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While I am a registered democrat, in the 45 plus years I've been voting, I've voted for democrats and republicans alike. Always trying to pick the best candidate for the office, or at least avoid the worst.
I've opposed Trump since he announced his candidacy almost 2 years ago. Not because I'm a liberal or elite, but because I'm a concerned thinking citizen, worried about the future of this country.
When I read your statement "It is far better to consider each proposed action, undistorted by misrepresentation or hyperbole,..." it reminded me of this passage from Trump's book, 'The Art of The Deal' 
“I play to people’s fantasies. . . . People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration—and it’s a very effective form of promotion.”
As near as I can tell almost everything Trump says (and seems to believe) is distorted by misrepresentation and hyperbole.