Are you voting for or against a candidate?

[dilligaf0]

This is not to find out who you're voting for, that's your business. I simply want to know your motivation. Are you voting for a candidate because you like his / her position on issues or mostly voting against that candidate's opponent?

 

[Nordling]

Voting is always a compromise, but I have never voted for someone to "vote against" their opponent. I vote for the person who most nearly fits in my own beliefs AND who can win.

 

[zippypinhead]

I think using your vote "against" someone is a terrible way to spend your input.

 

[HiGirlsRHot]

I think using your vote "against" someone is a terrible way to spend your input.

In this election, there is almost no reason to vote for either one of the major candidates.
So while it may be terrible it is reality.

 

[josemac]

In an attempt to find a good protest vote so I could vote against both candidates, I actually found a candidate I really like

 

[zippypinhead]

In this election, there is almost no reason to vote for either one of the major candidates.
So while it may be terrible it is reality.

As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to vote, then take it upon yourself to find a candidate that you can vote for in good conscience. I've never voted Democrat or Republican in a presidential election, and this year will be no different. There are others out there, and while they won't win, it is important that my vote be in line with my beliefs and values. If nobody is present that I wish to vote for, I write in. If I can't write in, then that is when "against" comes into play, and I express my "against" vote by abstaining.

 

[HiGirlsRHot]

As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to vote, then take it upon yourself to find a candidate that you can vote for in good conscience. I've never voted Democrat or Republican in a presidential election, and this year will be no different. There are others out there, and while they won't win, it is important that my vote be in line with my beliefs and values. If nobody is present that I wish to vote for, I write in. If I can't write in, then that is when "against" comes into play, and I express my "against" vote by abstaining.

I have voted 3rd party before but the third party candidates this year are awful. I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012, as vote swap, but he is demonstrably worse (less informed, lower energy) this year than in 2016.
Jill Stein is almost Trump level dangerous, from her absurd anti-vaccine positions, to her ruinous economic plans, and her even more naive foreign policy views than Trump, or Johnson.

To be honest, if you couldn't find either McCain or Obama worthy of your vote in 2008, then I doubt you'll ever vote for winning Presidential candidate in your life. They were about as good candidates as America every gets or frankly deserves.

I'm voting for Hillary, because she is the only candidate that I find that meets the bare minimums to be President,but primarily I'm voting for her to keep the worse candidate ever Donald Trump out of office.

 

[Mila_]

The Wall. My vote would be for The Wall regardless of who builds it. It just happens to be Trump. But I would vote for literally anyone who promised to build it and meant it. The candidate could be Rosie O'Donnell for all I care and I would vote for her if she was going to build it.

 

[Shaun__]

I am swallowing my pride and voting for the person most likely to defeat someone who I find the thought of being in charge of the country worrisome. In the land of rainbows and gumdrops you can vote for the best candidate to help society change in what you view as a positive direction, the real world is seldom so kind and some things can not be left to chance.

 

[zippypinhead]

I have voted 3rd party before but the third party candidates this year are awful. I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012, as vote swap, but he is demonstrably worse (less informed, lower energy) this year than in 2016.
Jill Stein is almost Trump level dangerous, from her absurd anti-vaccine positions, to her ruinous economic plans, and her even more naive foreign policy views than Trump, or Johnson.

To be honest, if you couldn't find either McCain or Obama worthy of your vote in 2008, then I doubt you'll ever vote for winning Presidential candidate in your life. They were about as good candidates as America every gets or frankly deserves.

I'm voting for Hillary, because she is the only candidate that I find that meets the bare minimums to be President,but primarily I'm voting for her to keep the worse candidate ever Donald Trump out of office.

No, I don't suppose I ever will be on the winning team. I've made my peace with that. If a political landscape that aligns with my personal beliefs is out of my reach, at least I have some plausible deniability.

 

[Protocosmo]

I will vote against. Especially voting against the symbol of national cowardice, waste, ineffectuality and brutality that The Wall would be.

 

[justjoinedtopost]

Voted against. Neither candidate had my trust, so any positives were ruled out.

Downballot voted Dem all the way. Not because I necessarily buy into the idealistic big government impression they offer. It was a vote against the idealistic big government impression of the Repubs that they support with obstructionism and trafficking in conspiracy theories.

I voted seriously for one candidate, a write in for Colin Powell, a man who I respect. On a couple of places where there was only one Repub on the ballot, I wrote in nonsensical references to UFO's, Alex Jones, and Breitbart.

 

[JickyJuly]

The only time I've voted for a candidate with enthusiasm, other than Bernie in the primaries, was Barack Obama in his first go. Otherwise, I've voted against starting with voting against George W. I felt let down by Barack. Angry even. So, maybe voting for someone or against someone doesn't necessarily mean much. This is my worst election so far emotionally though. I hate the person I feel like I have to vote for. If I didn't live in Florida, I wouldn't even do it. Focusing all my positive feelings on the medical marijuana measures and hoping that Marco Rubio's lazy ass gets knocked out.

 

[Lili_xo]

voting for candidate Trump - he got me with the illegals open borders thing.
i loved his words we either have a country or we don't we either have laws or we don't...
I want to feel safe also cause of europe being flooded with garbage and really messed up stuff - seriously i want to feel safe.
I will never forgive trump if he will end up doing nothing bout it but i believe he will.He better follow it all with action though. Also fix the unconstitutional healthcare program called by name of creator.He promised to fix that too.
Voting against some candidate is also all about that candidate u r supposedly voting against - u might ask yourself why he inspires so much passion in you to go against. Also watch out who you voting for in the process.
I think trump tapped into what a lot of americans feel in their hearts.