{"id":41329,"date":"2020-02-21T03:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T03:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=41329"},"modified":"2020-02-21T03:14:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T03:14:14","slug":"hoping-for-a-credible-alternative-to-current-potus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=41329","title":{"rendered":"Hoping for a credible alternative to current POTUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I have voted in every presidential election since 1972.<\/p>\n

I have been forced to think long and hard before marking my ballot precisely once during all those elections. The rest of my choices have come easily.<\/p>\n

I can think only of one instance where I might suffer from a touch of anxiety as we get ready to vote for president in 2020. It involves one of the Democrats seeking to run against Donald John Trump.<\/p>\n

That individual would be Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont who’s running in the Democratic Party presidential primary.<\/p>\n

I dislike Sanders’ pie-in-the-sky approach to policy. He wants to enact a Medicare for All medical plan; he wants all college students to attend college free of charge; he continues to rail against billionaires, making us think of that immense wealth is inherently evil.<\/p>\n

Thus, I have to square my reluctance to embrace his policies with what I perceive would be the alternative if Sanders gets nominated and then must run against Trump.<\/p>\n

You probably have presumed correctly that my view of Trump’s unfitness for the presidency means there is no way on God’s Earth I can support this guy with my vote.<\/p>\n

My strong preference is a politician who takes a more centrist approach to governing. I prefer a pol who can work with fellow pols on both sides of the great divide. Sanders isn’t wired that way. Neither, I should add, is Trump.<\/p>\n

I mention Sanders because he is the current frontrunner for the Democratic Party nomination for president. I have no clue how he’ll hold up under intense scrutiny by his fellow primary candidates.<\/p>\n

I would much prefer to cast my ballot without having to consider the consequence of my vote. I fear that Sen. Sanders would force me toward that direction.<\/p>\n

Will it force me to vote for the current president? Not a chance!<\/p>\n

I just want the opponent to win.<\/p>\n\n

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