Quote from: taxed on August 27, 2015, 06:14:29 AM
It's a trick question everyone!!!!!!!  Trump won't make it to the end!!!

ITS A COOKBOOK!

Reminds me of that famous Twilight Zone episode with Trump as the alien holding the book "To Serve Man"

Quote from: je_freedom on August 27, 2015, 08:43:39 AM
I always vote for the best one available at the time.
Given the choice offered in the original post, it would definitely be Cruz.

If the best is not available, at least vote against the worst. Minimize the damage.
NEVER just stay home!  NEVER !!!!!!!!

If it's a close race IN MY STATE, I vote for the one most likely to defeat the worst.
If either major candidate has a big lead, I vote Constitution Party or some such.

Fringe candidates can really send a message. 
A fringe candidate who goes from 1% to 2% really alarms the major parties.
They don't like ANYONE wandering off the plantation!

In 1928, the Socialist Party got 1% of the vote. 
One term later, FDR enacted EVERY SINGLE PLANK of the Socialist Party platform!

If someone is running unopposed, I don't vote in that race.
I think it would be hilarious if someone ran unopposed,
and still got ZERO votes!
At least I'm doing MY part!

One more thing about not staying home:
one time, in a local school board race, my candidate won by ONE vote!
That actually does happen!

I used to follow that ideology as well, and that's how the Establishment gained control over the GOP.
Never again, Never!
I will not settle for 10th best ever again.
Let the country collapse if necessary, but continuing to repeat stupid, will definitely lead to communism.

There is only one possible way I will vote in this election: when Cruz is the nominee.  He's the only one I trust, and has a record of conservatism.

Quote from: taxed on August 27, 2015, 09:47:48 AM
There is only one possible way I will vote in this election: when Cruz is the nominee.  He's the only one I trust, and has a record of conservatism.

Same here. We finally have a real Conservative running, and we need to take advantage of this opportunity.
Is he perfect? Not by a long shot, but he's leaps and bounds ahead of all the rest.

So what happens when Trump, JEB or some other pseudo-conservative in nominated? Stay home,vote for the pseudo,3rd party or something else?

I'm sick of voting for the lesser or two evils and I don't want to stay home so I may be forced to do write in or 3rd party. 

Quote from: tac on August 27, 2015, 10:20:48 AM
So what happens when Trump, JEB or some other pseudo-conservative in nominated? Stay home,vote for the pseudo,3rd party or something else?

I'm sick of voting for the lesser or two evils and I don't want to stay home so I may be forced to do write in or 3rd party. 

I would stay home.

I might consider going the write in route, or just not voting for the president.

Quote from: Solar on August 27, 2015, 09:43:01 AM
... that's how the Establishment gained control over the GOP.

No, the Establishment controls the GOP through
the Precinct Captains, who control the Party resources at the county level,
and the State Central Committees, who control the Party resources at the state level.
They are the "man behind the curtain" of whom we are told to "pay no attention."

They control the distribution of money, and the endorsements.
It's the endorsements that the RINO voters blindly follow (just like brain-dead Democrats!)
and nominate atrocities like McCain.

Any conservative who expects to be living at the same address for the next few years
should MUST run for Precinct Captain!
In most counties, there are many vacant seats there for the taking!
Seats that don't attract a candidate get filled by appointment - by the Establishment!

THAT'S how the Establishment controls the Party!
And there's so MUCH opportunity for us to just walk in and grab control right back!

For more info, do a search on "precinct project".

Quote from: je_freedom on August 27, 2015, 11:31:44 AM
No, the Establishment controls the GOP through
the Precinct Captains, who control the Party resources at the county level,
and the State Central Committees, who control the Party resources at the state level.
They are the "man behind the curtain" of whom we are told to "pay no attention."

They control the distribution of money, and the endorsements.
It's the endorsements that the RINO voters blindly follow (just like brain-dead Democrats!)
and nominate atrocities like McCain.

Any conservative who expects to be living at the same address for the next few years
should MUST run for Precinct Captain!
In most counties, there are many vacant seats there for the taking!
Seats that don't attract a candidate get filled by appointment - by the Establishment!

THAT'S how the Establishment controls the Party!
And there's so MUCH opportunity for us to just walk in and grab control right back!

For more info, do a search on "precinct project".

Way ahead of ya, I checked out my County precinct, and it's packed full of actual Conservatives.
I live in one of the most Conservative counties in the State of Ca, which is why Tom McClintock is our Congressman, one of the most Conservative in Congress,

NEVER just stay home!  NEVER !!!
Silence means consent.  Not voting is NOT a protest!  It is consent!

If you want to cast a protest vote, you have to cast a vote!
If both major parties are too awful for you, vote against both!
For President at least, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party are always on the ballot.

But remember, refusing to vote for the lesser of two evils
helps elect the GREATER of the two evils!

Quote from: je_freedom on August 27, 2015, 11:43:42 AM
NEVER just stay home!  NEVER !!!
Silence means consent.  Not voting is NOT a protest!  It is consent!

If you want to cast a protest vote, you have to cast a vote!
If both major parties are too awful for you, vote against both!
For President at least, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party are always on the ballot.

But remember, refusing to vote for the lesser of two evils
helps elect the GREATER of the two evils!

If you stay home..... do you not want to vote for any other race on the ballot?  Is the Presidency your only interest?

As for me, I would vote third party or write-in for President and then vote the rest of the ballot.  Staying home is NEVER a valid option for a committed Patriot.

BTW, I am late to this thread but voted and found that Trump had no votes yet and Cruz had 12.   I think this Forum is solidly on track!

Quote from: kroz on August 27, 2015, 12:32:57 PM
If you stay home..... do you not want to vote for any other race on the ballot?  Is the Presidency your only interest?

As for me, I would vote third party or write-in for President and then vote the rest of the ballot.  Staying home is NEVER a valid option for a committed Patriot.

BTW, I am late to this thread but voted and found that Trump had no votes yet and Cruz had 12.   I think this Forum is solidly on track!

I just don't like the alternative.

Quote from: kroz on August 27, 2015, 12:32:57 PM
If you stay home..... do you not want to vote for any other race on the ballot?  Is the Presidency your only interest?

As for me, I would vote third party or write-in for President and then vote the rest of the ballot.  Staying home is NEVER a valid option for a committed Patriot.

BTW, I am late to this thread but voted and found that Trump had no votes yet and Cruz had 12.   I think this Forum is solidly on track!

The question is a little too simplistic! The Question involved the primary and yes I would support Cruz over Trump in the primary, however if Cruz was to lose the primary and Trump was to win it, I would support him over anything the Dim's have to offer! That is how we ended up with Obama last time. If the democrats win this time our country as we know it is over!

Quote from: kroz on August 27, 2015, 12:32:57 PM
If you stay home..... do you not want to vote for any other race on the ballot? Is the Presidency your only interest?

As for me, I would vote third party or write-in for President and then vote the rest of the ballot.  Staying home is NEVER a valid option for a committed Patriot.

BTW, I am late to this thread but voted and found that Trump had no votes yet and Cruz had 12.   I think this Forum is solidly on track!

Excellent point. We still need to rid ourselves of Boehner and McConnell.

I'm voting for whoever the Republican nominee is, carrying-on the family tradition.  I don't like libs.  Not voting against libs is too weird at this late date. 

I spend too much energy knocking 'em down to waste a physical opportunity to knock them down at the ballot-box.