Originally posted on 08/25/2016:

Quote Originally Posted by Triple_D_Bet View Post
I don't like some of Gary's stances (particularly his take on government's role in preventing discrimination; I see it as a freedom of association issue unless rights are being violated), but he's far and away the most qualified (experience in public office that wasn't awful) and sanest candidate capable of being elected this cycle. If all the people voting for terrible candidate A because terrible candidate B is terrible would instead vote for a good candidate, he'd win in a landslide...damn shame that most people require catastrophes before they start critically evaluating their opinions (or the opinions of others shoved at them which they readily accept as their own)
As we grow more and more frustrated with the status quo, we'll see the independents have more success, but when Trump and Sanders join the two party system, it doesn't help at all.
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