So does the notion of not wanting someone to take the office factor into your decision at all?

I for one do not want Emmer to win (he who supports those who thinks it's morally right to murder me because of who I happen to be), therefore I plan to vote for the candidate who is closest to him in the polls. Dayton, even though I don't want him either. Yes, the lesser of two evils, but in this case I think the lesser is like a "white lie" vs. a "murderous scumbag" and I'll take the "white lie".

Now if only we had Instant Runoff Voting for state offices, which would allow for folk to vote their conscious first and be pragmatic second. But we don't, and I don't think this election can afford to take any chances of letting the mindset that Emmer represents to get into office.