One thing that I think about regarding Clinton and Stein is that Clinton, as the Savage piece pointed to, is having to pull together an anti-Trump coalition from people both to her left and to her right, and I feel like we all have a duty to recognize that.
I come from somewhat to the right of the post-Bernie Clinton campaign, and I'm having to hold my nose a good bit when voting her. I strongly support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I think that a $15 national minimum wage is a terrible idea. I'm pretty lukewarm on the left's campaign finance reform causes. A tax on high frequency trading seems really silly to me.
But I recognize that it would be a disaster for this country. And I honestly feel that I need to do everything I can to support the only credible candidate who can defeat him. I believe in a world that is more open, more democratic, more fair to people of all backgrounds. I think that most people who, like me, typically vote for Democrats are. And I believe that Donald J. Trump is at best someone who will set that project back in numerous ways and at worst an existential crisis for it. So, I'm With Her, even if she's to my left.
I understand people who are far to my left who think that the revolution is coming every day, who think that the system isn't worth saving, and who want to cast a protest vote in that sense. But I think that's a rather small minority of people considering voting for Stein; for most of those people, Stein is way too far to the right. So, for the rest of us, for everyone who doesn't want to set the stage for potential global catastrophe, I feel like Clinton is the only answer. I'm sucking up and voting for someone to my left, and I don't think it's too much to ask for the favor to be returned. I think we all have similar goals, if different ideas on how to reach them correctly. But Donald J. Trump must, must, must, must, must be defeated.
That said, there's a strong argument for major electoral reform in this country. The electoral college is what prevents third party candidates from being viable, and it might have outlived its usefulness. But it's not going away in 2016.
I come from somewhat to the right of the post-Bernie Clinton campaign, and I'm having to hold my nose a good bit when voting her. I strongly support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I think that a $15 national minimum wage is a terrible idea. I'm pretty lukewarm on the left's campaign finance reform causes. A tax on high frequency trading seems really silly to me.
But I recognize that it would be a disaster for this country. And I honestly feel that I need to do everything I can to support the only credible candidate who can defeat him. I believe in a world that is more open, more democratic, more fair to people of all backgrounds. I think that most people who, like me, typically vote for Democrats are. And I believe that Donald J. Trump is at best someone who will set that project back in numerous ways and at worst an existential crisis for it. So, I'm With Her, even if she's to my left.
I understand people who are far to my left who think that the revolution is coming every day, who think that the system isn't worth saving, and who want to cast a protest vote in that sense. But I think that's a rather small minority of people considering voting for Stein; for most of those people, Stein is way too far to the right. So, for the rest of us, for everyone who doesn't want to set the stage for potential global catastrophe, I feel like Clinton is the only answer. I'm sucking up and voting for someone to my left, and I don't think it's too much to ask for the favor to be returned. I think we all have similar goals, if different ideas on how to reach them correctly. But Donald J. Trump must, must, must, must, must be defeated.
That said, there's a strong argument for major electoral reform in this country. The electoral college is what prevents third party candidates from being viable, and it might have outlived its usefulness. But it's not going away in 2016.