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I haven't had a strong opinion on the primaries. I live in a state with closed primaries and I'm registered as an independent. That means I only get to vote in the general election.

I don't have a problem with this.

Hillary Clinton's campaign called today. The woman on the phone asked if I was voting for Clinton in the primaries. I said "No, I'm an independent..." She cut me off with some nonsense about Clinton. I'm fairly certain her phone flunky was either calling from out-of-state or was ignorant of how voting works in this state. So, I told her I'm voting for Obama. I figured, "why not?" If she isn't going to listen, I'm going to start making stuff up.

She asked, "Why?"

I told her some vague BS about not caring for Clinton's politics. Actually, I can't stand Hillary Clinton and would vote against her daily if I could. There's no way I'm voting for her in the general election. I'd rather stay home.

I thought maybe the caller would give up on me or at least defend her candidate. I wasn't prepared for her cunning strategy. Instead of arguing her candidate's positions, this woman says (paraphrasing):

Well, their positions are very close to each other, so why not just vote for Hillary instead? It would be the same.

I wish I was joking. That paraphrase is actually almost an exact quote.

I hope this sack of shit doesn't win.

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