[Granny Bear]

Discussion hasn't reached the level it has with you and Hoot, but I'll tell you why I'm doing what I am. Every time I have questioned you on something on here, you have responded with some kind of insult. If you think I'm just going to sit back and let that happen, you're wrong. You've been so emotionally attached to Donald Trump now that you take any criticism of him personal and you dismiss any argument against him as trash can fodder. If someone wants to vote for Donald Trump to keep Hillary out, I don't fault them at all. But myself, I don't have confidence in either candidate based on their positions and their morals at this point, especially Clinton. If me voting for Darrell Castle means I'll be one of only 5,000 or so votes, then so be it. I may not be popular in your eyes, but I don't vote seeking your approval or the approval of anyone else.

Other BGR users have picked up on my points, and I know you're easily smart enough to be able to do so. Your comments about a runaway ego, being disconnected and all that, keep trying to dismiss my points as trash can fodder to avoid having to defend yourself. Wonder what your response will be since there's no smiley face this time.

Here is how it shakes down for me. Trump was not my first choice. I don't want to speak for TRT or Seger, but I don't believe he was their first choice either. However, he WAS the first choice for the Republican Primary.

Now, we are facing the general election with Trump and Clinton. In my opinion, ANY vote not given to Trump is a good thing for Clinton. You know, that a third party isn't going to win, so any votes cast for them is just thrown out the window. Hoot said as much to me 4 years ago when I was a little disenfranchised with the choices for President.

So, I am attempting to find and highlight the better points of the Republican nominee. I resent the Republican party trying to manipulate the system to replace Trump (much like the Dems did to Sanders), and I resent SO MUCH negativity being attributed to Trump. I know he isn't perfect but there are so many rumors and innuendoes floating around. Add the fact that the media favors Clinton, the FBO dismisses criminal actions by Clinton, etc etc; it becomes difficult to impossible to find factual information.

So I am trusting a political novice (which is attractive to me) to surround himself with great choices for cabinet members. He sure has done that during his campaign. AND I thoroughly approve of his vice presidential choice.

I'm really afraid of what will happen if Clinton wins this election. She is so liberal and polarizing. When she was refused a platform in Mingo, WV, she denied ever saying that she would put the coal industry out of business. She recanted that because that was exactly what she had said. So, then she said that she had "mis spoke" and promised to have Bill as a "job czar" to the area.

I'm sorry, but I don't believe a word of that.

So everyone certainly has the right to vote their conscience. Even Trump supporters.



On a different note, I care about the posters of BGR. I don't know why, but I do. I know many of you on a personal level. I get tickled at you guys all the time, and I hate it when a debate gets personal, but such is life. We are all adults, even tho some of us don't act like it, and life happens.

I take very little that's posted on here personal. Sometimes I get a little firey but most of the time I don't even think about it.

So, as is everyone's right, vote your conscience.