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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I could not find a candidate in the opposing party why would think anything at all like me. I can't even find one on the side that thinks more like me. The label is not really important but reality precludes people who think like me being voted for in general.
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I don't think anyone thinks like you... 😉

I'm not a member of a political party, but I tend to believe a strong candidate I agree with deserves a vote (in the absense of a strong candidate on an opposing side that I also like).
 
Yeah I could see it happening, not in the near future, but maybe someday. If there was a Republican that was a genuine fiscal conservative who favored a balanced budget (I've heard rumors of their existence) and shared a lot of my specific budget values and was not obsessed with homosexuality then I would be very likely to vote for him.
 
Originally posted by: dguy6789
But of course. The candidate running is more important than the party itself. If one person has views you agree with more than another person, you should not allow the party to get in the way.
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Winnar....
 
Though I lean Democratic, I tend to like and vote for people who seem smart, thoughtful, and humble; qualities which don't follow party lines. Haven't seen enough of too many Republicans to say much about them, but McCain could get my vote, depending on who is on the Democratic side.
 
well, ya

We don't live in the Gilded Age anymore
look what happened there. Bunch of idiots in office (all fo them) and you vote with the party no matter what.
Glad it's changed

Sadly,
We're moving towards that again.
 
Originally posted by: oldman420
If you found that a candidate in the opposite party that more closely matched your views would you vote for them anyway?
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Of course. The main reason I have continued with my current party for the time being is because they have a closed Primary in my state, otherwise I would have switched to Libertarian by now.
 
I've never voted for anyone EXCEPT a Democrat, because, as a union member, no other party supports my rights to collective bargaining nearly as much as the Dems do...I don't vote "values", I vote for the party that will do the most for my pocket...just like most repigs do...
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I've never voted for anyone EXCEPT a Democrat, because, as a union member, no other party supports my rights to collective bargaining nearly as much as the Dems do...I don't vote "values", I vote for the party that will do the most for my pocket...just like most repigs do...
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Thanks to Republicans we have the worst disaster in American history, so if I were a Republican I'd pick the guy I hated the most and vote for him. Once you realize your compass points south you can navigate again.
 
This is a pretty bad poll. I'm a Democrat more for the local elections, in my town where the Republicans knowingly break the law to try and get an advantage. It's telling, then, that they lose, even in a heavily-Republican area.
 
I would not, even though I may vote for a candicate from the other party, I wouldn't switch parties.

I still believe that the underlying ideals and fundamental beliefs of my party are the right way to go. Even if they've gone way off course.
 
Originally posted by: oldman420
If you found that a candidate in the opposite party that more closely matched your views would you vote for them anyway?
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That would be the day when a socialist is not on the ballot. 😉

That will never happen and rarely does in my own "party".
 
Originally posted by: johnnobts
i'd give a democrat nominee a fair shake if he/she was pro-life. sadly, the democrat party will never do that.
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Man are you going to find yourself in a quandry for the next election when Rudy's going to be your Party's nominee.
 
I'm a registered Dem so I can vote in the primaries. Beyond that I vote for what I feel is right, regardless of party support. People who vote down their party lines are annoying sheep.
 
Yes. I don't associate myself with either party really, I just to some background information about the candidates and I pay attention to what they have to say and make a decision based upon that.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: johnnobts
i'd give a democrat nominee a fair shake if he/she was pro-life. sadly, the democrat party will never do that.
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Man are you going to find yourself in a quandry for the next election when Rudy's going to be your Party's nominee.
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Indeed.
 
I wouldn't "switch parties" because I see no reason to associate myself with a political party. I don't think that will change.
 
Political parties are for mindless sheep who are either incapable of or refuse to think for themselves.
 
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