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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Legitimate question, you are asked to vote for either Gavin Newsom or Donald Trump. Who do you vote for or do you abstain?

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've said it before many times on here... I will never vote for Newsom. So I will vote third party or not at all for POTUS. I will vote for the rest of the voting options though.

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

If you cannot choose between Newsom and Trump, you aren't mentally or emotionally mature enough to vote.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Choosing between Newsom and Trump is like choosing between buying a house outright that is currently on fire vs. buying a house at a 200% interest rate that will be set on fire between 3-5 years from now.

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No, it isn't.

One is a Nazi currently burning down all of our Constitutional rights and the other is a guy you don't agree with on some shit.

I'm dead serious: If you can't figure out Trump is a Nazi threat, then yeah, you should probably lose the right to vote...or be in public.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 hours ago

Well lucky for you I'm not voting for either of them, so I guess you're getting exactly what you want

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago

Your right to vote in the United States.

You can vote for:

A Democrat, A Republican, A third-party candidate, An independent candidate, Or you can choose not to vote at all.

You are free to vote for any candidate listed on the ballot.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What if we all wrote in Luigi Mangione?

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

Then you let Trump win and you might as well just say goodbye to every human right you have.

I find it hard to believe any of you are adults.