# Pretend you are voting Republican (anonymously) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 23, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993 "2016-01-23T17:27:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/1 "2016-01-23T17:27:25Z")
Which of these people would get your vote in the Primaries: Jeb Bush Ben Carson Chris Christie Ted Cruz Carly Fiorina Jim Gilmore Mike Huckabee John Kasich Rand Paul Marco Rubio Rick Santorum Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/2 "2016-01-23T17:41:48Z")
Trump, for my own sadistic amusement. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/3 "2016-01-23T17:49:54Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Trump, for my own sadistic amusement. Same reason. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/4 "2016-01-23T17:51:05Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Trump, for my own sadistic amusement. Gotta agree. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/5 "2016-01-23T18:16:01Z")
Ye gods. In all the discussion to date, nothing has brought home just how awful the roster is as this poll did. Every single option has at least one dealbreaker that makes him or her totally unacceptable. So help me, I voted Trump in this poll. I wouldn’t vote for him in real life, but it scares me because I can sort of see how someone who had ruled out Clinton would. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/6 "2016-01-23T18:30:01Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Trump, for my own sadistic amusement. :o ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/7 "2016-01-23T18:51:42Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Ye gods. In all the discussion to date, nothing has brought home just how awful the roster is as this poll did. Every single option has at least one dealbreaker that makes him or her totally unacceptable. Who in that poll only has _one_ dealbreaker? I don’t see any with less than five or six. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/8 "2016-01-23T19:13:45Z")
Have to wonder if Cruz reads SDMB much! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/9 "2016-01-23T19:20:55Z")
Donald Trump because I like him in a weird sense, and plus I know we’ll have a Democrat in office either way come January 2017. But seriously I would also cast my vote for Jeb Bush, he has experience and I like some of his views. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/10 "2016-01-23T19:36:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Who in that poll only has _one_ dealbreaker? > I don’t see any with less than five or six. Gilmore, mostly because when I started to look into him a couple of months ago, I took his chances into account and didn’t research past the first dealbreaker. I’m sure there are more, but all I needed was one. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/11 "2016-01-23T19:47:22Z")
I tried to pretend that I was Republican, but since I look to a lot of science subjects I can report that most of the few remaining republican scientists are not comfortable with **any** of the remaining candidates. So I decided to pass. And hold to next presidential election. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/12 "2016-01-23T19:57:45Z")
I don’t like any of them, but I chose Cruz, because I think he will be easier to beat. He has far fewer steadfast followers who will vote for him and no one else; if Cruz is nominated I predict a lot of Trump’s supporters stay home. Plus, he has less support from Republican superdelegates and the party establishment. ---
**Author:** ![Corporal\_Clegg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Corporal\_Clegg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Clegg)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/13 "2016-01-23T20:00:18Z")
I’d just as soon give breech birth to a porcupine through my urethra. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/14 "2016-01-23T20:05:24Z")
Who will be the **last** of these statespersons to get a “vote” here? Side bets in reply to this post, if you will… Pick one: Ben Carson 0 0% Chris Christie 0 0% Jim Gilmore 0 0% Mike Huckabee 0 0% Rick Santorum 0 0% ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/15 "2016-01-23T20:06:32Z")
Wow. This is sad. I honestly tried to pick the candidate that was most electable and who would govern with some level of effectiveness. I picked JEB. He’s not perfect but he’s not batshit crazy at least. Not batshit crazy is a very low bar. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/16 "2016-01-23T20:11:48Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Gilmore, mostly because when I started to look into him a couple of months ago, I took his chances into account and didn’t research past the first dealbreaker. I’m sure there are more, but all I needed was one. From his Wiki page. > [@](#): > > According to his campaign website, Jim Gilmore’s main issues he would address if elected president, include preserving the 2nd amendment right to bear arms, immigration and border re-enforcement, **healthcare reform** , and **restoring America’s economy**. > > He is also on the **Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association** and is a **political commentator on Fox News**. That’s four right there without even digging through the Web… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/17 "2016-01-23T22:28:24Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Ye gods. In all the discussion to date, nothing has brought home just how awful the roster is as this poll did. I don’t even know who this Gilmore guy is. I try to follow politics and read threads, but two weeks before Iowa and the field is so undistinguished that there are people you don’t know? ---
**Author:** ![TheLadyMage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@TheLadyMage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLadyMage)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/18 "2016-01-23T23:00:32Z")
Carson, because I’m a sane libertarian. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/19 "2016-01-23T23:09:58Z")
Kasich and I am actually a Republican who happens to be centrist. I have a feeling he’ll be out by the time my state primary shows up. That will mean I am likely voting in the Democratic primary this time for Clinton so I at least have a general election choice better than Deez Nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993/20 "2016-01-24T00:34:30Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Who will be the **last** of these statespersons to get a “vote” here? > > Side bets in reply to this post, if you will… > > Pick one: > > Ben Carson 0 0% > Chris Christie 0 0% > Jim Gilmore 0 0% > Mike Huckabee 0 0% > Rick Santorum 0 0% The field of LOSERS is now down to: Jim Gilmore 0 0% Mike Huckabee 0 0% Rick Santorum 0 0% [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretend-you-are-voting-republican-anonymously/743993.md?page=2)