# Democrats: Is there any major candidate you won't vote for in the general election? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 19, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193 "2020-02-19T21:20:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/1 "2020-02-19T21:20:32Z")
Seems like we’ve had a few of these topics regarding specific candidates with confusing results. Trying to group it all together. Poll incoming… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/2 "2020-02-19T21:26:31Z")
All the mainstream candidates are better than Trump. Throwing a dart at a phone book is better than Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/3 "2020-02-19T21:31:00Z")
Trump would have to win the Democratic nomination for me not to vote for the Democratic nominee. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/4 "2020-02-19T21:31:46Z")
You skipped “steaming turd.” Except my answer would have been the same, so never mind. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/5 "2020-02-19T21:32:59Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Trump would have to win the Democratic nomination for me not to vote for the Democratic nominee. Perfect answer!! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/6 "2020-02-19T21:37:36Z")
I’ll report boogereater. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/7 "2020-02-19T21:38:22Z")
Ninja’d. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/8 "2020-02-19T21:43:36Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I’ll report boogereater. ‘boogereater’ is a user who — perhaps questionably — voted for most of the poll options. Just a point of clarification. ---
**Author:** ![Unreconstructed\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/9 "2020-02-19T22:07:04Z")
I wouldn’t vote Bloomberg. I would vote for anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/10 "2020-02-19T22:34:13Z")
Gabbard lost my vote when she refused to vote either guilty or not guilty on impeachment. I expect something more than “Present” on a Constitutional issue. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/11 "2020-02-19T22:44:32Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > I wouldn’t vote Bloomberg. I would vote for anyone else. Can you vote? I was under the impression that you weren’t American. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/12 "2020-02-19T22:45:33Z")
If it’s Gabbard or Bloomberg, I’ll have to hold my nose. But they’re still better than the alternative. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/13 "2020-02-19T23:50:12Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If it’s Gabbard or Bloomberg, I’ll have to hold my nose. But they’re still better than the alternative. This. I’m on the fence about some of the other candidates but _vis a vis Individual 1_, it’s strictly due to their electability: if the rest of the candidates were nominated they’d _clearly_ be better than Trump (but not necessarily against a hypothetical, nonexistent, extremely moderate Republican.) Whereas with Bloomberg and Gabbard, my pause would be in if they’re really so great themselves. Then I’d pull the lever for them anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/14 "2020-02-20T02:05:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If it’s Gabbard or Bloomberg, I’ll have to hold my nose. But they’re still better than the alternative. Yeah, ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/15 "2020-02-20T02:12:43Z")
Tulsi would give me pause (very serious pause), but after the last month or so, I think it’s clear that Trump will accept no laws, restraints, or advice as long as he’s president, and I _don’t_ think we can go on like this for another five years. Besides, if nothing else, I’m pretty sure all of the people who are running as Democrats believe in climate change and are at least somewhat willing to take action against it. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/16 "2020-02-20T02:24:45Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Gabbard lost my vote when she refused to vote either guilty or not guilty on impeachment. > > I expect something more than “Present” on a Constitutional issue. Gabbard lost my vote a long time before that. Her horrifying attitude towards gay people was unacceptable. And she has inexplicably gotten a pass from just about every media outlet for her cult membership. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/17 "2020-02-20T02:36:41Z")
Poll is missing “I am not a Democrat but I will vote for the Democratic nominee even if it is a small soap dish.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/18 "2020-02-20T03:32:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If it’s Gabbard or Bloomberg, I’ll have to hold my nose. But they’re still better than the alternative. Same. If Pol Pot were the Democratic nominee, I’d vote third party. Pretty much anyone else, I vote D up and down the ballot. Which, to be fair, I’ve done for almost 30 years anyway. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/19 "2020-02-20T03:47:17Z")
Independent but will vote for any of the candidates above and the steaming turd or soap dish if nominated. Trump must go. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193/20 "2020-02-20T04:51:52Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I’ll report boogereater. > [@Borborygmi](#): > > ‘boogereater’ is a user who — perhaps questionably — voted for most of the poll options. Just a point of clarification. He’s been banned and his votes removed, although I was unable to remove his name under Bloomberg. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-is-there-any-major-candidate-you-wont-vote-for-in-the-general-election/848193.md?page=2)