<strong>I vote straight democratic ticket in all the elections I can, and it ticks off people here on AI.
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Who? I mean, what difference would it make to anybody else how you voted since most (all) of us don't live in your state, Congressional District, town? Your vote doen't cancel mine - not even in a Presidential race.
I tend to vote Republican. Problem is, I'm a conservative and the Republican party in this state isn't very conservative. But the Democratic party doen't give a rip about me so I often end up voting Republican by default.
I did vote a couple of times for our recently retired mayor. He was a Democrat but he initially won election as a petitioning candidate. He ran in a primary against an incumbent, Democratic mayor and did so well that he was encouraged to run as an independent and won. Once in office, though, he mended fences with the party. I knew that was coming but he was a good guy. I had no problem supporting him.
<strong>Who? I mean, what difference would it make to anybody else how you voted since most (all) of us don't live in your state, Congressional District, town? Your vote doen't cancel mine - not even in a Presidential race.</strong><hr></blockquote>I won't name names, I just know this has come up a few times before and people criticized the principle of voting straight party line. Along the lines of Outsider's argument.
People seem to be more likely to say they're an independent, third-party, ticket-switcher, etc., than a one-party voter.
Maybe it's because people don't like being pigeon-holed or figured out as a one-party person. There's a certain detachment that's not possible if you vote a straight ticket. Or maybe people think both parties are the same so it doesn't make sense to vote for just one party.
I think Outsider is saying you're not thinking if you just vote one party. IMO, people are thinking about the wrong things when they vote on factors other than party.
I think you are going a little far by saying that people should only vote along party lines, but you bring up an excellent point. How many people out their vote only republican or democrat, but say with lofty ideals in mind that they are independent. I think you hit the nail on the head with that one!
Damn. It seems so out of place. Maybe it's not flameworth enough though. Hmm... what can we do about that? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
Damn. It seems so out of place. Maybe it's not flameworth enough though. Hmm... what can we do about that? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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You're welcome.
<strong>I vote straight democratic ticket in all the elections I can, and it ticks off people here on AI.
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Who? I mean, what difference would it make to anybody else how you voted since most (all) of us don't live in your state, Congressional District, town? Your vote doen't cancel mine - not even in a Presidential race.
I did vote a couple of times for our recently retired mayor. He was a Democrat but he initially won election as a petitioning candidate. He ran in a primary against an incumbent, Democratic mayor and did so well that he was encouraged to run as an independent and won. Once in office, though, he mended fences with the party. I knew that was coming but he was a good guy. I had no problem supporting him.
<strong>Who? I mean, what difference would it make to anybody else how you voted since most (all) of us don't live in your state, Congressional District, town? Your vote doen't cancel mine - not even in a Presidential race.</strong><hr></blockquote>I won't name names, I just know this has come up a few times before and people criticized the principle of voting straight party line. Along the lines of Outsider's argument.
People seem to be more likely to say they're an independent, third-party, ticket-switcher, etc., than a one-party voter.
Maybe it's because people don't like being pigeon-holed or figured out as a one-party person. There's a certain detachment that's not possible if you vote a straight ticket. Or maybe people think both parties are the same so it doesn't make sense to vote for just one party.
I think Outsider is saying you're not thinking if you just vote one party. IMO, people are thinking about the wrong things when they vote on factors other than party.
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No.
You're welcome.
Damn. It seems so out of place. Maybe it's not flameworth enough though. Hmm... what can we do about that? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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No.
You're welcome.
Damn. It seems so out of place. Maybe it's not flameworth enough though. Hmm... what can we do about that? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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