How Did You Pick Your Political Party?

Question

And what party is it?

LEOGirl: interesting..thanks

George W. , im afraid so.

Answer 1

I'm not a part of a political party. I agree with some Democrat values and some Republican values, but I refused to be a part of either one of them.

Answer 2

I do not wholly agree or take sides with either political party. I use my mind and my morals to determine who presents the best argument and which side has the more efficient and solid plan for our country... Democrats have screwed us royally in the past, but there have also been many instances where they have benefited us. The same applies to the Republicans.
Some GOOD examples:
(Dem)Bill Clinton: He was an immoral b@stard on all levels of the playing field, and that fact tends to stand out in the heart and minds of Americans more than anything else. He was a remarkable man in general with some great ideas, he kept his administration in check but stood aside for the issues he couldn't settle or confront on his own. He was an excellent President who had some moral issues, and they tended to be the focus of the people more than the overall prosperity he and his administration brought to the table.
(Rep)Theodore Roosevelt: Although at the time he was kind of resented for his image and the way he did things even then he could be appreciated, he was a go-gitter that helped us and others on a broad scale it was obvious that he was perhaps one of the only people's politician (or closest to it ) to ever hold the office of President. He helped establish the what would turn out to be the first meat inspections and guidelines for selling produce that to this day have only been altered in accordance with our better understanding of science and micro-organisms and how they survive and infect us. He was perhaps the first President to establish a solid foreign policy with anyone at all and really paved the way for future presidents and how they determined their course of action. An all around good guy with maybe the exception of his 'cowboy antics' and rough around the edges mentality he saw the perhaps the most prosperous and progressive America of the twentieth century.

Some BAD examples:
(Rep) Abraham Lincoln: Though generally exalted for the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln was just a determined
and very timid old man who was very much out of place as President. Economically he did not do well he cracked under peer pressure a lot and that cost him personally and the country. His credentials were few if any when he ran but he won the election primarily because America blamed the Democrats for creating tension in the South though it was essentially the workings of Buchanan who was a recognized wreck who hadn't done any good for the country whatsoever, and the people decided it was time for a new face. His legacy was completely dependent on the Civil War and he did his damndest to secure that legacy. He was outwardly indifferent to the plight of the slaves and was mostly concerned with being in office when or if the Union won. When it did win, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to win popular support from the people because it was evident that the North wanted to end slavery, and they won which meant to Lincoln that he no longer had to worry about sensitivities in the South. Though he was extremely intelligent he was too timid to be a good President and was also very impressionable and easily swayed, the only reason he did the only thing good that resulted of his Presidency, freeing the slaves.

( Dem)James Buchanan: Buchanan was an all around bad guy when it came to politics though I am uncertain as to why the Democrats chose him to run on the their ticket instead of Franklin Pierce it is not important now. He typically made moves against the will of his party members and had a tendency to be very open about his Old South style morals. He was cold and uncaring towards the concerns of the Southern states and drove them to absolute madness with his ignorance of their 'plight'. He was the straw that broke the camels back for the South and really the only President who could realistically be blamed for the secession of the Southern states.

So there ya have it I'm tired of typing this one, bottom line is most people end up choosing a party because it is a lot more difficult to do your homework on people than it is to say "I'm a Liberal I want him" or "I'm a conservative I want him ya liberal pansies!"

Answer 3

Great question! I picked my political party at a "Rock-the-Vote" concert featuring "Mary's Danish" back in college. To get in to the main area of the concert they made you register to vote and although I had taken Political Science, I really didn't feel passionately about any issue, candidate or party. Of course this wasn't a problem for Rock-the-Vote and I was handed a 5 page packet describing at least 6 parties.

It was a lot of reading and still at the time, I was disillusioned by candidates who all seemed to promise the moon and starts. For that reason, I focused on the small blurb at the end of every description that went to describe the philosophical outline of each party.

It may have been the atmosphere - the sun, the music, but suddenly I took notice of the beautiful blue-eyed Rock-the-Vote girl whom I was speaking with and asked her what party she was registered with. And so with the hopes of getting together with this sweet thing, I chose.

Hey, I'm not proud of it! I was 19 afterall and haven't voted once for the party I registered with!

Answer 4

I don't pick a party, it's the individual that counts. I look for a person that is sincerely interested in helping the country and its most valuable asset ... the people. Republican, liberal, Democrat, conservative, Independent tells you nothing. Liberal about what? Conservative about what. I would like some of both, not any jerk that just says he is one or the other. Just knowing that about 50% of our population is functionally illiterate and that the strength of our country is its people should tell us where we stand today. I would like to have a dictator for life, if he does what is best for the country and the people. Most of the politicians today have both members of a family working just to pay the bills ... that is slavery. Actually, the slaves were better off. The children don't have a family member to guide them with both parents working.

In choosing a political party or person ... a leader, we should look for intelligence, accomplishments, and their ability to communicate. Would you choose ... a conservative or ... a liberal???

Answer 5

I considered the issues that were most important to me and chose the party that best mirrored my views.

I believe in Gun Rights, reasonable taxation, strong military and individual freedoms. These values are best defended by Republicans so that is the party I chose.

I am more Liberal on social issues which the Democrats seem to be better at but the above issues are the most important to me.

Both parties do a very poor job with freedom of speech issues. Both believe in it as long as you agree with them. Both are terrible on spending, the Republicans are bad now, but Democrats do not insult me with the idea that Democrats in past Congress dominated by the Democrats were any better.

I used to identify with the Libertarians but they have been hijacked by the legalize drugs crowd. I believe that issue may have merit but it is far from what needs to be the total focus.

Answer 6

I was originally brow beaten by the local republican leader to register that party and I voted that way for a couple years. I stopped after I voted for Reagan in 1984 and realized what a terrible mistake that was. In 1988 I became a Democrat and have never turned back.

Answer 7

i'm uncertain that there is a suited social gathering. yet a number of them are much less incorrect than others. look into third events, and 4th and 5th ones if your state has them. My suggestion is to not vote for a social gathering, yet for the applicants. this would recommend balloting for a Democrat for President, as an occasion, yet a Republican for Senator, or vice versa. i understand you're rushed for time, so in case you could not evaluate all the applicants for all the races, purely evaluate all the applicants for countless the races, and abstain interior the others. As a final motel, initiate your man or woman political social gathering, call it after your self, and then run for place of work as its first candidate.

Answer 8

Republican.

I got a job and started paying taxes. I voted for the party that promised to stop stealing as much of my money (tax cuts). I also voted for the party that promised to shrink the government.

Well, they have not kept either of those promises very well. However, Republicans are still the lesser of two evils (big government vs total socialism).

I would vote Liberterian, but that would be a waste, and make it more likely a Democrat would get elected.

Answer 9

Truthfully in the beginning I was whatever my parents were but now I feel that I have no true party they are all just liars who have no respect for themselves or the people they "say" they fight for. I know it sounds harsh but its just my belief, my parent are democrat my dad now says he is a conservative democrat, i am sure you want to know what that is well briefly hes not fully democrat he doesnt vote all democrat and he picks the best candidate for the position BUT he is more liberal so I guess that makes him a conservative democrat. hahahaha LIFE is CRAZY these days

Answer 10

I'm 51 at 18 I wanted to have a good job and money
The party that represented good jobs and money is the republicans
The Party that wanted the government to care for me
and prop up lazy hippies was the Defeatacrat Party
easy choice
I wanted a Party of personal responsibility

Answer 11

I'm a democrat. And I used to be a republican until I started to question what they were telling us. Then I did a lot of research to only find out that I had been voting against my own interests all that time. Basically the dems are closer to my own belief that everyone should be treated equaly under the law.