The Democratic Presidential Debates

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    A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
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    ecdanc said:
    A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
    Are you saying Trump is not an almost unfathomable monster?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:
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    Are you saying Trump is not an almost unfathomable monster?
    I find Trump infinitely fathomable. But don’t distract the others!!
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    ecdanc said:
    A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
    It's a difficult question because as much as I'm against his policies,  his moral turpitude is worse.  If Trump was still a Democrat, with this exact level of dishonesty,  divisiveness,  etc., and he ran against Romney or Kasich, I would vote Republican in a second. 
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    ecdanc said:
    A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
    You're not gonna get someone to renounce their religion on the record
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    ecdanc said:
    A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
    Yes, I would.  It's hard to imagine a candidate that bad, though.
    Why do you ask?
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    pjl44 said:
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    You're not gonna get someone to renounce their religion on the record
    I just did. 
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    mrussel1 said:
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    It's a difficult question because as much as I'm against his policies,  his moral turpitude is worse.  If Trump was still a Democrat, with this exact level of dishonesty,  divisiveness,  etc., and he ran against Romney or Kasich, I would vote Republican in a second. 
    And if it were Trump v. Stalin?
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    I will always vote for the lesser of two evils because I live firmly rooted in reality.  Even when I'm baked my head isn't in some utopian cloud where the answer to question of Trump or Clinton is Stein.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    ecdanc said:
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    And if it were Trump v. Stalin?
    That's kind of silly, but no I would not vote for the guy that purged his generals, set up the gulags and committed genocide against 7-10 million Ukrainians including my own extended family.  Feels like an easy choice.  
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    rgambs said:
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    Yes, I would.  It's hard to imagine a candidate that bad, though.
    Why do you ask?
    How much worse would the candidate have to be for you to vote Trump? 100%? 50%? 1%?
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    ecdanc said:
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    And if it were Trump v. Stalin?
    When are you going to get around to making your point?
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    ecdanc said:
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    How much worse would the candidate have to be for you to vote Trump? 100%? 50%? 1%?
    I doubt I could put a percentage to it.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    I don't get the question. 

    If it stands between Trump and (Trump + 1% worse). Then you vote Trump ofc...
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    mrussel1 said:
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    That's kind of silly, but no I would not vote for the guy that purged his generals, set up the gulags and committed genocide against 7-10 million Ukrainians including my own extended family.  Feels like an easy choice.  
    So you’d vote for Trump?
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    https://youtu.be/YwVe6XEKbps

    I really hope Amy can pull it off.  She's smart, she doesn't shirk the hard questions, and she knows when to use humor and when to be serious.  Surge, Amy Klobuchar!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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    rgambs said:
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    When are you going to get around to making your point?
    I’m simply trying to discern who here is, at least, logically consistent and who’s moralistically grandstanding. 
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    ecdanc said:
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    So you’d vote for Trump?
    Well there could be a third party,  I could be traveling for work or Mephistopheles might jump in at the last moment.  You've migrated into silliness. 
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    mrussel1 said:
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    Distrust against who?  Can you provide some specific examples?  I’ve seen you type Pete’s Pals but as of now I think it’s a Bernie counterattack, not a real swarm of people who act like Bernies.. My general,assumption now is Pete’s supporters are moderate democrats with jobs and kids, having better things to do than harass people online.  
    Notice the spoiler.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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