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In reply to the discussion: Would you support Rand Paul over Hillary Clinton if he ran as a Democrat for President? [View all]Maerzie
(4 posts)Rand Paul could NEVER run as a Democrat! He is the opposite of "Democrat"! Are you saying that no Democrat , at all, will run for president?? There is ALWAYS a "CHOICE"! Even if ZERO Democrat is on the ballot for some office, it's better to SKIP that vote COMPLETELY, and leave it blank, than to zero out another's Democrat vote, by voting FOR some Teapublican! Or, write in SOME name, so nobody else can fill in the Republican X! I have been using paper ballots the last few elections again, since I found out how easily some computer geek can "jimmy" the voting machines. Also, the machines are only as good as they're programmed. They can be "FIXED" so that the vote goes to the OPPOSITE candidate!
So, until the voting machines get changed, so they are infallible, I won't be trusting them again! Even on the paper ballot, I always take my own ballpoint pen into the booth, so my vote can't be changed. If I leave something blank, I also ink, next to the square, in parentheses, " left blank)", or, " left blank on purpose)"! Mysterious "HOLES" in ballot bags, as happened in Wisconsin, is a problem I haven't figured out how to remedy, YET! But, be assured, if there is a WAY for crookedness to be easy, there are those few low class CROOKS, who WILL try to cheat!