Originally Posted by Richard Davis
You see, I vote for the person who is going to be the lesser of 2 evils.
I'm not in it for my ego and my pettiness against someone's personality, I'm not voting for people based on their personality.
Let me use this comment to address both you and Rod on an issue:
I did the same thing that you claim you did in bold - I voted for the lesser evil. We simply don't agree on who that was.
Donald Trump is a singularity in American Presidential politics, at least in my adult life. He is a sociopath and a narcissist at such a deep level that he cannot be trusted with the Presidency under
any circumstance because of the great damage that is possible to our country. I reluctantly voted for Clinton, someone that I hold little in common with politically, because I knew bad policies are easier to correct down the road than evil-doing. You don't agree with me, but you mischaracterize my motives.
Now to Rod. You ask a great question: How in the world can I vote for DeSantis given his behavior. Simple - I have zero evidence that he is either a sociopath or a narcissist, particularly to the criminal level of a Donald Trump. He's just a skilled politician IMO that sees the numbers inside the current GOP and he realizes he isn't going anywhere by pissing off Trump voters. I can overlook a lot of his flaws as a candidate that bother me because he isn't crazy or a criminal.
If Donald Trump runs and is nominated, I will again go to war against him. Everything he has done since becoming President has only reinforced the concerns I had in 2016 and more, but make no mistake - I am at war with Trump, not conservative principles. Trump is a very dangerous psychopath. Ron DeSantis is not. I may cringe on occasion but I would happily support DeSantis.