2006-12-17 10:38:32 · 10 answers · asked by James T 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Many in the South are socially conservative Democrats. In the past two Presidential elections, they tended to vote Republican.
It should interest everyone to note that Tennessee did not vote for Al Gore (a Tennessean), and also we should note that the DNC has apparently written off the South...
EDIT: The South is typically pro-gun, pro-God, and pro-USA...
2006-12-17 10:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"conservative" is a political philosophy.
"Democrat" is the name of a political party. There are many conservatives who are registered Democrats. Example: me. I am too lazy or too disinterested to go to the courthouse to change my registration. I vote for the conservative Democrat in the primary and the more conservative Republican in the general election.
2006-12-17 10:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you look at either party you have people who run the gamut from conservative to liberal on either side, the parties are merely defined by their most vocal members. Look at the Republicans, for example: the Log Cabin Republicans is a group of gays who are members of the Republican party, and I have friends who are socially conservative who are Democrats, while I am a social/fiscal conservative Republican.
2006-12-17 10:43:55 · answer #3 · answered by Just Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too many people are loyal to their party without knowing all of the issues their party stands for. To answer your question, yes you can. I am a republican but I have voted for the democrat in local elections because he was a better candidate.
2006-12-17 11:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I'm a Republican who doesn't give a damn about gay marriage, doesn't discriminate against anyone, and am strongly in favor of much tougher environmental protections. So I suppose you could be a Democrat who is socially conservative. Why not?
2006-12-17 10:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Harry Truman. I doubt however he would recognize the Democratic party today. He might think we were taken over by Stalin and the commies.
2006-12-17 10:42:11 · answer #6 · answered by Bill G 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they're each and every ones topics yet a thorn contained in the fringe of Conservatives. of their make believe international, each and everything is fantastic and dandy merely as long as you do not disenchanted their apple-cart.
2016-11-27 00:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They are sometimes referred to as Blue Dogs.
2006-12-17 10:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can register with whatever party you want. Beliefs not withstanding.
2006-12-17 10:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The choice is yours, entirely. There are already quite a few.
2006-12-17 10:45:37 · answer #10 · answered by bob h 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋