2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton [View all]Xyzse
(8,217 posts)She never in her words said that Trump would be better than Hillary.
What she does say is that she does not know if she could bring herself to vote for Hillary come November. Completely different from saying Trump would be better than Hillary.
She also mentions that people are hungry for comprehensive change beyond what we currently have. Then she adds that it is dangerous to follow the status quo, as the status quo would be "to think that we can continue the way we are with the militarized police force, with privatized prisons, with the death penalty, with the low minimum wage, threats to womens rights and think you cant do something huge to turn that around".
Both Sanders and Trump represent a so called "revolution" or "movement" beyond the norm. I think most on the left or have some sanity consider Trump to be dangerous, while acknowledging that the way we are going now is unsustainable and has its own perils.
I can not condone not voting however, as I think everyone should vote. However, that is me, and I understand how some people just don't feel like they would be able to vote for Hillary as she represents the regular way of doing things which many dislike as is and don't trust.
I have always voted for the lesser of two evils, it is rare for me to feel that I am actually voting for the right person at least in the Presidential level(I can feel really good about local races though). So in the primaries, now that I can vote for the primaries, I can actually vote for how I want. It feels kinda nice. I am sure I will vote for the Presidential election as well, no matter who wins the primaries, but enthusiasm may be down... I do try to defend both candidates from unfair attacks, but it is hard sometimes.