Poll: On how you vote
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CADsortaGUY
Lifer
I live in Texas so I didn't bother to vote because I knew Bush would win the state. It sucks having the Presidential election decided by the voters in a handful of states.
MovingTarget
Diamond Member
- Jun 22, 2003
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I dont take political parties into consideration. I try to look at what the candidates say about their personal political views, not some party line.
Nationwide, I vote against the GOP.
In CA, I am open to voting for a moderate Republican, but since the GOP never nominates one, I vote against them too.
In CA, I am open to voting for a moderate Republican, but since the GOP never nominates one, I vote against them too.
depends on the election. usually, i would like to say i vote for the person i agree with most. however, there have been some situations where i would vote for a canidate i might not agree with very much simply to keep a canidate i was against out.
I usually vote green, but I will definately be voting Democrat, unless its Lieberman, because ANYTHING is better than what we got right now.
CADsortaGUY
Lifer
"..like the back of my hand..."
Yeah, you'll know the back of MY hand Yeah, he's a pretty moderate Dem - but he still never got my vote.CkG
I am not loyal to any party because the big 2 suck so badly these days and in no way are they looking out for us the people. So my answer would be I vote for a person.
Bowfinger
Lifer
- Nov 17, 2002
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I mostly vote for the person who best matches my beliefs and appears to have high integrity, but I adjust my approach in certain circumstances.
In spite of the folks who assume I'm a Democrat because of my criticism of Bush-lite, I actually have little respect for either party. Both parties are sell-outs to special interests. In that light, if a given race is lopsided anyway, I will often vote for a third-party candidate. I figure my vote speaks louder as an expression of dissatisfaction then it would if I threw it away on a Republicrat candidate. Similarly, if I don't have a strong preference for either of the two Demolican candidates, I often vote against the incumbent. Same rationale, show dissatisfaction with the status quo.
This has shifted somewhat over the past few elections. I keep finding that Republican actions outrage me more frequently than Democratic actions. In a close race with no clear "better" candidate, I tend to give the Democrat the benefit of the doubt.
In spite of the folks who assume I'm a Democrat because of my criticism of Bush-lite, I actually have little respect for either party. Both parties are sell-outs to special interests. In that light, if a given race is lopsided anyway, I will often vote for a third-party candidate. I figure my vote speaks louder as an expression of dissatisfaction then it would if I threw it away on a Republicrat candidate. Similarly, if I don't have a strong preference for either of the two Demolican candidates, I often vote against the incumbent. Same rationale, show dissatisfaction with the status quo.
This has shifted somewhat over the past few elections. I keep finding that Republican actions outrage me more frequently than Democratic actions. In a close race with no clear "better" candidate, I tend to give the Democrat the benefit of the doubt.
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