Who voted and why

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: Rob9874

Originally posted by: conjur

But, no surprise the GOP is the party of the religious white.

I hate this idea that I'm supposed to apologize for being a white Christian educated male. That's what I am, and I'm proud of it. And it should be no surprise that I voted for Bush, and will probably vote for every Republican presidential candidate as long as I live.

this is one of the fundamental attitude problems with people of either party who vote along party lines without looking at the real issues themselves. 'republicans all the way!' and anything democrat is inherently evil. unfortunately, democracies don't work well when the population refuses to make educated decisions and dig for the truths on their own, scarfing down every piece of poop that the government feeds them. i voted against bush because he was a bad president, and i would do it again even if he were a democrat (ha!), not because i'm a minority or an unmarried male or young, or christian for that matter.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: conjur
Wow...veterans surprisingly close.


But, no surprise the GOP is the party of the religious white.

and 42% of hispanics and 41% of asians. And even 23% of gays/lesbians. How do you discount those, conjur? Sheep? Brainwashed?

 

[joshw10]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Interesting that the young vote never showed up. They had the same % as they did in 2000.

I guess that's just the best that can happen. However, the exit polls showed 17% were 18-29 (same as 2000) but what about absentee ballots, a very popular way to vote for people in that age group. It could be higher than in 2000.

 

[Rob9874]

Originally posted by: deejayshakur

Originally posted by: Rob9874

Originally posted by: conjur

But, no surprise the GOP is the party of the religious white.

I hate this idea that I'm supposed to apologize for being a white Christian educated male. That's what I am, and I'm proud of it. And it should be no surprise that I voted for Bush, and will probably vote for every Republican presidential candidate as long as I live.

this is one of the fundamental attitude problems with people of either party who vote along party lines without looking at the real issues themselves. 'republicans all the way!' and anything democrat is inherently evil. unfortunately, democracies don't work well when the population refuses to make educated decisions and dig for the truths on their own, scarfing down every piece of poop that the government feeds them. i voted against bush because he was a bad president, and i would do it again even if he were a democrat (ha!), not because i'm a minority or an unmarried male or young, or christian for that matter.

Believe me, I know plenty about politics and the issues at hand. I'm VERY passionate about politics, parties, issues, candidates, etc. I too hate it when people vote without being eductaed. That being said, I fundamentally disagree with almost everything on the democratic platform. Unless they change their positions dramatically, I can't ever see me voting for a democratic presidential candidate. And for the record, I think Bush was/is a great leader, and I'm excited about his leadership for the next 4 years. I feel I can have that opinion because I see the issues, and can think for myself and come to my own conclusions. I think the majority of people who hate Bush merely find it easy to join in on what they hear/see in the media. Michael Moore has great persuasive abilities.