Democrat vs. Republican

[Zstream]

How many of you belong to one side or the other due to your family lineage? It seems like most things, it's due to your upbringing or social experiences.

 

[etrigan420]

My father and step mother are Pro-Life, Pro-Union, fairly hardcore conservative Christian Democrats (???, I know right?). They are politically aware, but not politically "active", and didn't attempt to influence my politics (aside from the inherent right leaning Church curve).

My birth mother is a fairly typical "I got mine, fuck you" Republican. She is a bitter, bitter woman. According to her mantra, everything wrong with this world can be equally attributed to Liberals and "Brown People"...and by that, I mean *everything*. Traffic? Fucking liberals... School shootings? Fucking Brown People (yes...really). She used to be fun to fuck with, now it's kind of sad.

The irony? She lives in Portland, OR.

As for me, I'm liberal, but wouldn't consider myself a Democrat. I've voted both sides and written in more names than I can recall. So I guess I didn't really do either of the two options in the poll. I didn't really follow either of them, but didn't arrive at my political views through rebellion either.

 

[compuwiz1]

The poll doesn't contain my options. My father is Republican and my mother is a pretty hard left Democrat. The community in which I live pretty much doesn't do Democrat. There were none on the ballot in the last mid terms. Socially I lean farther liberal than conservative. I'm a pretty hard line fiscal conservative. Very much against larger government, increasing the debt ceiling, increased social programs and Obamacare.
I loathe government waste and overspending. I despise people with an entitlement mentality. I believe the way up for able bodied people is education and hard work, not enabling them to remain poor. To these I have always led by example. I never got any special breaks in life and never felt I should have them.

I'm pro life. I'm not anti gay. I believe in civil unions, so as to make sure everyone can get the same benefits as married couples, but I do believe in marriage as a man and woman institution. I'm pro 2nd amendment. I'm also for decriminalizing drugs.

 

[Jaskalas]

Republican household...
I'm Libertarian.

Your poll is insufficient.

 

[glenn1]

Democrat vs. Republican is just a placeholder for a simpler question. Do I believe "helping the little guy" is my top goal in the case of current Democrats/progressives, or "having a fair process and following it is more important than the results" for Republicans/conservatives. People's views on those two questions can be used to derive people's opinion about basically any political issue.

 

[fskimospy]

Democrat vs. Republican is just a placeholder for a simpler question. Do I believe "helping the little guy" is my top goal in the case of current Democrats/progressives, or "having a fair process and following it is more important than the results" for Republicans/conservatives. People's views on those two questions can be used to derive people's opinion about basically any political issue.

That's funny, I'm very liberal and that's not what I believe. Helping the little guy is not the goal, ensuring a process where everyone has the opportunity to apply their abilities.

Also this poll doesn't apply to me either. My dad was very conservative and my mom is very liberal.

 

[TreVader]

How about this: If at least one of your parents agreed with you politically, then you fall under Category 1 (agree w parents).


Independents and american nazis count as Republicans while Communists, green party people, and socialists all are democrats.


This should allow everyone to fit neatly into one of the two categories.


Edit: My parents both vote D

 

[unokitty]

As more information becomes available, more people are choosing to be independent.

The truth is that both political parties take money from the same lobbyists and accept political contributions from the same .1%

Politicians, republican or democrat, have more incommon with each other than they have with you or I.

Uno

 

[soulcougher73]

Most of my family is conservative since they are from KS originally,but I grew up in San Fran so a bit more democratic upbringing. But mostly now I hate politics with a passion and want to move out of the U.S. I'm mostly fiscal conservative,socially liberal but believe in regulations to an extent because humans won't do good on their own accord in most cases.

 

[MongGrel]

Mine is all over the place.

Can't vote, not enough choices.

 

[fskimospy]

As more information becomes available, more people are choosing to be independent.

The truth is that both political parties take money from the same lobbyists and accept political contributions from the same .1%

Politicians, republican or democrat, have more incommon with each other than they have with you or I.

Uno

Not really true. Political science research shows pretty clearly that the vast majority of self identified independents are really closeted partisans.

People like the idea of being independent but they don't actually behave that way.

 

[Newell Steamer]

We acknowledge and believe rape has happened, is happening and may happen - so, we're Democrats.

 

[crashtech]

So the rape will be confined to pocketbooks from here on out.

 

[Subyman]

I'm not either. I voted democrat for governor and state senator, but have voted republican in the past. Depends on the issues and the person.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

My parents were not concerned with politics. Their hands were full with other things.

 

[unixwizzard]

for most of my life.. well since turning 18, I was a registered Republican.. because that was what everyone in my family was and for the longest time there were only two choices when registering, Democrat or Republican.

even then, the party I was registered with did not effect my choices for who I voted for..

it was the advent of the Tea Party that finally made me change my registration to Non-Partisan.. funny, every time I go to vote I get asked what the "NP" that's listed in the book after my name means.. apparently I am the only one in my precinct not registered to either party.

If every partisan Democrat and Republican hack disappeared off the face of the earth tomorrow it would not be soon enough for me.

I don't see myself ever changing my non-partisan registration.

 

[Strk]

I can't really say I identify as one or the other. My mother is a Democrat without being really aware of any of their actual policies. I'm not sure what my father was.

I'm fairly liberal on most things though.

 

[MongGrel]

After the name change on the poll, is pretty irrelevant to begin with.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

After the name change on the poll, is pretty irrelevant to begin with.

I'm completely apolitical or perhaps non-partisan. No, I'm anti-partisan. Yep that's me

 

[Atomic Playboy]

My parents were Democrats solely because Republicans were (and continue to be) rabidly anti-gay. I think hyper-partisan politics are the single worst thing to ever happen to this country and I am disgusted by both Republicans and Democrats alike, so I don't identify with either. But when I do vote for one or the other, I generally vote Democrat. More often than not, I abstain from voting for candidates (which really pisses my family off).

 

[alcoholbob]

81% of responders are 911 Truthers and Conspiracy Theorists obviously

 

[compuwiz1]

81% of responders are 911 Truthers and Conspiracy Theorists obviously

Does not include me, but thanks for playing. I do want the fraud of the Kenyan exposed, however.

 

[Franz316]

It's too bad that even with most people wanting to be independent now, we still have to choose between Wingus or Dingus. How do we escape this duality that we are forced into? This country has other parties but everyone is afraid to "waste" their vote on them.

 

[Zstream]

It's too bad that even with most people wanting to be independent now, we still have to choose between Wingus or Dingus. How do we escape this duality that we are forced into? This country has other parties but everyone is afraid to "waste" their vote on them.

The reason why I picked the poll and limited it to two questions is that the majority of people, in my opinion have either a hardline republican or democrat for parents. Now, as some mentioned, you can have both or even in smaller percentages, have those that are really nonchalant towards politics.

The poll wasn't to find an answer for everyone as I just wanted to see how many people differed from their parents.

 

[compuwiz1]

Maybe it's time for Chuck Norris to run for President. That would be kick ass!