Question, who here has switched their support to another candidate and why?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

How many of you have originally supported one candidate and then later on switched your support to another candidate and why? Who was your original candidate you supported and who did you switch to?

[Abraham Reagan]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

[Yelnoc]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

I hope you're seeing a psychiatrist regularly now?

[The Free North]

Initially supported Rand.

Completely turned off by him, no longer supporting anyone.

[dudeabides]

I decided to support Governor Bush following the mid-terms of 2014. I looked at all the prospective candidates, their positions, and their records in the summer and fall of 2014.

Four years ago, I waited a lot longer to decide who to support - I would have supported Rudy Giuliani but when he declared in July 2011 he wouldn't make the run, I decided to support Gingrich.

[Clark Kent]

I was supporting Rand Paul, but he's too isolationist and paleocon for me, and he was really bad at interviews, so I switched to Marco Rubio.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I used to be a huge Christie supporter. I became undecided after bridgegate, before deciding on Kasich shortly before the midterms.

[Kingpoleon]

I've been supporting Kasich since I first saw him on FOX in 2011. I didn't know he was running until December of last year. Before then, I was between Rubio, Bush, Graham, and Pataki, with a lean towards Rubio.

[Abraham Reagan]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

I hope you're seeing a psychiatrist regularly now?

Well how would you feel if you had wanted something so badly for months and months and then it almost comes to fruition, only to be snatched away at the last second. It really was heartbreaking, especially considering how right Mitt Romney was in 2012 and how this man of impeccable character was raked over the coals in 2012. He deserved to be president, and it sadly will never happen.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

I hope you're seeing a psychiatrist regularly now?

Well how would you feel if you had wanted something so badly for months and months and then it almost comes to fruition, only to be snatched away at the last second. It really was heartbreaking, especially considering how right Mitt Romney was in 2012 and how this man of impeccable character was raked over the coals in 2012. He deserved to be president, and it sadly will never happen.

What exactly was Mitt Romney 'right' on, aside from Russia being a threat? Also, men of impeccable character don't go around dissing the 47% or using every method possible to pay as little tax as possible, including bank accounts in the Cayman islands, then refuse to take certain deductions so they can 'stretch the truth' about the tax rate they pay.

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Nope!

I've supported Sanders since late 2014.

[Maxwell]

I mean, I guess I've switched since I have no faith Rand Paul will win the Republican nomination. I'll probably will vote for him should that time come, but if it doesn't, then my support firmly goes with Gary Johnson.

[Figueira]

I originally supported Hillary because she's the most electable, but then I realized that voting for Sanders would send a message that the left exists, so I'm voting for him now.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Supported Walker until he decided to stake his campaign on arch-conservative social policies, instead of his strength on economic policies. Switched to Rubio, as the candidate with the best grasp of foreign policy.

[Abraham Reagan]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

I hope you're seeing a psychiatrist regularly now?

Well how would you feel if you had wanted something so badly for months and months and then it almost comes to fruition, only to be snatched away at the last second. It really was heartbreaking, especially considering how right Mitt Romney was in 2012 and how this man of impeccable character was raked over the coals in 2012. He deserved to be president, and it sadly will never happen.

What exactly was Mitt Romney 'right' on, aside from Russia being a threat? Also, men of impeccable character don't go around dissing the 47% or using every method possible to pay as little tax as possible, including bank accounts in the Cayman islands, then refuse to take certain deductions so they can 'stretch the truth' about the tax rate they pay.

Romney was right about Russian aggression, Syrian turmoil, Mali's radicalization, Iraq's crash after troop withdrawal, and China posing a threat to our cyber-security. He was right regarding Obama's unwillingness to work with congress leading to a shutdown. He was right when he said that Obamacare would cause millions to lose their health insurance and drive up costs. He was right when he said that this president would institute large cuts to our military in his 2nd term. He was right when he said that this president was killing small business - more are closing than opening, for the first time in US history.

As to his character, there really is no room for doubt. He had a combined 28 years of unpaid service, including his tenure as MA governor and his 10 years as state president for his church. He donated double digit amounts of his income to charity, he shut down his company for several days in order to help an employee find his missing daughter, he helped a 14 year old member of his church who was dying of cancer write his will, he anonymously donated the money to pay for 7,000 pints of milk a week for a V.A. Hospital in Boston, and there are many other examples. Mitt is a man of class and integrity and didn't deserve the character assassination he got in 2012. As you can see, I'm pretty passionate about the guy.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

THE DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: January 30, 2015 - The day that Mitt Romney decided not to run for president. I had been following Mitt 2016 news for months and was so encouraged. When I found out that he wasn't running I literally almost broke down. So I had around a month of bopping around between different candidates and finally decided on Jeb Bush because of his optimistic and pro growth agenda. Not sure if switching due to candidate not running counts, but who cares.

I hope you're seeing a psychiatrist regularly now?

Well how would you feel if you had wanted something so badly for months and months and then it almost comes to fruition, only to be snatched away at the last second. It really was heartbreaking, especially considering how right Mitt Romney was in 2012 and how this man of impeccable character was raked over the coals in 2012. He deserved to be president, and it sadly will never happen.

What exactly was Mitt Romney 'right' on, aside from Russia being a threat? Also, men of impeccable character don't go around dissing the 47% or using every method possible to pay as little tax as possible, including bank accounts in the Cayman islands, then refuse to take certain deductions so they can 'stretch the truth' about the tax rate they pay.

Romney was right about Russian aggression, Syrian turmoil, Mali's radicalization, Iraq's crash after troop withdrawal, and China posing a threat to our cyber-security. (He was right regarding Obama's unwillingness to work with congress leading to a shutdown) (1). He was right when he said that Obamacare would cause millions to lose their health insurance and drive up costs. (He was right when he said that this president would institute large cuts to our military in his 2nd term) (2). He was right when he said that this president was killing small business - more are closing than opening, for the first time in US history.

As to his character, there really is no room for doubt. He had a combined 28 years of unpaid service, including his tenure as MA governor and his 10 years as state president for his church. He donated double digit amounts of his income to charity, he shut down his company for several days in order to help an employee find his missing daughter, he helped a 14 year old member of his church who was dying of cancer write his will, he anonymously donated the money to pay for 7,000 pints of milk a week for a V.A. Hospital in Boston, and there are many other examples. Mitt is a man of class and integrity and didn't deserve the character assassination he got in 2012. As you can see, I'm pretty passionate about the guy.

1. The shutdown was the Tea Party's fault, not Obama's. Both Obama and Republican leaders said that a shutdown was not a good idea, but the Tea Party insisted on believing in their wet dream of actually being able to repeal ObamaCare. Obama not only agreed to income verification changes in ObamaCare after saying multiple times he wouldn't accept any changes at all, but he also, as promised, found his once-in-a-blue-moon thirst for compromise after the reopening, signing the bipartisan budget deal that was worked out in the weeks after the shutdown.

2. We spend about the same amount on our military as we did in January 2013 when Obama's 2nd term began, minus the sequester cuts, which is the fault of both parties, not Obama alone. Sure, we withdrew from Afghanistan (something Romney would also have done), but that's the only non-sequester cut that's been made to the military.

I'm not denying that Romney is a man of good character when it comes to actions that are done in the face of society. But when it comes to his tax returns and what he says at fundraisers, he is anything but a man of good character.

[Gass3268]

Clinton to Sanders

[NeverAgain]

Was going for Warren until she said she wouldn't run (the first time), then went directly to Sanders.

[Green Line]

Walker to Jeb/Kasich because Walker had proven that he is not ready for the national spotlight.

[Leinad]

I mean, I guess I've switched since I have no faith Rand Paul will win the Republican nomination. I'll probably will vote for him should that time come, but if it doesn't, then my support firmly goes with Gary Johnson.

This exactly. I've been pro-Rand since I knew he was going to run (i.e. a long time), but while I never thought his chances were that great (libertarians are a small faction that can't propel someone to a Republican nomination--you need support of the establishment and/or conservatives, two factions that will never support a libertarian--not that Rand is technically libertarian, but he's by far the closest in these major party fields), his chances seem to be getting worse and worse. I'll still be wanting him to do well in the Republican primaries (and if he doesn't, drop out and keep his Kentucky Senate seat), but I'm expected to vote for Gary Johnson next November.

On a separate note, anyone with a socialist avatar who ever considered supporting Hillary Clinton should probably not have a socialist avatar.

[Türkisblau]

I switched from vaguely Webb when I used to be a Democrat, and then I heard Trump's inspiring message of true American leadership, so now I've switched over.

[Famous Mortimer]

Been supporting Sanders since he announced. Could switch for Gore though.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Halfheartedly supported Rand until he backed away from his non-interventionist foreign policy and became a partisan hack.

[Mercenary]

In a way I have, but not 100%

I supported Paul, but he is doing so poorly and his campaigning and debating has turned me off. Even though he is the best on FP, I am not as supportive of his economic policy. Unless something major changes it looks like i will be supporting Kasich.

[ElectionsGuy]

I will endorse* Rand Paul until he inevitably drops out, and then endorse whoever the libertarian nominee is. Hopefully its Gary Johnson, and not some fringe nut.

*At this point, its not even a halfhearted endorsement. I wish he displayed his message better, I wish he wouldn't have pandered to anybody, I wish he could be himself. But unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I still have hope, but I'm overall pessimistic about the state of his campaign and future libertarian Republican campaigns.