What party are you registered with?

[glugglug]

What party are you all registered with? If Democrat or Republican, is that to take part in the larger primaries or does it actually match your ideology?

 

[PaperclipGod]

Independent... although its rather annoying, because every time i vote, im automatically reassigned to whichever party the candidate i voted for was a member of.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

registered Republican. Have voted for Democrats or others.

Republican != fascist

CkG

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
registered Republican. Have voted for Democrats or others.

Republican != fascist

CkG

Registered Democrat. Have voted for Republicans such as Bush last time, will not make that mistake again.

 

[MonstaThrilla]

Independent. But because of the present situation our country is in, I'll consider myself a Democrat until November 2004.

 

[matt426malm]

wo, I'm not the only one who voted libertarian, not registered yet though! Just turned 18 so I'll register soon. If they don't have a chance in hell and it is going to be close I might vote repub or demo

 

[Witling]

Cad, this Bud's for you. I liked your equation, but you got it wrong. The correct expression is: Republican >= fascist.

EDITED: I'm registered green. I would like to see a candidate who would seriously deal with our money problems, avoid the paranoia that the whole world is out to get us, and try and deal with the mass of Americans who aren't making it in this society and who need some kind of help. Traditionally that help has been financial, an aid grant. We can never get everyone to be productive, but we need to offer the tools to do that for those that want to go there. The rest? Give them enough to survive on and not feel deprived in this society. If they don't get it, they'll just rob the rest of society to get there. I probably would too, fortunately I've never had to consider this.

 

[tnitsuj]

Registered Republican

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Whitling
Cad, this Bud's for you. I liked your equation, but you got it wrong. The correct expression is: Republican >= fascist.

Depends on your definition of "greater than"

CkG

 

[Bulk Beef]

Registered Dem

EDIT: and I'm pretty dissatisfied with both parties

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Registered Republican

BTW, I am changing that to Independant since the Republicans seem to have lost thier damn minds and become the party of rednecks and reactionaries. I miss the first President Bush, an educated man who served his country well and understood the value of diplomacy and consensus.

 

[Witling]

Tnitsuj, you forgot to mention "the party of big spenders." Probably most of us would agree on the follownig: (1) The big parties are defective; (2) Perhaps the system is broken; (3) We need to be fiscally responsible; and (4) The people who can't make it in our society deserve/need some help. Let me float this trial balloon and I'll go on to the more radical notions. I need to set up a poll and start a thread on how many of us agree with my 4 premises.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Registered Republican

I miss the first President Bush, an educated man who served his country well and understood the value of diplomacy and consensus.

The one incident I'll always remember about the first Bush is when he puked in the Japanese PM's lap. Great Diplomacy

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: Whitling
Tnitsuj, you forgot to mention "the party of big spenders." Probably most of us would agree on the follownig: (1) The big parties are defective; (2) Perhaps the system is broken; (3) We need to be fiscally responsible; and (4) The people who can't make it in our society deserve/need some help. Let me float this trial balloon and I'll go on to the more radical notions. I need to set up a poll and start a thread on how many of us agree with my 4 premises.

(4) The people who can't make it in our society deserve/need some help.


I disagree strongly with that. Everyone can make it in our society. No one deserves help. However, I feel that it is generally in the best interests of the society to help its weaker/less fortunate members.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Whitling
Tnitsuj, you forgot to mention "the party of big spenders." Probably most of us would agree on the follownig: (1) The big parties are defective; (2) Perhaps the system is broken; (3) We need to be fiscally responsible; and (4) The people who can't make it in our society deserve/need some help. Let me float this trial balloon and I'll go on to the more radical notions. I need to set up a poll and start a thread on how many of us agree with my 4 premises.

Change #4 to say "The people who actually can't(not won't) make it in our society deserve/need some help" and I'm on board

CkG

 

[Ferocious]

I've never registered or contributed to or with any party.

 

[MonstaThrilla]

Originally posted by: Whitling
Tnitsuj, you forgot to mention "the party of big spenders." Probably most of us would agree on the follownig: (1) The big parties are defective; (2) Perhaps the system is broken; (3) We need to be fiscally responsible; and (4) The people who can't make it in our society deserve/need some help. Let me float this trial balloon and I'll go on to the more radical notions. I need to set up a poll and start a thread on how many of us agree with my 4 premises.

I realized the other day how unfortunate it is that we don't have any real local political parties in our country. Not that I know of anyway. The root problem is that to have political power, you need money. This lead to the creation of parties and the eventuality of only two major parties that even have a hand in local and municipal governments.

Take the necessity for wealth out of the equation and we got ourselves a damn good political system. Have fully publically financed elections, where the individual candidate or party is not available to spend a dime of their own money for their campaigns. Because there will be generally wacky candidates running, if a progressive run-off system must be developed then so be it. Parties can be conserved, but people will join not because of the political (financial) clout of those parties, but because the party they join is closely aligned with their personal beliefs.

 

[CaptnKirk]

I've always been a registered Republican, but the Republicans in office now are NOT the real Republicans as they were in the '60's.
The self serving biggots that have taken over the Party now are more along the lines of the hardline Southern Democrats that were
such a pile of crap from back in the 60's - as a matter of fact, quite a few of those old redneck jerks that were Democrats then
actually quit the Democratic Party after being elected as a Democrat, and became Republicans. So many were elected by their
constituants to serve them as Democrats simply renegged on their political duty to those who elected them and became traitors to
the same people that oroginally put them into office, they did it because there was more money to be made by shilling to Corporate America
and doing things for thier own benefit - knowing that the voters couldn't do anything about it at all.
==========================================================================================

? Sen. Strom Thurmond (South Carolina) -- Democrat to GOP, (9/16/64)
? Sen. Phil Gramm (Texas) -- Democrat to GOP (1/5/83), switched while a member of the House
? Sen. Richard Shelby (Alabama) -- Democrat to GOP (11/9/94)
? Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Colorado) -- Democrat to GOP (3/3/95)
? Sen. Bob Smith (New Hampshire) -- GOP to Independent (7/13/99); Independent to GOP (11/1/1999)
? Rep. Bob Stump (Arizona) -- Democrat to GOP (9/24/81)
? Rep. Nathan Deal (Georgia) -- Democrat to GOP (4/10/95)
? Rep. Billy Tauzin (Lousiana) -- Democrat to GOP (8/6/95)
? Rep. Virgil Goode (Virginia) -- GOP to Independent (1/24/00)
? Sen. Bob Smith of New Hampshire, in 1999 (GOP to Independent, switched back to GOP in 2000)
? Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, in 1995 Democrat to GOP
? Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, in 1994 Democrat to GOP
? Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. of Virginia, in 1971 (Democrat to Independent)
? Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, in 1964. Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia, in 1/24/2000. (Democrat to Independent, leaning GOP)
? Rep. Matthew Martinez of California (7/26/2000) (Democrat to GOP after being defeated in the Democratic primary)
? Rep. Nathan Deal of Georgia, (4/10/1995) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Greg Laughlin of Texas, (6/26/1995) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Billy Tauzin of Louisiana, (8/6/1995) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Mike Parker of Mississippi (11/10/1995) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Jimmy Hayes of Louisiana (12/1/1995) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Tommy Robinson of Arkansas, (7/28/1989) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Bill Grant of Florida, (2/21/1989) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Andy Ireland of Florida, (7/5/1984) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Phil Gramm of Texas, (1/5/1983) Democrat to GOP while in House, later elected to Senate as a Republican
? Rep. Eugene Atkinson, of Pennsylvania, (10/14/1981) Democrat to GOP
? Rep. Bob Stump of Arizona (9/24/1981) Democrat to GOP

So who is really a Democrat or a Republican ? Depends on who pays the most.

 

[Zebo]

I'm 32, been registered republican for 12 years but I'm switching to Democrat...not that they're much better. Politics today is all about the influence of PACs and other monies from lobbiests which represent the top 1% and those subservient enough to do thier bidding (about 10%) and little to do with serving the majority of it's peoples.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
registered Republican. Have voted for Democrats or others.

Republican != fascist

CkG

Registered independent. Vote all over the board including Libertarian and other third parties.

Republican != fascist . . . . . . usually true
Conservative != fascist . . . . . usually true

"Neo-conservative" == fascist . . . usually true

 

[Genesys]

registered independant. the views of the GOP [limited govt, strong military, fiscal conservatism, etc...] most closely fit my views, but i have voted [and would gladly vote] for a Democrat if he/she had views that did not conflict with mine [no gay "rights", thats just silly, they already have rights, no anti gun anything, no more handouts of any kind, etc...]

its really the liberal democrats that I dont like, I like Zell Miller, I like Ralph Hall.

 

[squirrel dog]

Was a Democrat in my younger days , when I started making real money and saw how taxes worked , changed to Republican . Most folks get a bit more conservative as they age .

 

[ScottyB]

Democrat

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: squirrel dog
Was a Democrat in my younger days , when I started making real money and saw how taxes worked , changed to Republican . Most folks get a bit more conservative as they age .

Yep...

If you dont have much money, youre a democrat. If youve made a good life for yourself, youre a republican.

Disclaimer: Please spare me the "BUT" exceptions.

 

[RandomCoil]

Originally posted by: PaperclipGod

Yep...

If you dont have much money, youre a democrat. If youve made a good life for yourself, youre a republican.

Disclaimer: Please spare me the "BUT" exceptions.

Yeah, right. Maybe after you spare us your gross generalizations. After all, there's never been a republican with a crappy life or a rich democrat. I mean, who could even conceive of an exception to that rule?