Quote:It's pretty obvious, especially considering he completely ignored my explanation (twice) that Rubio is willing to compromise on abortion.

I didn't ignore it. I addressed it once by pointing out that regardless of what you think he'd do, he came out so strongly against abortion in the first debate that even Fox News called him out on lying about his record on the topic. Honestly, Rubio's views on abortion are a secondary concern for me. I don't necessarily agree that there's anything to "compromise" on--the Supreme Court has already ruled on this, and any law not in compliance with Roe v. Wade would be sued and quickly overturned by every level up to the Supreme Court. No federal judge is going to issue a verdict that conflicts with a standing SCOTUS verdict. What happens once it gets to the SCOTUS is anyone's guess, but historically the Supreme Court has been loathe to overrule itself.

 

My biggest issue with Rubio is his strong belief that government should spy on its own citizens with minimal (if any) restriction. If he held the Paul/Sanders view of the NSA and DHS, he'd have my vote already. Have you forgotten that Rand Paul, who was my guy until the Democratic debate, is strongly anti-abortion, anti-same sex marriage and pro-religion in government? I wouldn't exactly call those liberal philosophies. That's how single-issue I am in this election. Everything else is secondary to me after meaningful reform and accountability for police (including an end to the growing police state) and getting the government off my phone, out of my email, away from my browsing history, far from my financial transaction history and out of my damn pants when I go to an airport.

 

Point being, and this is what I'm trying to get across, supporting Bernie Sanders does not make me a liberal any more than supporting Rand Paul would make me a Tea Party conservative, or supporting Rubio would make me an establishment conservative. I'm voting for the person who has the ideas and policies that, I believe, match my own priorities best.

 

One thing I think we can all agree one: supporting Hillary Clinton does, in fact, make one an idiot.

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