Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

Discuss...

registered democrat
usually vote democrat

totally apolitical

I am a registered democrat and vote that way also.... What is funny is the fact that T is replublican and his parents are very OPINATED repulicans... At all family functions it turns into a huge political debate if you don't agree with there opinions....:o

I don't vote. ;) Simple. ;) I do not participate. ;)

Later I shall be extensive on why.:eek:

Later I shall be extensive on why.:eek:

Ooooooh yeah. *rubs hands in anticipation*

bleeding heart liberal:p -vote dem everytime.

I don't bother voting either, but what I don't get is how you can vote dem or rep across the board. I'd rather vote on issues and people, not parties.

I'm a Republican. In a family of Democrats. That produces loud discussions.

LOL Poll. :D

I am a Libertarian. I vote based on issues and the character of the politicians themselves. I will almost ALWAYS vote for an Independent, even if I know they won't win ~ simply because I have loathing for both parties and I don't think either party is honest...

In my personal opinion, all citizens should be required to do two years of paid community service between 18-20. Not necessarily military service, but homeland security, police force, red cross, what have you. All those programs should require gun training and safety. An armed and educated populus being the main purpose. And then, I think ALL political positions other than that of president and vice president (which should be separate elections and not party line tickets) should be drawn from a pool of eligible citizens who served honorably their 2 years of required service to their country, kind of like jury duty.

That way, our state delegates, senators, house of representatives will all be people who are representative of thier communities and states, and not power hungry morons just seeking the lime light. The presidential and vice presidential elections would be based on nominations by current Congress, comprised of representatives and voted on by the populous.

THAT, to me, would be ideal. Those who want power and seek power are the ones who we LEAST want IN power. They are most likely to ABUSE said power.

But, if it came down to a ticket in the next presidential election that looked like one of the current running hypothesis ~ Warner/Clinton vs. Allen/Rice ~ I would vote for Allen/Rice. I don't think we need another Clinton anymore than we need another Bush. Down with nepotism, thank you. And I met George Allen and his wife in person and they are incredibly down to earth, easy going people who did great things for Virginia and I even told him flat out I was a libertarian and he didn't even flinch. :eek: Said that he honestly hoped he could sway me on the issues and he did. ;)

~phos

I'm surprised you were impressed by George Allen....I dunno, he just struck me as kind of an empty suited nobody.
Drawing legislators from a pool, some of the ancient Greek city-states did that. It's called sortition. I'd be hesitant to convert the whole country over to that cold turkey but I think it would be neat if it was tried in Vermont or Wyoming or another low population state.

Republican...

But every now and then I'll vote for a dem if I like where he stands on the issues.

Nadine.

I think the whole point is we have a whole lot of OVER educated, power hungry politicians. We NEED fresh blood ~ people who might really rise to the occasion and put themselves into serving their communities if given the chance! :D Fresh ideas, totally REAL localized concerns being addressed, etc., etc.. And often times, some of the best ideas I've ever heard came from HS drop outs and people who have been working most of their lives. I'd love to see it tried! :D

George Allen is definitely NOT an empty suit. He's very warm, cordial, welcoming and kind and I truly got the feeling both from meeting him and from watching the things he accomplished for Virginia, that he sincerely cares about the welfare of the constituents. There was one point in time I really needed the help of a politician to help grease the wheels in getting my ex-stepson out of foster care in another state (Interstate Compact CRAP ~ it was MADNESS) because nothing was getting done anywhere and the poor kid was languishing in foster homes across the country when me and his Dad were here doing everything we could to get him out, smashing our heads against a brick wall. I wrote George a letter and he contacted the governor in the other state on our behalf and not 2 months later, we had him here. I really do feel he helped grease those wheels... and we were nothing but a just barely lowest middle class family. He's a good man.

~phos

democrat.

I'd rather vote on issues and people, not parties.

Agreed.

We NEED fresh blood ~ people who might really rise to the occasion and put themselves into serving their communities if given the chance!

YESSss!

I'm neither Dem. or Rep. But when the time comes, I will vote and usually choose who I think is the lesser of two evils.

I'm a democrat. Most of the time I just read the voters guide on the walk down to the polls and check a couple of the groups I'm a member of....like the SeirraClub, Leage of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group and the AFL-CIO. They usually don't differ, if they do, then I have to think about it. UGH! But most of the time I just vote for whomever they tell me to vote for if its a local election that I haven't been following.

A lot of the time, if two or three lines carry the same candidate, like the Working Famlies Party or the Greens giving their lines to the democratic candidtate, I'll vote on those lines just to keep them on the ballot.

I have voted for republicans before. The ones that the Union endorsed. The Union I work for is about 75% -25% Democract-Republican with its PAC money, only because in certain places...like New York City...a republican is a democrat, but they just don't want to mess around with the party or the primaries. Or in some places still down south...like West Virginia maybe, where a democrat is actually a republican, and a republican is still a little more like a democrat. Even though, federally, all the last of the Dixiecrats are gone, there are still counties where we need favors, and therefore have to back the republican.

Democrat....but I don't always vote a straight party ticket....
I love that little picture in GS's signature spot....lol.

bleeding heart liberal:p -vote dem everytime.

That describes me to a T.

~Crysania

I don't bother voting either, but what I don't get is how you can vote dem or rep across the board. I'd rather vote on issues and people, not parties.

Well, I always research each candidate, but I find myself consistently voting for Democrats anyway.

~Crysania