I generally begin my defense of voting for the "lesser of two evils" with the notion that the candidate of my party will at least adhere to the basic tenets of that party, therefore, while not 100% in sync, will tend to be what I expect them to be (especially since Congress will have a say in it anyway).
But this year I must stay that I am more impressed with a question I heard recently (paraphrased due to lack of direct link):
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Since the lesser of two evils seems a rather inept position this year, the question is which pile you are willing to step into?
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I have to assess the difference between dislike of political leanings and open disregard for humanity and decency. At this point in time, I fear where Trump can take us in the world arena more than I fear what some liberal agenda will do to the "fabric" of our country. I am convinced that as long as the issues are internal, the fact of 3 branches of government and the significance of Congress in it all will mitigate some of the potentials. But the ability of a president in this day and age to have our military deployed almost anywhere without a declaration of war makes a hothead like Trump unacceptable.
To be way over the top about it . . . . As ballistic as he goes when someone comments on his small hands, what happens when it is a foreign leader and he can send a battalion of Marines.
I'm sorry, but I think we can survive the liberal Democratic agenda more easily than the whims of an incoherent, hot-headed, immoral, egotistical madman with the military at his command.
This is where the multi-candidate primaries are coming up to bite us. Trump never took 50% of any of them. I suspect that if it had all been between Trump and a generally acceptable Republican candidate, Trump would be gone.
Of course, because he is so egotistical, he might have then simply set out as an independent and drawn enough voters away to scuttle the Republican hopes, giving us Hillary anyway.
Might as well get ready for it. Like it or not.
And it could surprise a lot of us. But I suspect not. Trump seems to be on the way to self-destruction.