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No one with a conscience ought vote for any Republican for any office, be it local, state, or federal, for the next generation.  They are an existential threat to democracy and civilization.
In 1988 I came out as gay.  Conservatives were quite vocal about their hate for me.  Misinformation and an attempt to block my ability to pursue happiness was rampant.  This forced me when engaging them to be informed and counter act all the misinformation, lies and violence on their side.  
At some point I realized if the Republicans are lying about LGBT issues.  What else do they just lie about and I researched their lies on Abortion, Immigration and more.  It was then I decided that anything a Republican said or did had to be looked at very closely because it was usually against the ideals of our democracy.  This all led to me becoming a democrat and an atheist >

I'm.sorry that happened to you.  I hope it's gotten better. >

they simply want the hell they imagined. >

They think that if we create hell on earth a magic man will fly down from the sky and take them to an amusement park beyond space >

They are a death cult. At best, they are the American Taliban.  At worst, American Islamic State Christian Style.