>I've never missed a vote in a presidential election since 1956. I'll let my more patient brethren do the arithmetic, but it's been a few.
>Out of all of them the votes for JFK and Obama were the most joyful.
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>I'd love to have 3 do overs, though.
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>Gerald Ford would have been a better choice than Jimmy Carter. That was a vote for party, not the person- a mistake. Jimmy Carter is a distant second to W as the worst post war president, but he did a lot of damage to this country.

Carter wasn't very good-- but did accomplish a few things. Dept of Energy, Dept of Education, he did take some steps to protect the environment, was part of a treaty between Egypt and Israel, and I guess improved relations with Panama by giving them their canal. Would Ford of been better? I am young enough that I can't give an opinion that would be worth while.

>George HW Bush was twice the man that Bill Clinton was. Again, another party vote. I'd love to have that one back.

mmm - not sure I agree with that one. Kind of a toss up for me really -- I always thought both Bush's were too war-happy -- but obviously Bill had his issues.

>Finally, the one that I regret most - my vote for Trump. Yes, HRC was garbage but - as my fellow GI's used to put it - Trump - with his reactions to the recent shootings - has shown that he has to reach up to touch bottom.
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>Farmers say that cream rises to the top.
>The converse is apparently true.
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>I don't care if the dems nominate Rasputin. I'll ring doorbells for him.
>This abomination has to end.

I'm with you 100% on this one. It was an experiment to put someone like Trump in office -- I'd say it's clear how the experiment has turned out. I understand that people got tired of the same-old-crap and wanted to flush the toilet and put someone totally different in office....but between the insane number of lies, lack of political experience along with the general stupidity on how government even works -- this was not the guy to experiment with.

My concern is that we're going to end up with Trump vs Biden -- and if that happens Trump just might win again. Sanders seems like the best option (this early on of course). Warren seems viable -- but there are voters who will have a problem with the fact she is a woman -- just doesn't seem like a safe bet.

My next theory is that if Trump does in fact loose -- that he will not willingly leave office. He will claim the election was rigged, try to start a court battle, and possibly end up having to be tossed out on the street by the secret service. I'm sure part of his fear is that if he's not president he will end up setting next to Cohen in a prison cell...which in all reality is an actual possibility.