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03-26-2004, 01:48 PM
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What would make you switch parties?
What issue would make you vote for the other candidate?
For me I would move very quickly depending on Bush's support for anti-terrorism and his moves in the middle east. Additionally I find issues such as alternate fuel sources and lower spending to be second on that list to me but still important.
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03-26-2004, 09:53 PM
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I dont know...........I'll have to think about that one......I was raised a republican, I'm a registered republican.....I intend to vote republican in this election.
I cant say I'll always vote republican, but I can say odds are slim to none with regards to me voting for a democrat. But that's just my opinion folks........one issue(being the environment) isnt enough for me to switch over.
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03-26-2004, 10:23 PM
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I was the youngest delegate to the 19** Democratic National Convention. I was being groomed for a political office, and was in on a LOT of the "smoke-filled rooms" (which are actually trailers in this day & age). Anyhow, I wasn't naive, I knew what to expect - for the most part. I was surprised, however, that I was expected sign off on the Platform - which contained certain issues that I could not morally support.
I still worked for my candidate, and the White House, but once it was over, I got out of politics. The more I thought about some of the planks, the more I realized that I could NOT be a Democrat and be pro-life.
Unfortunately, I live in a state where being an Independent means not voting in the Primaries. So, I became a Republican - realizing, of course, that No Political Party Has A Monopoly On The Truth!
I'm still a Republican, more because I support the GOP's agenda more than that of the Democratic agenda (and the very thought of a First Lady who wasn't even born in the USA turns my stomach!!).
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04-03-2017, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by honeychile
I was the youngest delegate to the 19** Democratic National Convention. I was being groomed for a political office, and was in on a LOT of the "smoke-filled rooms" (which are actually trailers in this day & age). Anyhow, I wasn't naive, I knew what to expect - for the most part. I was surprised, however, that I was expected sign off on the Platform - which contained certain issues that I could not morally support.
I still worked for my candidate, and the White House, but once it was over, I got out of politics. The more I thought about some of the planks, the more I realized that I could NOT be a Democrat and be pro-life.
Unfortunately, I live in a state where being an Independent means not voting in the Primaries. So, I became a Republican - realizing, of course, that No Political Party Has A Monopoly On The Truth!
I'm still a Republican, more because I support the GOP's agenda more than that of the Democratic agenda (and the very thought of a First Lady who wasn't even born in the USA turns my stomach!!).
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Honeychile, you still with the GOP? This thread is super interesting to read Ann y'all responses but yours stuck out because of the First Lady part.
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02-01-2019, 01:04 PM
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The more I thought about some of the planks, the more I realized that I could NOT be a Democrat and be pro-life.
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Interesting. I had almost the exact opposite experience. I was raised by Republicans and, until I had my daughter, voted Republican. Once I became her mom, however, I realized I could NOT be a Republican and willfully support people who wanted my daughter/her generation to have fewer rights than I had at her age.
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(and the very thought of a First Lady who wasn't even born in the USA turns my stomach!!).
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Curious about whether your stomach still turns over having a First Lady who wasn't born here...
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02-01-2019, 05:46 PM
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Interesting. I had almost the exact opposite experience. I was raised by Republicans and, until I had my daughter, voted Republican. Once I became her mom, however, I realized I could NOT be a Republican and willfully support people who wanted my daughter/her generation to have fewer rights than I had at her age.
Curious about whether your stomach still turns over having a First Lady who wasn't born here...
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What rights would your daughter lose?
Liberal policies fail. The American Dream is not to work at Mcdonalds for higher minimum.
The first thing affluent liberals do when they get money is move to more conservative neighborhoods. They avoid the failed policies they support for the mass.
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02-01-2019, 07:24 PM
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What rights would your daughter lose?
Liberal policies fail. The American Dream is not to work at Mcdonalds for higher minimum.
The first thing affluent liberals do when they get money is move to more conservative neighborhoods. They avoid the failed policies they support for the mass.
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Why don’t you get off your old and haggard soap box Bot/troll. It’s obvious what you are given you never directly address getting called out on your bull.
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03-26-2004, 11:04 PM
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One of them would have to get a clue.
I think I'll just stay independent and vote for who I think will do the best job instead of the person with the right label.
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03-26-2004, 11:19 PM
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She's a wife, she is not holding office. And even important cabinet level positions don't have a born in the USA requirement.
Unless you think it might send a message to American men that we are better off finding foreign born wives? That does seem to be an increasing and happy trend for men.
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I'm still a Republican, more because I support the GOP's agenda more than that of the Democratic agenda (and the very thought of a First Lady who wasn't even born in the USA turns my stomach!!).
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03-26-2004, 11:24 PM
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If George W. Bush or Rush Limbaugh ever switched to the Democratic party I know it would be time to leave it.
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03-26-2004, 11:24 PM
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She's a wife, she is not holding office. And even important cabinet level positions don't have a born in the USA requirement.
Unless you think it might send a message to American men that we are better off finding foreign born wives? That does seem to be an increasing and happy trend for men.
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Gee, James, I am allowed an opinion, aren't I? And my opinion is that the First Lady of the United States should be born in the United States. I'm not expecting this to be a major expose or anything, it's just something that bothers me. And it bothered me when Sen. Heinz was eyeing the White House, too, so it's not a party thing.
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03-26-2004, 11:44 PM
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You can have one or two opinions . . but seriously I am curious that why that would bother you. A wife is a non-entity really in the grand scheme of things. I could barely pick the wives out of a line-up when it comes to Presidents.
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Gee, James, I am allowed an opinion, aren't I? And my opinion is that the First Lady of the United States should be born in the United States. I'm not expecting this to be a major expose or anything, it's just something that bothers me. And it bothered me when Sen. Heinz was eyeing the White House, too, so it's not a party thing.
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03-26-2004, 11:50 PM
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You can have one or two opinions . . but seriously I am curious that why that would bother you. A wife is a non-entity really in the grand scheme of things. I could barely pick the wives out of a line-up when it comes to Presidents.
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If you honestly believe that, you're a lot less political savvy than I was giving you credit for!
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03-27-2004, 12:39 AM
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I would have to say if Republicans became pro-choice, pro-gun control, anti-death penalty, and anti-Laissez Faire economics, I might switch.
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03-27-2004, 01:00 PM
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Are you talking about the phenomona of being "Half a PResident"?
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If you honestly believe that, you're a lot less political savvy than I was giving you credit for!
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