RedState Co-Founder Can't Bring Himself To Vote McCain

RedState co-founder Joshua Trevino writes on his blog that he can't bring himself to vote for the Republican ticket:

In the end, I couldn't do it. My California ballot arrived in the mail today, and I opened it fully intending to vote for John McCain. I filled out the state propositions first -- yes on 8, no on everything proposing a new bond or new spending -- then the local offices, straight Republican excepting Kevin Johnson for (nonpartisan) Sacramento mayor. Finally, the vote for President of the United States: an academic exercise in California, where Barack Obama will surely win by a crushing margin. But good citizenship demands voting as if it matters. Do I believe in John McCain? Not as much as I used to. Do I believe in Sarah Palin? Despite my early enthusiasm for her, now not at all. Do I believe in the national Republican Party? Not in the slightest -- even though I see no meaningful alternative to it. So, my choice for President in 2008, scrawled in my ballot as an act of futile protest, is Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. If nothing else, I am confident this is the first of several votes I will cast for him in years to come.

Comments

[mdmurphyla]

How nice, he voted for Proposition 8. I am so glad he reminded us that he is a bigot, as well as voting for Jindal over Obama.

I guess the silver lining is that, even a bigot as ignorant as Trevino cant bring himself to vote for Flailin' McSame.

[barackobama4prez]

I pray that many republicans either stay home or vote for Obama but do not hold their nose to vote for McPalin.

[rdtripp]

You'd have to be from Louisiana to understand about Jindal. The last governors race was a fiasco for the Democratic party. Former Senator John Breaux was being tapped to run for governor and our sitting Democratic Governor decided not to run. Breaux would have had better odds of winning than she would have had after the right -wing slime machine made her the scapegoat for Katrina to divert attention from the Bush administration. At the last minute it was determined that Breaux didn't qualify to run for governor because of residency requirements. He owned a home in Louisiana but his official residence since he retired from the senate was in the DC area. No major state Democrat stepped up to run and Jindal essentially had no viable challenger. To his credit Jindal has done much needed ethics reform ( we really needed that in Louisiana) and has pi$$ed off most of the state legislature in a thoroughly bipartisan manner . As a reform governor he probably won't get reelected because he's stepping on too many toes, but he's doing some good things. I'm a center-left Democrat and disagree with him on a variety of issues and didn't vote for him but he has my respect. He's honest, well educated (a Rhodes Scholar), ran a positive campaign without mudslinging, and actually believes in what he's doing (good and the bad). Please don't lump him in with the idiots running the national Republican Party and certainly don't compare him to Palin.

[11907281]

He was part of an exorcism and she had "hands laid" on her to protect her from witches. They are both religious extremists. But you're right, he's nothing like McCain.

[nian]

I think instead of the Bradley Effect, we may see the Palin effect. I think most of the women that gave Palin a chance, are now just pissed because of what a disgrace she is.

[bluekatz]

To say he will not vote for McCain but write in Ron Paul. Humm...I here a lot of rumblings from Paul and the supporters are flocking to him too, but again, I have to ask were was Paul during the 1st term of Bush, I did not hear much from him, so I can tie him to using his rumblings for politcial purposes too. I will say Ron Paul has brought up some interesting points but he has been in the gov long enough to have raised h^ll long before this election. As far as Bobby Jindal is concerned Louisiana should recall this misfit of a loony. He is a republican sl^me and really no better than Edwin Edwards. Jindal did not win but was inserted into the governors position. Lie, cheat, and steal the republican motto.

[vmonter]

Nothing says "Dont tread on me" like a state-wide ban against a civil right.

What a good conservative! Legislating morality and taking away rights... no wonder the republicans are a dying breed. they don't even know how to govern their own views properly.

Their "morals" are creating the authoritarian centralized national state they supposedly despise so much... so I lose no sleep over their political suicide.

[mybostonjack]

I am a Californian and I also received my ballot. I am proud to say that I am voting no on prop 8 and Obama/Biden. Wahoo!

[old lady]

sorry to disappoint the cable pundits - forget the Bradley effect this year, folks. The McCain effect will be spoken of years to come..... those white voters who just couldn't push the lever for McCain
Hooray for reaching a modicum of intelligent thought.

[kid5rivers2]

"...Finally, the vote for President of the United States: an academic exercise in California, where Barack Obama will surely win by a crushing margin. BUT GOOD CITIZENSHIP DEMANDS VOTING AS IF IT MATTERS. Do I believe in John McCain? Not as much as I used to. Do I believe in Sarah Palin? Despite my early enthusiasm for her, now not at all. DO I BELIEVE IN THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY? NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST -- ...So, my choice for President in 2008, scrawled in my ballot, AS AN ACT OF FUTILE PROTEST, is Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana."

What inanity! Jindial, I assume, is NOT of the Republican Party.

[MetryJen]

Actually, Jindal is in fact a Republican. As a Louisiana resident, and one that disagrees wildly with Bobby about many, many sociocultural issues, I have to give the man props: he has really been a very good governor so far. He was responsive and responsible during this year's twin hurricanes, fighting to get LA residents what they need. I imagine he was shocked when the Bush Administration treated his requests like red-headed step children, he probably figured that was a Blanco (fem. Dem. gov) thing, not a LA thing. Um, wrong. And he was properly outraged about it.

I would feel a hell of a lot better if Obama's competition was Gov. Jindal. He maked McCain/Palin look like exactly what they are: people whose ambition has taken over their limited intelligence and common sense.

[bluekatz]

Bush only responded because he did not want to look any more like an A^^wipe like during Katrina. The damage they wanted to due during Katrina was already done.

[oscartucker]

He could have done a great thing--he could have and should have voted for Obama, and let it be known.

[BrandyBee]

All well at least its one less vote for McCain Jindal is'nt going to win anyway!!!!!!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN "08"

[janedarcy]

"Good Citizen"?????? Yes, on Prop. 8...Good Fascist, maybe....

[ChescoMom]

"But good citizenship demands voting as if it matters."
Bobby Jindal? So much for good citizenship--what a waste of paper.

[buggedabouttheus]

You are right on the dime about that. A Bobby Jindal government would be more fascist than Bush but not as competent.

[MetryJen]

I totally disagree. What evidence do you have that Bobby Jindal is a fascist? A bit of a religious kook, maybe, but a fascist? Do you understand what that means?

[jnratliff]

Maybe he thinks he is going to need an exorcism?

[kadene]

McCain and Palin were intent on taking America on a journey with them to a very ugly place in the nation's past. I thank them, since this has forced many to examine themselves and confront their very valid fears. Whatever decision is made, all it will reflect is the nation's level of maturity, and how ready we are to again be truly respected as a leader among the natons.

[honestpolitician]

After running a campaign full of hate, fear and prejudice (and where their statements weren't even credible), what do you expect? How do you "respect" a person like that?

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[sleek]

The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.
--from Washington Monthly