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View Poll Results: If your candidate doesn’t win, will you support the new President?
Absolutely. This is the Leader of Our Country. 2 2.27%
Sort of. Not what I would have hoped, but I’ll give him/her a chance. 12 13.64%
I’ll try. It will be a struggle though. 8 9.09%
I’m not sure. I’d rather not commit just yet. 3 3.41%
It’s doubtful. I’m still convinced my candidate was better. 8 9.09%
No I will not. Out of the question. 24 27.27%
I will actively oppose his/her policies at every turn. 31 35.23%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-24-2016, 06:32 AM
 
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What qualifies as " support" ? Call my Congressional representative and voice my support for every bill he or she wants? Avoid complaining on here? Nope. Don't care who wins. Unconditional support ain't happening.

I don't blindly accept what any politician tells me, or agree with them, no matter how much I like them. I look at each issue for what it is. I liked Bill Clinton, but I was opposed to NAFTA.

I didn't like George W. Bush, but was pleased with some of the bills he signed into law. ( NO! Not the Patriot Act )

We have to get more involved. We get the government we deserve, and we've let it get pretty bad. We have to show up at the down ballot elections, the primaries and caucuses, and let our representatives know that we will throw them out of office if they don't do the right thing by the people.

We also need campaign finance reform. If you need millions of dollars to get r keep your job - you owe a LOT of favors while in office.

Ask Trump. It's one of the issues he and Bernie agreed on.

/end rant. Thanks for reading. I feel better.
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Old 08-24-2016, 07:26 AM
 
Location: Southern Nevada
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Not only would I not support old bag Clinton I have vowed to never listen to a word that comes out of her filthy lying pie hole.

If she wins, which I think she will, I fully expect this country to be more over-run with illegals and refugees than ever before. Taxes will rise, more jobs will be lost, and welfare will be at an all-time high.

In other words, it will be a continuation of Baracko's social engineering plan to turn America into a third-world turd pile.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:10 AM
 
Location: North America
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I would give Trump a chance even though I'm sure he will fall flat on his face.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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I'm a Bernie man who's now supporting Hillary. That's as far as it goes. Trump is too unstable and egotistical to hold any real political power.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Somewhere extremely awesome
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I'll try my best. But at this point, pretty much regardless of what happens in November, corruption will triumph over good. It's a sad, sad world out there.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Pacific Beach/San Diego
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Well, I won't start an insurrection nor will I leave the country. Beyond that, I wouldn't say that I'd "support" Trump.

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Old 08-24-2016, 08:31 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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I couldn't possibly support Hillary Clinton, because her ideology is un-American. She is a Marxist/socialist ("progressive") who favors big government, regulation of everything and government control of everything.

"Free education" won't be free, because somebody has to pay for it. That will be the taxpayers. Like ObamaCare, the "rich" will subsidize education, and the government will dictate the curriculum, meaning what will be taught will be Leftist propaganda, and history re-written to suit the Leftist's version of America's founding, and a secular world view of everything. No freedom of thought will be tolerated.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Denver CO
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I couldn't possibly support Hillary Clinton, because her ideology is un-American. She is a Marxist/socialist ("progressive") who favors big government, regulation of everything and government control of everything.

"Free education" won't be free, because somebody has to pay for it. That will be the taxpayers. Like ObamaCare, the "rich" will subsidize education, and the government will dictate the curriculum, meaning what will be taught will be Leftist propaganda, and history re-written to suit the Leftist's version of America's founding, and a secular world view of everything. No freedom of thought will be tolerated.
And she's going to take away all those guns that Obama missed, since he was taking away all the guns.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:34 AM
 
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We will end up with the worst president in our history regardless of who wins. We the people will need to be alert to any offense where impeachment is possible and act accordlingly.

I believe most Americans now realize that neither the republican or democratic party represents the interests of the majority of citizens. We are governed by the weathy and we are exploited by the same. Good jobs, benefits, fair prices, all gone. Time for real change.
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:38 AM
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Odd, so far I am the only one that responded 'absolutely'. I always support the President of the United States of America. They may do things I dislike, but that is normal.
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