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I Avoid Talking Politics

Although I generally vote Democrat, I don't like discussing politics. Today I was asked if Trump were the Democratic nominee, would I vote for him. Hell no!!! How did we ever get to a place in American politics where human beings are seriously discussing Donald Trump as presidential?

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Rutterman · 46-50, M

@TallJames – You’re welcome. Thanks for the compliment.

I don’t think what you’re talking about meets the legal definition of money laundering, even if the Sanders campaign characterizes it that way, but it is an example of the sort of thing I dislike about Hillary Clinton. There’s no way I’m going to defend it or make excuses for it.

People don’t drive cars for a variety of reasons. My mother hasn’t driven for years and relies on public transportation or getting rides from people who do drive. Not driving doesn’t automatically mean someone is completely out of touch with how most people live, but if it did, Donald Trump certainly would be out of touch as he doesn’t drive very often and usually flies or has a chauffeur drive him wherever he needs to go. Also, look at some of the cars he has owned: 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren; '50s Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud; Rolls-Royce Phantom; 1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT. Using your logic, there’s no way he could relate to someone who drives a 1996 Toyota Corolla or can’t afford a car at all and takes a bus everywhere.

Husband Bill’s womanizing is well known, but his association with Jeffrey Epstein doesn’t prove he’s a pedophile. Why Hillary stayed with Bill is really her business, but many other people have stayed with their cheating spouse and it’s their right to do so. It’s not a reflection on how committed she may be to women’s rights. In any case, it’s grossly unfair to hold Hillary accountable for Bill’s behavior, especially considering that she was a victim of it.

As far as the email scandal goes, my understanding is that she broke the rules, but didn’t break the law. Trump, on the other hand, has engaged in fraud. Neither one of these candidates is exactly a paragon of virtue.

I’m starting to get tired of this topic and I’m not really interested in discussing it much further. Let me sum things up by saying I dislike Hillary, but not nearly as much as I dislike Trump. Because of that, I’ll vote to keep DT out of the White House by voting for HC in November.