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Pink_Slyvie t1_itajuhe wrote

Reply to comment by tabshiftescape in You know it's bad when the "everything is rigged" guy agrees that the polls aren't rigged by ActivatedFamiliar

But was there any reality where you would vote for Oz? I would hope not.

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tabshiftescape t1_itak2ip wrote

Before I knew much about either candidate, sure. The more I looked into their backgrounds, the more I’ve been convinced.

Trust me—there are many many right leaning moderates who no longer trust the Republican Party and approach each election willing to go either way depending on how much sense the candidate makes and how married they are to Trumpism.

How would you classify yourself politically? And how long have you held those particular beliefs?

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drewbaccaAWD t1_itd2o7a wrote

It was a pretty straight forward choice for me, as I disliked Oz even before he decided to run. McCormick, I would have actually given an open mind and the possibility of winning me over. I would have preferred Lamb over Fetterman.

A decade ago I would have called myself a swing voter (I've voted for R's in the past) but I find that increasingly hard at this point in history. I'm not on the left "the right was always bad" lines of thinking but at this point I don't think there's much of a middle remaining. You either side with the party falsely claiming "it was rigged" or you do whatever it takes to push the fanatics back into obscurity.

The fact that Trump is still the favorite for 2024 after everything while the Dems pushed Biden over someone like Bernie clearly shows the difference between the two parties at this time and place. Anyone endorsed by Trump should automatically be written off.

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tabshiftescape t1_itd7tss wrote

I agree with you completely and I’m terribly disappointed that something as important as the governance of our nation has been reduced to keeping the crazies out by any means necessary.

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