None of us with feet on the ground actually KNOWS what is going to happen at the next election. Granted, history gives us some pretty good hints but no certainties. My vote is truly an infinitesimal small weight on the balance of political power - but it is mine! While I truly do not believe we can vote our way out of this mess we’ve voted ourselves into, I’ll keep trying until elections are cancelled.
But there are some caveats to that decision:
1) I will not vote for anyone who plans to destroy this country. That includes those who have shown a propensity for lying and who then tell me that they will work to pass laws to rebuild that which they have torn down.
2) I will not vote for anybody I do not know. Some politicians work in obscure positions which rarely see the light of day. If I can’t see something good coming out of that office or if I have no idea what that office is supposed to accomplish, I will - at best - simply not vote for either candidate, though occasionally I will simply vote against whatever candidate is incumbent.
3) When I consider which candidate to vote for I imagine myself in a crowded airline terminal with my young grand-daughter. She needs to go to the bathroom but I can’t take her. Which of the candidates would I trust to escort her?
In the last election, I did not vote for President but I did vote for challengers to the incumbent in other offices. My vote in the next election (if I am still alive) will be decided the same way.
I will never vote for a Socialist, no matter which flag he/she is wrapped in!
Agree.