This is George McGovern.
He has the dubious distinction of being one of the biggest "losers" in modern presidential politics. He was a good and decent man, beaten by a crook.
He lost the electoral college by 520-17!!! Now, there is no way Trump will lose that big (although at this rate, I might not rule it out. :-) )
But look at his popular vote total: 60.7% for Nixon, 37.5% for McGovern.
37.5% difference.
Today's RealClearPolitics average in the race is 48% Clinton, 42% Trump. That's only a 4.5 point swing needed to make Donald J. Trump the biggest loser in modern presidential politics. How sweet and satisfying would it be to see that as the first line in his Wikipedia entry?
Put simply, we need a campaign to drive DOWN his popular vote percentage.
For everyone who lives outside a swing state, this is a way to make your vote finally count for something.
For everyone who just can't bring themselves to vote for either Trump or Clinton, this is a way to say, "We need better choices."
For everyone who says, "screw it, I hate Donald Trump but Hillary has this wrapped up so why waste my time even going to the polling place," this is a real, concrete way for the whole nation to flip him a big middle finger.
And for everyone unwilling or unable to cast a vote for the former Secretary of State (and former two-term Senator and former First Lady of Arkansas and the US) and yet also horrified that this man came close to representing us on the world stage, it is a way to tell the world, "No. The USA is better than that. He does not represent what is good and special about America, and we rejected him by historic margins."
So if you fall into one of those categories-- and are planning to file a protest vote with either Johnson or Stein or just stay home -- I'd ask you to write-in someone else, literally ANYONE else. Remember, every vote for Donald Duck is one less vote for Donald Trump. :-)
#DonaldDuck2016
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