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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Rodham Clinton ... [View all]Rorey
(8,445 posts)That's what I was thinking. I live in a blue city in Colorado, and I remember thinking that we probably wouldn't be seeing many (or any) big name Democrat candidates or surrogates. It didn't hurt my feelings. Furthermore, I had my mind made up about who I was voting for as soon I knew who the candidates were because NOBODY was more qualified that Hillary.
I am intelligent enough and have a long enough memory to know how dirty Republicans play. I remember what the Dubya campaign did to McCain in the primaries in 2000. I remember what the Dubya campaign did to John Kerry in the 2004 election. I knew the Republicans and the trump campaign would fabricate stories about Hillary, but I still didn't take everything they said as a lie. I did my own research before deciding for myself what was false or true. I studied the Benghazi issue and the "damned emails" issue. I felt completely comfortable that I was making the right choice in voting for Hillary. It wouldn't have mattered who her opponent was, she was still going to get my vote.
I also did my own research on trump. My husband asked me to give him a chance and I did. There was NEVER going to be a scenario where he would get my vote. The feral neighborhood cat I feed is more qualified to be President than that orange clown freak. He is not only unqualified, he is unacceptable.
I put forth the effort to educate myself about the candidates and the issues through my own research. Through the years there have been times that I wasn't completely comfortable with who I voted for, but I made my best choice. This time I didn't have that problem. I voted for Hillary with 100% conviction that I was making the right choice.
I do respect people's right to make their own choices, but I can't summon up any respect for anyone who didn't educate themselves before casting their vote. And if someone educated themselves and STILL voted for trump, well, I still have no respect for them. And I have no respect for anyone who didn't realize the importance of this election and didn't bother voting. Those people deserve what we ended up with, but those of us who voted for Hillary sure as hell don't.