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Old 07-28-2017, 01:27 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
The problem then is what if Marvin Sanders wins?

That is one of the problems with your over-simple, just vote for someone else theory. Often times crazy people end up on the ballot because they were able to raise the money to get on the ballot.
He can't fuck it up more than the present bunch, he will give more confidence for others to stand.

You're looking at the small picture, which is forgivable because of the way America has changed. Lok at the big picture and see what would happen in Americans who don't vote, those on the fringes all voted for a real outsider?

Enough did this time to put Trump into office, a bad choice but better than not voting for him. What if elections weren't so slam dunk for sitting politicians? Imagine a country where politicians feared losing their jobs for not looking after the people.

How bad can an outsider be?
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