manichispanic Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 vote people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman56 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 You left out a spot for independent (as in no party affilliation). I just went with other party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 a poll like this will in the end be heavily in favor of the Repubicans....a lot of Virginia residents are extremeskin members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I went with "other," althought I'm technically a registered independent. I don't believe in the current party system's definitions, which seem to be too stringent to me. I don't agree 100% with the policies of either party. It's like I agree with certain points of both, but disagree with enough fundamental beliefs of both that either part would try to kick me out... :laugh: I'm against abortion, but for the creation of a Palestinian state. I'm fervently anti-union (the NEA, in particular), but believe Teachers aren't given in return what they put into their careers. I believe in the first amendment, but don't believe that things you say are protected by it. You reap what you sow. I'm a walking, breathing, functioning contradiction, in other words... :laugh: Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallyG3 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I'm Independant. I'm not voting. EDIT-- I mean I'm not voting in this poll. I do vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Independent, but anti-Bush. :read: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashback Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I registered Independent after the 2000 election, when I became too disgusted with both parties to belong to either of them. I consider myself a fiscal conservative. I don't like spending almost 30% of the money the government collects just to maintain the debt. Bush inherited a surplus in 2001. He set a record for the largest budget deficit in the history of our country in 2003. He broke that record in 2004. So there's absolutely no way I can justify voting for Bush. Socially, I'm pretty liberal. If its none of my business, its none of my business. Please stop spending my tax dollars on $7 million helicopters to keep Mexican pot in Mexico. If 2 people I don't even know want to get married, why would I change the constitution to prevent them. So, again, there's no way I can vote for Bush. I'll vote for Kerry, but I won't become a Democrat. I might support Swarzenegger for a 2nd term out here on the left coast, because everything I heard about him before this convention was that he was a pragmatist. If he switches to the right-wing party line, I'll look for someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Im a registered independant. But Im voting a couple of times for Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Conservative, thus Republican the party without the Girly men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip to my lou Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Independent...... Where are the websites that ask you like 20 questions, and then tell you what you are e.g. Conservative, Liberal, Moderate, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Hog Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Democrat. I am not ‘anti Kerry’… but haven’t thrown my vote to him yet. I am hopeful that the debates will give me more clarity as to where he stands on issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Originally posted by ntotoro I went with "other," althought I'm technically a registered independent. I don't believe in the current party system's definitions, which seem to be too stringent to me. I don't agree 100% with the policies of either party. It's like I agree with certain points of both, but disagree with enough fundamental beliefs of both that either part would try to kick me out... :laugh: I'm against abortion, but for the creation of a Palestinian state. I'm fervently anti-union (the NEA, in particular), but believe Teachers aren't given in return what they put into their careers. I believe in the first amendment, but don't believe that things you say are protected by it. You reap what you sow. I'm a walking, breathing, functioning contradiction, in other words... :laugh: Nick Wow Nick! You summed up my feelings to a tee! Great Post! I'm curious.... Who will you be voting for this election? It doesnt matter, but I like to compare my rationale with those who are like-minded at times. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Originally posted by Phat Hog Democrat. I am not ‘anti Kerry’… but haven’t thrown my vote to him yet. I am hopeful that the debates will give me more clarity as to where he stands on issues. Smart Voter alert!! I wish more would look at it the same! So many vote solely out of emotion and press coverage. You are to be commended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Originally posted by skin-n-vegas Wow Nick! You summed up my feelings to a tee! Great Post! I'm curious.... Who will you be voting for this election? It doesnt matter, but I like to compare my rationale with those who are like-minded at times. Thanks! Not sure yet, to be honest. I have a bad feeling it'll be a coin-flip once I walk in the booth... :laugh: Seriously, though... the thought of either Alfred E Newman or Lurch as President scares me. The problem is it's gonna' be one or the other. One is the devil you know, the other is the devil you don't. Logic would tell me to stick with the one I already know (Bush), but I haven't committed yet. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinsHokie Fan Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Republican since I was 9 years old. Figured it out on my own since my parents never had any interest in politics (they ask me who they should vote for) However as I got older my beliefs have become more libertarian. I am more socially liberal today then I was in high school. Probably more fiscally conservative also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Indepedent ...for Bush,Kerry has shown me nothing.:puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanbu Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dem, but open minded. I really wished McCain would have joined Kerry's ticket. About the two devils..you know one is a devil, but the other may not be. May even be an angel?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Independent but anti Bush .......i wish Mccain won in 2000 but we all know he is just unpatriotic (per W in 2000 campaign ) j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTaylor42 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Republican since I was 16 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Strongly independent. Essentially, depending on where I am (real life, not extremeskins), people either think I'm very liberal or very conservative. I'm a strong freemarketer, leaning towards libertarian on economic issues, although some people would interpret that incorrectly, and I have clear exceptions to those views on specific points. I hesitate to say fiscally conservative, although people seem to throw that around. Its a term that has changed in meaning over time, and doesnt mean what people think it does. Socially moderate, but not a centrist, per se. Its pretty simple. I take each issue on its merits. I think about it, consider it, and draw my conclusion. So I'm all over the board in the sense that my social views swing wildly back and forth between party lines, although I'm logically consistent in the underpinning ethical thought process involved in making the decisions. Strong on defense, although not underpinned by some warmongering attitude or lack of compassion for the horrors associated with warfare, but rather ethical consistency, pragmatism, a strong inclination towards enabling self-determination, a long term outlook on such matters, and an abhorrence of slippery slope appeasement. Right now I'm at one of the most liberal universities in the country, so most think I'm a raging right winger. Of course when I'm home, or visting friends in other parts of the country, they think I'm a bleeding heart liberal secularist. Silly me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Bass Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Sounds like a lot of people would vote for a third party candidate, but perhaps there is not a good one and/or they feel it would be "throwing their vote away." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinsHokie Fan Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Interesting way to look at things Todd. I try and have the same logic in all of the social issues although like you I go all over the place. While I am fairly religious I still don't think a gov't has the right to say no about things such as abortion or gay marriage. Yet religously I hate both those things. And Lothar I do believe you are right. There needs to be a Jessee Ventura like candidate on the national level to break the duopoloy Dems and Reps have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman56 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Oh my, can you imagine what Karl Rove would do to Jesse Ventura or Ross Perot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Problem is that we've been convinced, rightly or wrongly, that even if there was a credible third-party candidate out there who could win the general election, would not be able to really implement their agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinsHokie Fan Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I don't know what he could do to either of those guys Hitman. I guess you can make fun of Ventura for being a wrestler and Perot for big ears. I ended up really liking Perot in 1992 after watching his infomercials. I think he actually would have made a fine president domestically and would have learned the international game. The Perot factor was huge in 1992 as I believe he garnered 11 percent of the vote and 19 electoral votes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.