Political Parties?

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by cjpali

I think [and I care], therefore I vote democratic..

I can't believe I'm just now looking at this thread....I guess I tend to ignore the stickies!

I'm a free thinker therefore I've never been affiliated with a political party nor do I ever see myself aligning with one. I think the straight ticket option should be taken off the ballots and people who vote straight ticket should be embarrassed that they do it.

I have moderate Social Liberal/Fiscal Conservative ideals. I don't care who you marry, what you eat, how many abortions you get ( other than late-term) or how many kids you have just don't expect me to pay (via taxes, welfare) for your lifestyle decisions.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I can't believe I'm just now looking at this thread....I guess I tend to ignore the stickies!

I'm a free thinker therefore I've never been affiliated with a political party nor do I ever see myself aligning with one. I think the straight ticket option should be taken off the ballots and people who vote straight ticket should be embarrassed that they do it.

I don't think that is a fair statement. While I have voted for Republicans at times, if I know that every candidate I am voting for in that particular election is a Democrat (and I do research this stuff and know ahead of time whether this is true or not), I see no reason to take longer in the voting booth by voting for each individually when I can just bubble in one box instead. If someone does this without doing their research first, then I do agree with you. But if someone has done their research and knows lines will be long on election day, it is a real time saver to fill in one bubble instead of 6.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I don't think that is a fair statement. While I have voted for Republicans at times, if I know that every candidate I am voting for in that particular election is a Democrat (and I do research this stuff and know ahead of time whether this is true or not), I see no reason to take longer in the voting booth by voting for each individually when I can just bubble in one box instead. If someone does this without doing their research first, then I do agree with you. But if someone has done their research and knows lines will be long on election day, it is a real time saver to fill in one bubble instead of 6.

Dee, you know that I was talking about people who vote based on the D or the R behind the candidates name and not the candidate him/herself. People that vote for the party and not the candidates. Also, when compared to taking the time to research each candidates views and political opinions filling out each bubble isn't all that time consuming

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I can't believe I'm just now looking at this thread....I guess I tend to ignore the stickies!

I'm a free thinker therefore I've never been affiliated with a political party nor do I ever see myself aligning with one. I think the straight ticket option should be taken off the ballots and people who vote straight ticket should be embarrassed that they do it.

I have moderate Social Liberal/Fiscal Conservative ideals. I don't care who you marry, what you eat, how many abortions you get ( other than late-term) or how many kids you have just don't expect me to pay (via taxes, welfare) for your lifestyle decisions.

Some people affiliate with political parties because if they don't, they cannot vote in primaries. I believe this may depend on your state.

I've never voted straight ticket, but honestly, for some people it ends up being what they do anyway. No one is forcing anyone to do it. If you're so weak-minded that a button would make you do something you don't really believe in, that's your damn problem.