# Who will you vote for in November? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 6, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244 "2020-05-06T01:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/1 "2020-05-06T01:44:40Z")
I’m aware that we ask this question often, but given current events I’d like to get a snapshot of the voting situation. This poll is private, but feel free to discuss your vote in the comments. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/2 "2020-05-06T02:08:42Z")
No choice for '“ham sandwich”? OK, Dem then. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/3 "2020-05-06T04:10:07Z")
Third party. I would have gone Libertarian but I think this Covid pandemic has firmly demonstrated the failure of libertarian ideology. I might go Green Party, or just write in some person’s name instead. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/4 "2020-05-06T04:12:34Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > No choice for '“ham sandwich”? Yes, the first choice in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/5 "2020-05-06T05:34:44Z")
I clicked on Dem but since my California won’t go for Putin’s puppy I have other options.Maybe Cthulhu. We’ll see who’s alive come November 2020 - and if the US isn’t under martial-law lockdown then. Not this wimpy Shelter In Place stuff but a REAL lockdown with troops in the streets as I’ve seen elsewhere. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/6 "2020-05-06T12:39:19Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Yes, the first choice in the poll. Cue the angry sandwich attacking the Swedish Chef (or a backstage Kermit the Frog) on _Muppet Show_ — angry for slandering the good character of ham sandwiches everywhere! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/7 "2020-05-06T12:46:45Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Third party. I would have gone Libertarian but I think this Covid pandemic has firmly demonstrated the failure of libertarian ideology. I might go Green Party, or just write in some person’s name instead. I am Libertarian, would you expound on that? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/8 "2020-05-06T14:47:24Z")
This is not the year to vote third party. Every vote counts. You either vote for the Democratic nominee or you’re voting to end democracy itself. The choice it that simple. If you have to hold your nose, do it. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/9 "2020-05-06T15:04:09Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I am Libertarian, would you expound on that? I’ll keep my answer short to not derail the thread: You don’t beat Covid-19 with a government that maximizes individual freedom and choice. You need a meddlesome government that imposes lockdowns, quarantines, uses stimulus to help spur a damaged economy, and uses a bit of Big Brother to track infected people. A society that maximizes individual freedom and choice is going to see skyrocketing Covid deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/10 "2020-05-06T15:05:18Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’ll keep my answer short to not derail the thread: You don’t beat Covid-19 with a government that maximizes individual freedom and choice. You need a meddlesome government that imposes lockdowns, quarantines, uses stimulus to help spur a damaged economy, and uses a bit of Big Brother to track infected people. A society that maximizes individual freedom and choice is going to see skyrocketing Covid deaths. Thank you Velocity. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/11 "2020-05-06T15:10:54Z")
Anything but Trump, man. A blender. Anything. (line originally appeared on the 1972 comedy album **National Lampoon Radio Dinner,** re: Nixon) ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/12 "2020-05-06T15:33:48Z")
I will not be voting for President this fall. Given the demographics of my state, my vote will be inconsequential. And, my wife would kill me if I did. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/13 "2020-05-06T15:40:33Z")
Vote for those downballot races, friend. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/14 "2020-05-06T15:41:03Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > I will not be voting for President this fall. Given the demographics of my state, my vote will be inconsequential. And, my wife would kill me if I did. Your wife would kill you for voting for president…? ---
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/15 "2020-05-06T15:48:14Z")
Obligatory reminder that the membership of the SDMB provides nothing resembling a “snapshot of the voting situation”, and that the subset of SDMB members who respond to a voluntary poll is even less of such a snapshot. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/16 "2020-05-06T16:10:16Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > I will not be voting for President this fall. Given the demographics of my state, my vote will be inconsequential. And, my wife would kill me if I did. The simple solution is to vote the way your wife wants you to. Or at least tell her that. ---
**Author:** ![pjacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@pjacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjacks)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/17 "2020-05-06T16:44:12Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > This is not the year to vote third party. Every vote counts. You either vote for the Democratic nominee or you’re voting to end democracy itself. The choice it that simple. If you have to hold your nose, do it. Not even remotely true. Every vote does not count. If you live in about ten swing states, good for you- your vote for president counts. Otherwise, nope. There is no democracy to end, as the electoral college is a rigged system. I will be voting for democrats in my competitive local and Congressional elections, but Old Man Biden isn’t getting my vote. I held my nose and voted for Hillary after swearing to never vote for anyone who supported the Iraq War because Trump was so horrible. All that accomplished was helping Clinton sycophants whine nonstop for almost 4 years about how she actually won the popular vote, as if that matters one bit. Since my vote for president is meaningless anyway, I’ll just vote for Amash. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/18 "2020-05-06T16:58:44Z")
But it does count. If every person who votes in a non-swing state goes ahead and votes for Biden, that will run up the score and make Donald’s defeat even more conclusive. Beating him in popular vote 52-47 is a whole lot better than beating him 49-47- we need to show that a majority of voters solidly rejects him and everything he stands for. ---
**Author:** ![pjacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@pjacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjacks)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/19 "2020-05-06T17:11:03Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > But it does count. If every person who votes in a non-swing state goes ahead and votes for Biden, that will run up the score and make Donald’s defeat even more conclusive. Beating him in popular vote 52-47 is a whole lot better than beating him 49-47- we need to show that a majority of voters solidly rejects him and everything he stands for. Who do we need to show that? Republicans will simply brush off a Biden popular vote win as overrepresention from NY and CA, and moronic “swing” voters won’t even know what the popular vote margin is because they don’t ever have a clue about anything. Do we need to show foreigners? They are dealing with their own mini-Trumps messing up their own countries, so I doubt they care whether Biden wins by 2 percentage points or 5. Trump himself will say it was all rigged anyway regardless of what the results are. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244/20 "2020-05-06T17:12:35Z")
I’m Canadian, so obviously I won’t be voting in the election, but if I were to vote it would be for Biden. I didn’t answer the poll so as to not throw off the numbers. Trump is a danger to Americans, American democracy, and in some aspects the world (climate change, and international diplomacy mainly). He is too incompetent to remain as president for another minute let alone another four years. In my view, the only reasonable vote is what is best for the country and that is to vote for whomever removes Trump from office. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-you-vote-for-in-november/853244.md?page=2)