@OmegaBlueUp said:
@tjandmia: So what alternative would a pro-life Republican have, vote for an openly pro-choice Democrat? It's not always about being gullible, sometimes it's voting for the (perceived) lesser of two evils.
It seems that candidates (for each party) are chosen by money and power, usually resulting in people with not the best character.
You can still be pro-life and vote for a pro-choice candidate. Pro-choice doesn't mean pro-abortion, it just means you think it's a decision that is personal and the government shouldn't dictate it to you, and it should be freely available should the need arise.
Additionally, a lot more services are rendered at clinics than just abortions (in fact I think abortions are the minority of services provided, iirc).
I would argue at this point that being pro-choice is probably, from a practical standpoint, a lot more "pro-life" (as in helpful to the living) than pro-life political stances. Literally every option is available to you if you are pro-choice; if you are pro-life, only one option is available to you.
This is assuming, of course, that pro-life/pro-choice stances are the only thing that matter to you. Hopefully you are not that simple and other things matter such as economy, etc.
*Also, as for "lesser of two evils"...go watch the Douche and Turd episode of South Park. Season 8, Episode 8. It explains the situation pretty well and how you just have to get over yourself and pick the lesser evil.
As for me, I vote for my ideals. I try not vote against someone but instead vote for ideals. Call me naive but I think politics is where we can strive to do some real good and we should, for once, let our ideals shine through. It's why this whole MAGA thing is so depressing, these people are not for anything, they're just against it all.
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