I am 19 years old, a natural citizen and already registered to vote. However, I have never voted. I don't want to vote for anyone I half agree with, and I'm not sure of what other parties there are out in our government. Can someone please outline the beliefs of each party and/ or a webite that will teach me what I need to know about the political parties.
2006-11-02 04:39:34 · 6 answers · asked by Taaammi 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Don't vote for a party - and certainly don't vote for someone because you think they're a nice person - vote based on the issues. Just decide what you feel strongest about and go with the candidate who concurs with that.
2006-11-02 04:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by Kris B 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you registered to vote you should have received a sample ballot last week or the week before, outlining the candidates and the actual ballot. You can check your local paper, my jurisdiction's candidates were featured in this past Sunday's paper. You can get that at the library. Also included with your ballot might be a profile page, which is merely a synopsis of why you should vote for them, based on their action/platform; keep in mind, they have written it to persuade your vote. You can be either a Republican or a Democrat or be of Non Party Affiliation. Either way, you can vote however, you want, for Amendments and candidates, or write in your choice. Your local news might have an Election 2006 link on their website that has profiles and shows opposition and favor for those running in your county, state, as they differ from every ones.
It would take too long to explain the different views that make up either Party and the GOP.. and offer you synopsis about the power of the government and how it relates to a preponderance of a certain party in power. This should get you started, with a fair and informative approach to voting. Good luck!
2006-11-02 04:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by Manatee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your going to get a wide spectrum of answers on this one. People saying Democrats are the best or Republicans are the best. It doesn't matter which party you register with, at the time of the vote you can vote for any candidate in any party.
I'm registered under a specific party, but I vote for who I think would be the best at the job no matter what party they are in, but that's just me.
Hope this helps...
2006-11-02 04:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by phoenix 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with wildwhiskey, Kris B, and phoenix. They have the right idea.
Do not look at the political party the candidates belong to. Vote for the person, not the party. There are both good and bad people that belong to each party, so find out about the candidates first before judging them by party affiliations. Vote for the person most qualified for the position the candidates are running for.
2006-11-02 06:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by Brandon CD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Democrats
-social progressives. allow abortion, allow gay marriage, allow society to change with the current. they love separation of church and state. big fans of government welfare programs, affirmative action, and government funded healthcare; they usually want higher taxes on the rich to pay for these things. emphasis on protecting the environment and undercutting the military.
good the Democrats have done: minimum wage laws and child labor laws.
bad they have done: genocide against Native Americans (like the Trail of Tears) they tend to raise our taxes, and are bad at protecting the country. Pearl Harbor, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Mogadishu mistake all happened during a Democrat White House.
www.democrats.org
Republicans:
more old fashioned. abortion is murder, allow God in the constitution, stuff like that. they want the government to be as small as possible, so we pay smaller taxes. they are big on supporting the military. they think everyone should pay taxes equal to their income, not that the rich are punished by paying an extra portion.
good they do: strong military, low taxes, good economy.
bad they do: not big on protecting the enviroment, tend to be less sympathetic towards welfare programs.
www.gop.com
Libertarian Party:
a hybrid of the two. take Republican ideas about money (small government, low taxes) and put them with Democratic ideas about society (legal abortion, labor laws).
www.lp.org
hope this helps
2006-11-02 04:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for the most part democrats have tons of social programs but raise taxes to pay for these programs, and republicans feel that communties should take care of their own social issues not the federal Government, republicans+ pro-life democrats + pro chioce even approve of partial birth abortion this does not sit well with me personally.
2006-11-02 07:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by April N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋