Will you primarily vote for one party in the midterm elections?

Question

I just took a vote on a yahoo! site on this very topic, and 46% said they will vote Republican primarily, and 45% said Democrat. That seems pretty close to the national polls I have seen. It was that way for the last presidential election. It is unbelievable to me that is is that close. How is it that our country so divided?

Answer 1

The thing is, the media..... hrmppphh.... ok, here we go:

You will never get an accurate reflection of how people will vote from the media because they are corrupt and useless.
When you are paid by lobbyists and special interest groups with backing from huge companies (both democrat and republican) you can't push either side....

So the media is creating the illusion that both parties are equal. That way, both sides are trying to buy more influence and the media just sits back and takes money from both sides.

Simple math reveals that both parties are NOT equal:
EVERY MAJOR CITY VOTES DEMOCRAT.... that far out-weighs the Republican votes in rural areas....
But since the votes are calculated by district, the Republicans still have a chance at winning....
If votes were done by a straight count, no Republican ever would have won an election.
Even the "popular vote" is not tabulated this way.... it's still done by district groupings and is riddled with Gerrymandering.

Answer 2

Well, I was going to vote mainly Democrat with a little Republican thrown in, but reading all the Repubs answers on Yahoo has made me look at little closer at the Repubs I was planning on voting for (there are two). I think I am going to go straight Democrat. I dont know how our country is so divided, I can only speak for myself and Republicans in general are directly opposed to my own personal beliefs.

Answer 3

yes, me too. It seems like that the mid-term elections are a referendum on Bush, who is an extremely polarizing figure. A lot of the issues are polarizing one, i.e. the Iraq war. The past few years, have been like this, you're right. However, our country has been like this before, especially during the sixties. But I think the rift will be healed in time.
I'll probably vote primarily for democrats.

Answer 4

good now, i'm a upset Republican because of the fact they do no longer look to be doing what they have been elected to do and battling for constrained government, the form, and freedom, so i might % to work out a pair hundred extra Ron Paul / Justin Amash varieties interior the U. S. domicile and a few extra Rand Paul / Ted Cruz varieties interior the Senate. every person who voted for issues like the national protection Authorization Act of 2012, CISPA, the internet sales Tax, and such desires to be retired!

Answer 5

I vote for the candidate, not the party. By the way, I'm a registered Democrat.

Answer 6

I will vote mostly, but not totally for one party. I don't know if it is cause or just reflection of the countries division that the polls show the elections so close.

Answer 7

I vote for the candidate and what they stand for not which party they claim to embrace. This year there will be some independent, and at least one each of democrat and republican who get my vote.

Answer 8

I've never voted 100% for either party. I actually read about the candidates and issues and then vote for the best qualified. Now there's a concept!

Answer 9

I will vote for democrats. The percentage used to be higher for democrats till Kerry made that speech which had nothing to do with troops. Sometimes people gotta think more DEEPLY into speeches.

But no matter what, I'm a loyal democrat!!

Answer 10

normally i would really look into who is running, but for this election i would like to swing the power back to the democrates, because the candidates might not be 100% what im for, but the party is close to what i am for.