If you had to vote for a GOP candidate...

[Velar Fricative]

Who would you vote for for POTUS?

If you are not a Republican voter, pretend you have no choice whatsoever and that you must vote for a Republican. Pretend you can't write in a candidate. Pretend that you can't stay home and not vote. You MUST make a choice, dammit. Feel free to elaborate on your choice.

Your choices are (if you can't vote in the clicky):

Jeb! Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal
John Kasich
George Pataki
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump
Scott Walker

[downtoearth]

I think I might just stay home. No vote for anyone.

[Deleted]

Can I do a write-in vote for Huntsman?

[Velar Fricative]

I'd vote for Pataki since I know him well (not personally, just as our former Governor) and while I disagree with him on a few big things, he's moderate (and even liberal in some cases) on quite a few issues.

[Velar Fricative]

Sept 3, 2015 11:05:52 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

I think I might just stay home. No vote for anyone.

Can't do that. Against the rules in my OP. I will send the FBI to your house and have them compel you to vote.

[Velar Fricative]

Sept 3, 2015 11:06:25 GMT -5 @queequeg said:

Can I do a write-in vote for Huntsman?

No. No write-in votes. My rules are very serious.

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2015 11:07:38 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Sept 3, 2015 11:05:52 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

I think I might just stay home. No vote for anyone.

Can't do that. Against the rules in my OP. I will send the FBI to your house and have them compel you to vote.

If you promise it will be Mulder and Scully... then by all means... 

[downtoearth]

Sept 3, 2015 11:07:38 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Sept 3, 2015 11:05:52 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

I think I might just stay home. No vote for anyone.

Can't do that. Against the rules in my OP. I will send the FBI to your house and have them compel you to vote.

Well, I did vote in your poll even though I said I wouldn't in the first place.

I voted Pataki also b/c he's the only one whom I recall saying is somewhat pro-choice (at least until 20 weeks). I have issues, not just women's health issues, with all of them. 

[jeaniebueller]

I had no idea that Pataki was also a candidate until about 2 days ago. Clown car, indeed.

[CallingAllAngels]

I have no idea who this Jim Gilmore fellow is. That's not a good sign for him.

[KateAggie]

Bush or Kasich. Unless Kasich signs the DS bill. Then Bush.

I want a Romney write-in. But Velar is mean.

[tacosforlife]

Sept 3, 2015 11:14:37 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

I have no idea who this Jim Gilmore fellow is. That's not a good sign for him.

I bet you also forgot I made a crack about people forgetting him earlier this week!

[IIOY]

Is the $1m still part of the equation here?

[Velar Fricative]

Sept 3, 2015 11:20:21 GMT -5 KateAggie said:

Bush or Kasich. Unless Kasich signs the DS bill. Then Bush.

I want a Romney write-in. But Velar is mean.

[gault]

Deez Nuts

[StrawberryBlondie]

Pataki.

[Velar Fricative]

Sept 3, 2015 11:22:43 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Is the $1m still part of the equation here?

No. You will have to live with this vote knowing you weren't paid anything to vote this way.

[tacosforlife]

Jeb! is out for me since Wolfowitz is one of his foreign policy advisors. Fuck that shit.

I'm thinking Fiorina, Christie, or Pataki because they seem the least likely to go nutso on reproductive rights. I don't know enough about Gilmore to know where he would stand on that.

[Velar Fricative]

At least Pataki is polling beyond 1% *somewhere*!

[ESF]

I went for Fiorina. I hate them all, but it would be nice to see a woman in the White House.

[jillboston]

Pataki would be the safest bet IMHO. From NY and all - he's practically Bernie Sanders compared to the rest of them.

[heyjude]

Who's running in Canada again?

[Deleted]

Sept 3, 2015 11:08:14 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I voted Jeb, mainly because I think he'd be the most ineffectual and most likely to just not accomplish anything, full stop.

That is exactly why I did too.  I figure Jeb! isn't going to change the world in 4 (or 8) years.  His slogan might as well be "I'll try not to be the worst Bush."

Also, I had no idea he had a sister who was married to a Koch.  Where have I been?

[lg28]

Sept 3, 2015 11:20:21 GMT -5 KateAggie said:

Bush or Kasich. Unless Kasich signs the DS bill. Then Bush.

I want a Romney write-in. But Velar is mean.

What's the DS bill?
Kasich seemed to be "ok" to me on most issues, but there's also some big issues we completely disagree on.

Not that it matters of course, since I can't vote in the uS!

[sfy]

I thought Pataki or Christie, but since Pataki was already doing well, and Christie had no one, I went with him for the sake of balance.

[theoriginalbean]

I feel dirty about voting in this poll, let alone in the election.

[jinkies]

I did that "Isidewith" test that was linked a while ago, and after the dems, Bush was my top republican match. So I went with Bush.

[bowies]

I voted for Pataki. He seems the most moderate/reasonable.

I lived through the Bush years in Florida. I'm never going back.

[racegrrl714]

Sept 3, 2015 11:07:38 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Sept 3, 2015 11:05:52 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

I think I might just stay home. No vote for anyone.

Can't do that. Against the rules in my OP. I will send the FBI to your house and have them compel you to vote.

Can I just apply for political asylum in Canada? LOL

[sushi]

Sept 3, 2015 12:34:16 GMT -5 racegrrl714 said:

Sept 3, 2015 11:07:38 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Can't do that. Against the rules in my OP. I will send the FBI to your house and have them compel you to vote.

Can I just apply for political asylum in Canada? LOL

Too cold. We can go to Cuba now!

I'd vote trump. Because I'd I have to vote r it's clearly the end of the world. I might as well have entertainment in the last few minutes