# I would vote for Trump if the other candidate were ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 1, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348 "2019-07-01T15:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/1 "2019-07-01T15:25:26Z")
At a gathering this weekend some people were playing a game and I thought it was amusing. The challenge was to propose a person that would motivate the group to vote for Trump. To set some ground rules to make it a bit harder, the person had to: [ul] [li]Be alive[/li][li]Not be a convicted felon[/li][li]Be eligible to become president (age \>35, natural born citizen)[/li][li]Not be a politician[/li][/ul] So this rules out people like Genghis Khan, Charles Manson, Honey Boo Boo, and Steve King in Iowa. It was a tough game. Dog the Bounty hunter was a tough call, but then he was disqualified because of the felony thing. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/2 "2019-07-01T15:41:46Z")
I can envision a candidate worse than Trump. And if such a candidate were to run, and make it to the general, I would vote third party (or write-in, if need be), and then (presuming that the third party didn’t make it) would flee the country. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/3 "2019-07-01T15:43:52Z")
It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/4 "2019-07-01T15:48:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I can envision a candidate worse than Trump. And if such a candidate were to run, and make it to the general, I would vote third party (or write-in, if need be), and then (presuming that the third party didn’t make it) would flee the country. I forgot to add - for the thought exercise there are no third party or abstentions allowed. Fleeing is possible, but you still need to vote. Actually, the game was mostly about proposing people so the others can decide. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/5 "2019-07-01T15:50:25Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. > > Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. I think this is it. I mean, even Pence could be worse for the country. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/6 "2019-07-01T15:52:30Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/7 "2019-07-01T15:54:40Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. > > Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. These guys, or the open white supremacists like Richard Spencer. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/8 "2019-07-01T15:57:50Z")
It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/9 "2019-07-01T16:24:45Z")
It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/10 "2019-07-01T16:37:12Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/11 "2019-07-01T16:38:14Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/12 "2019-07-01T17:18:02Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > It would have to be someone like Jerry Falwell, Jr. or Franklin Graham. > > Trump panders to the religious right, but he doesn’t believe any of it. That was my thoughts as well. My call would be Kenneth Copeland. In every way as vile as Trump, but that extra seasoning of dominionism. In that case no I wouldn’t wuss out and vote third party. If the only viable candidates on the ballot are Trump or worse than Trump, then I will patriotically vote the lesser of two evils, followed by a two hour shower and an evening of binge drinking. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/13 "2019-07-01T17:31:08Z")
AFAIK, Rachel Dolezal is [not a convicted felon](http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/04/rachel-dolezal-pays-back-8847-agrees-to-community-/). ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/14 "2019-07-01T17:46:35Z")
I’d almost rather slit my own throat, but I suppose the following folks might qualify: Mike Huckabee Santorum David Duke Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell wins just because I don’t want to think about it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/15 "2019-07-01T17:47:25Z")
I propose Mitch McConnell. Or his wife, Elaine Chao. Or with his wife as VP. not what you’d expect - great minds think alike ---
**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:** [July 1, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/16 "2019-07-01T18:12:30Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I’d almost rather slit my own throat, but I suppose the following folks might qualify: > > Mike Huckabee > Santorum > David Duke > Mitch McConnell > > Mitch McConnell wins just because I don’t want to think about it anymore. For some reason the OP stipulated that the choice be “not a politician.” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/17 "2019-07-01T18:17:08Z")
Oh, I missed that stipulation. Well, shoot. Tucker Carlson, then. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/18 "2019-07-01T18:25:37Z")
Kanye? Nah, I’d vote for Kanye. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/19 "2019-07-01T18:25:53Z")
In your “not be a politician” clause, is that limited to “have held elected office ever”, or does it include “has ever been employed in a government role at some level”? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348/20 "2019-07-01T18:27:40Z")
I think someone like\* David Duke, openly espousing a white supremacist or nazi manifesto, or eugenics, would do it for me. \*he’s held public office and I don’t know enough about his group to know who else would qualify. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-vote-for-trump-if-the-other-candidate-were/836348.md?page=2)