Republicans for Kerry

Kimmie1913 · #1 10-14-2004, 10:31 AM

Have any of you seen this site?

Republicans for Kerry

AXEAM · #2 10-14-2004, 09:57 PM

Now thats rather interesting, maybe these are the smart Republicans.

preciousjeni · #3 10-14-2004, 10:00 PM

First, we do not live in a democracy...I wish people would just stop with that.

Second, the first thought I had when I read this was the issues I've had with ex-boythings who didn't want to attach "labels" to the relationship. Why call yourself Republican and vote Democratic. Why not just call yourself Independent and vote for the best candidate?

mccoyred · #4 10-16-2004, 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by preciousjeni
First, we do not live in a democracy...I wish people would just stop with that.

COSIGN!!

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Originally posted by preciousjeni

Why call yourself Republican and vote Democratic. Why not just call yourself Independent and vote for the best candidate?

When I registered to vote at 18 years old, I registered INDEPENDENT and have been ever since. It makes life sooooo much easier.

ladygreek · #5 10-16-2004, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by preciousjeni
First, we do not live in a democracy...I wish people would just stop with that.

Second, the first thought I had when I read this was the issues I've had with ex-boythings who didn't want to attach "labels" to the relationship. Why call yourself Republican and vote Democratic. Why not just call yourself Independent and vote for the best candidate?

Or why not call yourself a Republican (because of your overall ideologies) and vote for the best candidate.

tunatartare · #6 10-16-2004, 08:25 PM

When I registered to vote, I registered Democrat so I could vote in the primary, but when I voted for mayor, I voted Republican. Just because you register with a party it doesn't mean that you have to vote for that party all the time. That's part of being in a democracy, being able to make a choice.

preciousjeni · #7 10-16-2004, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by ladygreek
Or why not call yourself a Republican (because of your overall ideologies) and vote for the best candidate.

LOL! The article was a group of Republicans saying "Look at us...we're 'Republicans' and we're voting for Kerry." I'm not sure I fully grasp why they have to be Republicans voting for Kerry rather than citizens voting for Kerry. If your political ideology is so strongly Republican that you would register as a Republican, what would then possess you to vote Democrat?

I think my biggest problem is that my first thought at seeing the site was "this is a ploy by Democrats to try to sway some wavering Republicans."

Disclaimer: I'm neither Republican nor Democrat.

SKEEphistAKAte · #8 10-17-2004, 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by preciousjeni
my first thought at seeing the site was "this is a ploy by Democrats to try to sway some wavering Republicans."

I thought the same thing.
I'm a democrat writing in Bill Maher on my ballot.

msn4med1975 · #9 10-17-2004, 02:49 PM

No matter how much Kerry may be fuzzy for me on some things my main desire is to get Bush out of office. As there is no "anyone but Bush" category nor will me writing in a third candidate mount any serious opposition to eliminating Bush, I had to go with the person who stands the best chance of sending that idiot BACK to Texas to explain to them why the country has not gotten better under his watch. I don't think this article is any more different than Bush's "adopted home" newspaper giving their support to Kerry because (and this is a lose quote) "the President lied to us four years ago and we do not want to give him four more years to lie to us" essentially. Of course everyone is free to vote how they wish but I want both Bush men to be one term presidents lol.

preciousjeni · #10 10-17-2004, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by KLPDaisy
That's part of being in a democracy

Boo!

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Originally posted by msn4med1975
...nor will me writing in a third candidate mount any serious opposition to eliminating Bush...

I truly hope that one day people will begin to believe in the "serious opposition" third party candidate could provide if we only gave them a chance!

VOTE LIBERTARIAN!

msn4med1975 · #11 10-17-2004, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by preciousjeni
Boo!

I truly hope that one day people will begin to believe in the "serious opposition" third party candidate could provide if we only gave them a chance!

VOTE LIBERTARIAN!

But we aren't there YET and honestly, most of the third party candidates (major ones anyway) have been clowns as of late. It's one thing to put up someone of let's say Colin Powell's stature as a third party candidate but seriously thinking we'd turn over the country to Alan Keyes or Ross Perot or Nader just ain't gonna happen anytime soon.

SKEEphistAKAte · #12 10-17-2004, 06:27 PM

msn- I agree with you about 3d party candidates. I was kidding about writing in Bill Maher- but he is awesome I wish he was on the ballot.
I am going to vote for Kerry of course because he is the only person who has a good chance of beating dubya, anyone else would just split the vote. I don't really see any way around it, though. I don't think that a 3d party candidate will ever win a presidential election. People are too party dedicated. Like I think that most of the people voting for Bush are only doing so because he is a republican, not because of his track record.

BLUTANG · #13 10-17-2004, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by mccoyred
When I registered to vote at 18 years old, I registered INDEPENDENT and have been ever since. It makes life sooooo much easier.

ditto!

msn4med1975 · #14 10-17-2004, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by SKEEphistAKAte
msn- I agree with you about 3d party candidates. I was kidding about writing in Bill Maher- but he is awesome I wish he was on the ballot.
I am going to vote for Kerry of course because he is the only person who has a good chance of beating dubya, anyone else would just split the vote. I don't really see any way around it, though. I don't think that a 3d party candidate will ever win a presidential election. People are too party dedicated. Like I think that most of the people voting for Bush are only doing so because he is a republican, not because of his track record.

You're right about W to a degree. Some folks actually think he's a GOOD president just because he didn't have any public indiscretions during his tenure in office. Someone actually told me they'd rather have an idiot as opposed to a liar/adulterer and I shook my head and thought is getting a little head really tantamount to killing 1000 of our soldiers, lying about the weapons of mass destruction, sounding like a complete idiot every time they open their mouth and having us so economically distraught it's almost like Reaganomics were back in effect?

As for third parties, with the right candidate they MIGHT win an election but it's going to have to be someone universally loved, trusted and respected. Thus far no one stands out.

ladygreek · #15 10-18-2004, 12:44 AM

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Originally posted by BLUTANG
ditto!

But with the now Independence Party, even registering as an Independent has become confusing to some. And can you vote in primaries?

I am registered as a Democrat because of the social ideologies, we share. But when it comes to the general election, I vote for the candidate--not the party.

So like others have said, I am not blinded by Kerry, but I feel he has the best chance to re-defeat Bush. And make it stick this time!