I don't want to rehash all the reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be
president. Been there, done that. No, the man is certainly qualified
to be president...he's over 35 and presumed to be a native born US
citizen, or possibly a robot from the Future, rejected by Skynet's QC,
(just like Hillary).
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You sure you don't find
this just a little bit creepy?
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So I want to give you three of my personal reasons, aside from the
Donald's suitability or lack thereof, for rooting for a coup at the
convention. Remember, these are just my reasons,
(your mileage may vary).
Number one: It could provide a candidate that I could
affirmatively vote for, instead of being faced with the prospect
of casting essentially a negative vote against Hillary. Most of the
arguments I hear to vote for Trump, are couched in terms of preventing
Hillary from becoming president. Affirmative beats negative, IMHO.
Two:
I think it would be highly instructive to see if all the strident, self
righteous, condescending voices telling me I have to compromise my
principles and vote for Trump, whatever I might think of him, would
immediately fall in line behind a candidate OTT (other than Trump),
disregarding their own principles and any hurt feelings they might have, because "anything else is a vote for Hillary"?
Knowing Trump's own slash and burn rhetoric, I will not necessarily hold my breath for this option.
Three:
If all the ardent Trump supporters, who were certain he would win on
his own, possibly without even support from Republicans, whose vote
Trump is reluctant to court, (and despite my belief that Hillary will
smoke Trump like a ham*), join with the #NeverTrumpers and the
conservatives on the fence, to defeat Hillary, they would do so with an
even larger margin, right? Plus, all of the down ticket races, where
candidates currently feel the need to distance themselves from Trump,
would benefit from an OTT candidate, perhaps further cementing the
Republican retention of the House and Senate?
I'm not making any predictions here. These are merely my reasons. And, maybe pigs will fly...
*H/T Chris Stirewalt
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