Have you ever voted for a candidate who you thought was the lesser of two evils?

I wanted Nader to win too.

Isn’t that the whole point of voting. I mean after all if there were perfect candidates out there we wouldn’t need to vote.

The last election, although it was the Palin that drove me to vote for Obama.

John McCain, no doubt about it. if elected, we would not be facing an aribitrary federal healthcare program and a leader that has had much military experience, something every president should possess. i am proud to say i did not vote for Obama.

In a matter of speaking… my friends wanted a keg of either Keystone Light or Miller Lite. I went with Miller.

@john65pennington I agree, presidents should have military experience. Palin, however, I could not take the chance she might get the presidency.

@john65pennington Why should every president possess military experience? Do you think that a president who chose not to go to war to pursue the interests of a corrupt party would be weak or incapable?

@Lightlyseared There are differences between candidates that you like, and candidates that you just “don’t hate”. Even if you like them, that doesn’t mean everyone else will.
My lesser of two evils was Obama.

It is the only way that I have ever voted – I have yet to find a truly ideal candidate.

Have you ever voted for a candidate who you thought was the lesser of two evils?
It’s all I ever seem to do.

If so and if you don’t mind me asking, who was it?
Pretty much the same as you.

Who did you really want to win that election?
Someone who would actually have the strength of character to make earnest and meaningful change in government, not just policy.

A two party system seems to always present the option of shit, or a little worse shit. So, there is no alternative but to try and pick the lesser of two evils.

Every election, ever.

My mother used to call it The Evil of two Lessers.

Every time I vote it is for the lesser of at least two evils.

Always.

Why should a president have military experience? I think unless he was a top ranking general in the past, his military experience is worthless anyway.
And there is no federal healthcare program. That one died when the public option was killed, which one must add, was the biggest mistake of all.

A much better question would be if anyone here has ever NOT voted for the lesser of two evils. Any candidate who espoused the vision of this country that I think we should have would either be shut out by the corporate media or assasinated by those with the most money to lose. As such, we’re given middle of the road choices which are palatable enough but which really don’t excite anyone.

Vote? Why? So we can pretend we live in a democracy?

I don’t vote for exactly this reason. Unless I can feel in my heart that a candidate will truly be great for the country, I won’t vote.

I was only old enough to vote for the last election. I was completely uninspired by both McCain and Obama, and I didn’t want to pick one of them as the lesser of two evils, so I stayed home on election day. I have a feeling I’ll be doing that alot in the future. :-/

@ragingloli Why should a president have military experience?

Because a man who is both fit enough and idealistic enough to lead his country would be prepared to serve it. If it appears – as is often the case – the he avoided serving it casts serious doubts.

Almost always.

@DarkScribe Your statement implies that joining the military is the only way to serve one’s country. I find that opinion both highly insulting and naive.

@MrItty Your statement implies that joining the military is the only way to serve one’s country.

Only to someone with a limited mindset. I answered the question, I did not discuss the rights or wrongs of Military Service – just the impression that avoiding it can give. If you find that insulting, then fill your boots. You must spend an inordinate amount of time feeling insulted.

@DarkScribe
”Why should a president have military experience?
Because a man who is both fit enough and idealistic enough to lead his country would be prepared to serve it”

Please, explain to my limited mindset how that does NOT imply the only way to serve one’s country is to join the military.

@MrItty Please, explain to my limited mindset how that does NOT imply the only way to serve one’s country is to join the military.

I’ll try but there are limits. Do you understand the meaning of the word “only”?

That is the word that you used and it is what I responded to. You said ”Your statement implies that joining the military is the _only way to serve one’s country._”

You are the only person to use the word only in this instance.

I did not say, imply, nor do I feel that to be true. There are many ways to serve. The question I responded to was NOT how many ways are there to serve your country, it was Ragingloli’s “Why should a president have military experience?”

Is that really too difficult for you to follow? Or do you just feel like having a pointless argument with me? It is more “did the candidate avoid Military service”, than did he serve as far as public perception goes.

@DarkScribe you did imply it. Whether you agree with that or not is irrelevant. By stating that someone should have military experience, because otherwise it seems as though they’ve chosen not to serve their country, you implied that joining the military is the only way to serve. I’m sorry you don’t have a basic grasp of first order logic, and even more sorry you felt the need to be insulting about it. I’m done with you now. Bye.

@MrItty

Bye

every time I have voted

I don’t think of politics this way.