The political conventions are over. It is time to think about voting in November.
I expect to cast my vote in favor of Hillary Clinton. Or, technically, in favor of the electoral college delegates who support Hillary Clinton.
I’m not a huge fan of Clinton. I was also not a huge fan of Bernie Sanders. But I would have supported Sanders, had he won the Democratic nomination. The realistic alternative is Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. But that alternative would be a nightmare. From my perspective, Trump is the singularly most unsuitable candidate to ever be nominated by a major party.
According to president Obama, Clinton is the most qualified candidate we have ever seen. That’s probably correct. But qualifications are not everything. What matters more, in my opinion, is the judgment skills that a president will use for issues that unexpectedly arise. In 2008, and again in 2012, I voted for Obama because I trusted his judgment. I have not agreed with all of his decisions. Yet, overall, he has exercised wise judgment in making those decision.
I’m not as sure about the judgment skills of Hillary Clinton. But, given the alternative, they will have to do. As best I can tell, Donald Trump’s judgment skills are abysmal.
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