I bet conservatives would stick by their party just because it is republican.?

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It just seems to me they don't even really know anything about the issues. They only vote for someone because he/she is a republican. If American truely wants to be a free and democratic society, shouldn't we vote for the issues and not just the party? Don't even act like it isn't true all of you right wingers. You just do what you're told and never can think for yourcelves...

Answer 1

NOT all conservatives are Republican!!!!
What you said about Republicans can be used to describe Democrats to.

Answer 2

You are definitely a misinformed & sad person, because you don't know squat about Republicans, that's for sure.....I was always told to vote for the party, but I have a strong enough mind to think for myself. You act like the Democrats never voted for their party or their agenda's either. I always do my homework, & I vote for the individual, not the straight ticket, or just the party as you put it....I may be a Republican, but (I hope you're sitting down), I happen to like Barack H. Obama, & he's a democrat....I've been registered to vote since I was 18, & I have NEVER missed voting in an election of any sorts in 30 years, so don't tell me that I'd stick by my party just because I'm Republican or it's Republican. I sure thought that Mark Foley was a pig, a jerk & a pervert, I do not agree with everything that my party does, but I do respect the President of the United States, because he IS the President & deserves such, even if I don't agree with everything he says or does! Isn't America a great place to live?!

Answer 3

Blahblahblah.

Oftentimes we vote Republican to prevent a Democrat victory, which would be worse for America. Most Democrats embrace a radical agenda that is unsupported by the Constitution. Most of us find that there isn't a single Democrat who shares even 20% of our beliefs.

I'd rather vote for a conservative, but often a vote for a 3rd party winds up acting as a vote for a Democrat. I'd take a bad Republican over a "good" Democrat any day - anything is better than the socialism and nanny-statism they espouse.

I'm not overly fond of the party, but right now it is the only thing preventing the Democrats from fully ruining this country.

Answer 4

I think your point is well taken, but you seem to have a blind spot. Voting without any awareness of the issues is not only a Republican malady. The Democrats are equally afflicted. Both parties go so far as to run TV ads and to send out direct mail pieces prior to the elections encouraging the people to vote a "straight party line."

In many ways, the political process in America has become little more than another spectator sport. We have our "team", be it Republican or Democrat, and come what may, we want them to win and effectively destroy the other "team" in the process. It is really more reflective of Monday Night Football...than the representative democracy that it was intended to be. And as such, with this approach, issues become secondary in importance...just like the names of the offensive and defensive linemen to the average football fan.

Answer 5

Not necessarily.
Just because someone considers themselves a Conservative does not mean that they are a Republican. There are Conservatives on both sides of the party lines. Some just lean farther toward the extreme while others stay in the middle. However, a true Liberal will always be a Democrat.

Answer 6

It's a sad the majority of american's simply go into booths and vote for the parties their parents did, and both democrats and republicans say this about each other. political scince polling conducted by both liberal centrist and consevative think tanks appears to agree , but they all agree it's about 60% of the country that votes as ordered.

the proof of this being true is simple. if 100% of america were judging parties on thier actual merits and execution of the constitutional agreement with the american people , then 100% of the people would vote for a third party right now as BOTH dems and reps have failed to kill al-quidea, with having scince 1992 to get the job done. here it is 2007 and What A SurPrize they still haven't done thier jobs!

Answer 7

I am a republican i guess you can say i was born into the party just like Nancy who was born a liberal...
This republican knows all the issues "I am an informed voter" and am an educated one at that...
I see the deception and lies on both sides of the floor and when i step to the box to cast my vote it's a mixture "the issues coupled with my conscience"...
If i don't like Wat's going on in either party i vote for change and go libertarian "yes even this republican gets tired of the two party dance"
You have it wrong in some cases "like this one" but i guess it could be said that i am not truly a right winger per say so maybe you are right after all...
be careful of blanket labels tho... not all fit into your preconceived mold it could be reversed and said about the opposite side just as well that they are just as prone to the same problems...
The guy above me is real that makes perfect sense you go man...

Answer 8

I agree totally. A friend of mine said to me, "I think that Republicans are just plain evil." My response to her was this:
Republicans are one of two things, either greedy or ignorant. I actually had a Republican friend at the time and I told her what I said. She became very upset, but did not respond. She did not respond because she fit into the second category.

I have studied too much American History to even think about the merits of being a Republican. After Woodrow Wilson left office until the election of FDR, we had 12 years of Republican Presidents and Congresses. That led us straight into the Great Depression of 1929 and into World War Two. The causes were Isolationism and greed. It took FDR to pull us out.

Answer 9

I believe the labels of Republican or Democrat have less relavance today, it is more accurate to label people Conservative or Liberal. The Democratic party has been held by the liberal faction for so long that the Conservative and even large numbers of moderates have tended to crossover to the Republican side. I believe that the successful cantidates in 08 will be those who espouse a moderate to conservative view point.

Answer 10

Honestly, thats not true I followed elections in my state this past time and majority of senators and governors voted in were democratic.. Due to the fact that over 40% of the democratic votes that went thru were straight ticket votes.. I suggest you look before you leap next time.

Answer 11

You get your news from Jon Stewart?
Try FOXNEWS for balance.

I live in New York. Hillary was supposed to have won by 60% of the vote. This is probably due to the fact that NYS has the highest rate of welfare recipients who depend on the democrats for their monthly checks.

By the way, I am a registered republican who most definitely does not vote a straight ticket.