FARK.com: (12570886) Subby and other Utahan Farkers have a choice of voting out the known Mike Lee (no brainer) but the only viable alternative is voting for someone who claims to be unaffiliated but could turn into a Manchinema 2.0 upgrade without the quirkiness

Subby and other Utahan Farkers have a choice of voting out the known Mike Lee (no brainer) but the only viable alternative is voting for someone who claims to be unaffiliated but could turn into a Manchinema 2.0 upgrade without the quirkiness

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Mike Lee, Evan McMullin poll results: The US Senate race in Utah is neck and neck

Engaged in a fierce battle in the U.S. Senate race in Utah, a new poll shows Republican Sen. Mike Lee and independent challenger Evan McMullin neck and neck with a little over six weeks to Election Day.

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2022-09-23 08:12:12 AM

When presented with a choice between choosing the lesser of two evils? Always choose less evil. Always! Not voting is a vote for evil.

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Ray_Finkle

2022-09-23 08:14:26 AM

DocUi: When presented with a choice between choosing the lesser of two evils? Always choose less evil. Always! Not voting is a vote for evil.

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LL316

2022-09-23 08:14:51 AM

Evan McMullin is a bit of a known quantity. Conservative for sure, but not a Trumper. So it's actually an easy decision.

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flypusher713

2022-09-23 08:15:20 AM

Lee is a trump toadie. If you oppose autocracy it's not a dilemma.

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RasIanI

2022-09-23 08:16:23 AM

It'll be better than having Mike Lee.

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HomoHabilis

2022-09-23 08:18:16 AM

Vote out the devil you know.

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NathanAllen

2022-09-23 08:18:57 AM

Apparently the people of Utah would rather be shot than maybe be shot.

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Halfabee64

2022-09-23 08:22:05 AM

Ordinarily, I would say go with the devil you know, but Lee is a fascist traitor and co-conspirator, so I'd roll the dice on the other guy.

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BMFPitt

2022-09-23 08:25:33 AM

If anyone is on the fence about whether it would be better to have McMuffin or Lee, then I don't know what to say to them other than GFY.

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DrD'isInfotainment

2022-09-23 08:25:39 AM

I'LL TAKE IT! Mike Lee is the worst kind of Utahan. As bad as that Chafetts guy or that insufferable Hatch POS.

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MFK

2022-09-23 08:26:07 AM

It seems like a no-brainer to me.

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DarwiOdrade

2022-09-23 08:26:31 AM

Mike Lee pushed the big lie and is an all-around piece of shiat. Anyone who'd rather have more of Mike Lee than someone who's sane but not far enough to the left should be mocked mercilessly.

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houginator

2022-09-23 08:27:40 AM

I go to a restaurant, hoping to order a Pastrami sandwich. The sandwich shop says they they only have two options:

- Turkey and swiss

- A bloodthirsty starved crazed wolverine between two slices of bread

They also inform me that I can't leave without taking one, and that if I don't pick, they will pick for me. I casually note that the restaurant employees are all wearing "Team Wolverine" shirts.

I obviously don't want the wolverine, but I also find turkey and swiss to be pretty bland, so its a hard call.

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Deus Ex Macguffin

2022-09-23 08:30:37 AM

Mike Lee is a seditious traitor. If my choice is between an asshole who helped Trump try to overthrow the government, and an asshole who didn't, I know which one I'm voting for.

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BMFPitt

2022-09-23 08:32:33 AM

Also, obligatory:

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thealgorerhythm

2022-09-23 08:34:43 AM

If McMullin claims to be unaffiliated he's not really a valid Manchin/Sinema comparison.

If he claimed to be a Democrat, perhaps.

What people expect of him is to not be a treason weasel. Such a sad, low bar we have.

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Trayal

2022-09-23 08:44:24 AM

Oh, sure. Wait till I move away to have a race where my vote actually might be worth something...

Signed, Utah-native lefty

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tnpir

2022-09-23 09:04:07 AM

Always vote against Mike Lee. He is a piece of garbage.

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Albino Squid

2022-09-23 09:16:00 AM

Evan McMullin will suck in a lot of ways. He will not suck in some ways.

Not sucking in some ways makes him preferable to Mike Lee, who sucks in every way conceivable.

Not really a difficult call, though I'd expect that Lee will still win.

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qorkfiend

2022-09-23 09:18:12 AM

Albino Squid: Evan McMullin will suck in a lot of ways. He will not suck in some ways.

Not sucking in some ways makes him preferable to Mike Lee, who sucks in every way conceivable.

Not really a difficult call, though I'd expect that Lee will still win.

Utah is pretty weird. Last poll I saw was 36% Lee, 34% McMullin.

Ahead by 2 points with 30% undecided is not where an incumbent wants to be with 6 weeks to go.

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flypusher713

2022-09-23 09:26:12 AM

Also as bad and frustrating as Manchin and Sinema are, their GOP opponents were worse, and MoscowMitch is not majority leader. Replacing Lee with McMullin further reduces the power of the autocracy faction. There's also the prime opportunity to make Manchin and Sinema irrelevant by flipping some Senate seats.

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MZach42

2022-09-23 09:26:53 AM

Central Arkansas provided the most votes ever for a Libertarian candidate for US Senate - because the only alternative was Tom Cotton. Don't feel bad about voting for the alternative to Mike Lee.

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OptimisticCynicism

2022-09-23 09:28:33 AM

LL316: Evan McMullin is a bit of a known quantity. Conservative for sure, but not a Trumper. So it's actually an easy decision.

This.

Having a conservative in the Senate instead of Mike Lee would be a big step forward. There's a reason the Dems chose not to run anyone.

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cendojr

2022-09-23 09:33:47 AM

Yeah, McMullin will be as reliable of a GOP vote as Lee is, with the only exception being orange issues. He's the independent who just happens to fully endorse the pre-Biglyhands GOP platform. The whole reason there's no D candidate is that if Utah D's turned the November election into (essentially) a high-turnout GOP primary there's a much better chance of voting out Lee.

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Palined Parenthood

2022-09-23 09:33:48 AM

OptimisticCynicism: There's a reason the Dems chose not to run anyone.

Go on.

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