OnePoorGuy thanks for the post.

Obviously, you, I, the fella down the street - all may have their reasons as to why vote for someone. And it's perfectly logical if someone doesn't want Trump - go Harris and I fully understand that.

The only other time I didn't vote was 2008. I drove to the library, got in line, got my voter card thingy - and I left. I didn't want War War McCain nor Blame America Obama. (I've since come to warm to Obama in SOME aspects of foreign policy)

Convict? Sure. Mind you Bill Clinton is a perjurer and I'd kiss his ass to have a 3rd term even with the China giveaways. The convictions have little to do with why I can't vote Trump.

Decency - has none. Chaos - has only that. Ok all Presidents have patronage, or put their buddies in post. Trump's problem is he has no buddies and frankly, I can't trust the people he puts in key positions to have knowledge on their portfolio's subject matter.

On the other side is someone who was #1 and huge fundraising and was #5 in her home state in 2020 primaries and her campaign fizzled out. Her drama is nasty behind the scenes and I won't get into whose drama is worse. She was GIVEN the primary like a poodle or a child and it was the result of Biden - whose I like a lot - being knifed in the back by people who never respected him in the first place.

I'm content to sit this one out. Just like "convict" is understandably important to you - to me - long game is important.

Meaning - in weak moments when I want what's good for America, I see Democrats Governor Shapiro, AND especially Governor Beshear. People like that, and their teams at he helm for things like Automation worker displacement, entitlement reform ---I'm comforted by that thought.

In the end - both of these nominees are lightweights and putzes not qualified to hold the coats of previous Presidents. The punishment and structure troubles will not change 1% under either of their regimes.

I'd have loved to vote Biden again.