Well, I voted in the US primary for
Cruz in TX when at the time he was still able to defeat Trump. I wanted to avoid an inevitable Hillary/Trump ticket and even that vote I wasn't 100% happy with. (I was
OK with it)
Personally, I don't feel
responsible enough for the overall outcome to vote for either Trump or Hillary. I would not like to see a Trump win, but on the other hand why should I go completely against my principles and give my vote to Hillary when only a small percentage of the population
could be bothered to attend the primary. If people don't like the ticket then they
should've voted in the primary, those bastards.
It's that simple.
So yes, it's a "wasted" vote in some people's eyes, but I'm not voting to please the majority.
I was thinking about Green party but then I read Jill Stein was more or less advocating for a Trump win by splitting the vote against Hillary to stop "neoliberalism" which also stops "neofascism" (or some crap). Her intentions seem suspect. Here's the quote.
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What we know from history, and what we know from the current situation, we are seeing a rise in right-wing extremism, not just in the United States, and it’s not just Donald Trump, it’s also throughout countries in Europe. What is driving this? It is policies like NAFTA, like globalization, like the dominance of the banks, like the Wall Street bailouts, like the Wall Street meltdown thanks to deregulation. Who gave us those policies? The Clintons were leading the way on those policies! The answer to neo-fascism is stopping neo-liberalism. Putting another Clinton in the White House will fan the flames of this right-wing extremism. We have known that for a long time ever since Nazi Germany. We are going to stand up to Donald Trump and to stand up to Hillary Clinton!
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I don't know much about Gary Johnson but I may go that route even though in general I don't agree with what most libertarians I have had the pleasure to debate with. Though I
do want to see more financial responsibility in our government and feel it's more important than some of the other more popular issues going on.
Tbqf, I'd be fine with a write-in or a "no confidence" vote at this point.