shit it is, but my shit will have a D next to their name....will yours?


edit - typo

[elana i am]

64. other

still trying to decide between obama and writing in kucinich.

[momto3]

70. I will vote for the democratic nominee.

A vote for McCain is ludicrous and either a write in vote or a vote for a third party candidate is just another way put McCain in the WH.

Peace.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

71. It's Obama or NOBODY! Hillary = McLame