WHY TO AVOID A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE

Here's why you may want to think twice before voting for a third party candidate.

I have found that some folks don't realize the difference between Delegate assignments in a Primary election and Electoral Vote assignments in a General election. This excerpt from a Government website should clarify it:
"The District of Columbia and 48 states have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more ...than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes. Only two states, Nebraska and Maine, do not follow the winner-takes-all rule. In those states, there could be a split of Electoral votes among candidates through the state’s system for proportional allocation of votes."

The bottom line is that it is virtually impossible for most third party candidates to win any electoral votes, and your vote really doesn't count. If you're faced with a situation where both major party candidates are problematic to you, it's better to choose the one that's least objectionable to you, hold your breath, pull the lever and then go home to cry.

Security Clearance

For me, there is special significance regarding classified information. I spent most of my life dependent on a security clearance to make my living. Had I ever compromised or even remotely jeopardized secure information, my clearance would have been suspended and I would likely have faced additional harsh consequences. At a minimum, I would have to find work outside of the defense industry that I loved. That being said, I find myself repulsed by Hillary Clinton's negligence and disregard for the safeguarding of classified information.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on this matter, but I want my friends to understand why I cannot forgive or forget what she did, and I know that most of my professional associates who depended on security clearances to earn a living feel exactly the same as I.