Republicans, would you vote for Stein or Clinton?

[5280]

Republicans, based on principles, ethics and honesty, if you had a choice between two left wing candidates, who would you vote for? Jill Stein or Hillary Clinton?

[Seriously?]

Bullet to brain. I am not voting Clinton ever and Stein represents nothing I believe in.

[Erich Maria Remarque]

Bullet to brain. I am not voting Clinton ever and Stein represents nothing I believe in.

[5280]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

[Higgs]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

Clinton may be a liar, but Stein is clinically insane. I would vote Clinton easily.

[Figueira]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

Clinton may be a liar, but Stein is clinically insane. I would vote Clinton easily.

First semi-reasonable Republican in the thread.

[Virginiá]

I could never support Hillary Clinton (even if she were a Republican), so Stein by default. I agree with her on some foreign policy issues as well.

Do you actually think Stein, literally an environmental activist, could run the federal government? That she could make the hard decisions that might be necessary but go against her rigid belief system? The only 2 outcomes I see are: 1) She implodes under the stress within 1 year, and 2) the federal government becomes the most dysfunctional mess anyone has ever seen

I'm just assuming you know you are casting a useless protest vote, but I wonder if you think about her actual ability to govern.

[Figueira]

I guess this thread is s good lesson in how much Republicans hate Hillary Clinton.

[Virginiá]

It'd definitely be more of a protest vote, and I could also see myself supporting Gary Johnson or some other third-party candidate. Anyway, since the chances of her (or any other third-party candidate) becoming president are less than 0%, speculating about how she would run the federal government is kinda useless.

(Btw, this belongs in the Individual Politics board, not the 2016 board.)

Since she won't win, I suppose. But I'm not really asking to speculate on the finer details of how she would run the govt, but rather a very quick discussion of whether she is fit or not. If you're casting a vote for someone, this should be considered regardless. Stein and Johnson always get a pass on this. People casually express support but offer little evidence that they ever considered if those people could even do the job. To be fair to Johnson, I have more faith in him, even if I think his views are crazy, but Stein...

I'm pretty curious how Stein voters would poll when asked the simple question of: "would you trust an environmental activist to be president and run the federal government/military?"

[Devout Centrist]

Bullet to brain. I am not voting Clinton ever and Stein represents nothing I believe in.

That's an overreaction. I wouldn't kill myself if I had to choose between Stalin or Hitler. I'd pack up and move before inauguration.

[Badger]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

Clinton may be a liar, but Stein is clinically insane. I would vote Clinton easily.

First semi-reasonable Republican in the thread.

count me as second for eactly the reason Higgs stated.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Is there anyone here who didn't expect Republicans to overwhelmingly pick Stein?
If yes, then obviously that person lives in another planet.

[Figueira]

Is there anyone here who didn't expect Republicans to overwhelmingly pick Stein?
If yes, then obviously that person lives in another planet.

Clinton is currently ahead 7-5 in the poll.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Is there anyone here who didn't expect Republicans to overwhelmingly pick Stein?
If yes, then obviously that person lives in another planet.

Clinton is currently ahead 7-5 in the poll.

Ι didn't see that, I just saw the answers.

[Fargobison]

Stein is crazy so Clinton I guess.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I'd rather waste my vote than actively cast one for Hillary, so Stein it is, as she won't win.  Hillary would probably be less terrible as president, though.  But, I would not vote before voting for either of them!

[Adam the Gr8]

If I had to, it would be Clinton. Stein should not be within a light year of the Presidency.

[MasterJedi]

Since I'm already going to vote Clinton over Trump I think you can guess.

[Cruzcrew]

As much as I can't stand Clinton, Stein would be one of the most idiotic presidents we've ever had who should never be in such a position of power to be leader of the free world. I'll take the annoying same old over the it can actually get worse option.

[Seriously?]

Bullet to brain. I am not voting Clinton ever and Stein represents nothing I believe in.

That's an overreaction. I wouldn't kill myself if I had to choose between Stalin or Hitler. I'd pack up and move before inauguration.

As crazy as this proposition that I wouldn't have a choice like Gary Johnson or any other reasonable Republican candidate.

[Young Conservative]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

[SWE]

Id rather have an honest left wing person that stood what they believe in than a liar such as Hillary.

I'd rather Stein not stand up for what she believe in given that it's dictator and rape apologism.

[Cassius]

Well, in such an election Stein would obviously be the candidate of radicalism, so I'd back Clinton (indeed, a remarkably similar calculation to the one of made to tacitly support Trump).

[AGA]

What makes some people think that Stein honest? This article explains how Stein lacks integrity and tells blatant lies to appeal to her base.

[DS0816]

What makes some people think that Stein honest? This article explains how Stein lacks integrity and tells blatant lies to appeal to her base.

That article dates back several weeks; and, of course, it was an example of a smear on Jill Stein by a what may be a Hillary Clinton shill whose purpose is to possibly persuade Bernie Sanders primaries voters from not rejecting the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton, in the general election, to decamp to the Green Party by voting for Jill Stein. You should watch out for that kind of thing. Even so-called progressive David Pakman pulled that crap—the vaccines and WiFi nonsense—and he got called on it.

Here is something interesting about the source you cited:

http://observer.com/2014/09/hip-but-hawkish-tablet-lurches-rightward-during-gaza-israel-war/


In addition, I recommend this YouTube video which confronts David Pakman’s lies. (It has not been just David Pakman, mind you.)

http://youtu.be/EEpLN5e2uQs