Political Party?

Question

I just turned 18 years old, which means im old enough to vote. Im not really into politics, so i dont know which party im in. I have no idea what to do. Whats a democrat, republican, green, independent, and libertarian? What do they believe?

Answer 1

Good for you that you want to learn more for yourself instead of listening to the opinions of others. Do a research and find out who stands for what before deciding. A well informed voter is a good voter!

Answer 2

Excellent question! And a tricky one, because one party in particular misrepresents itself to trick voters into voting for them. Yes, I'm talking about the Republican Party, the party whose policies overwhelmingly benefit big business. They know that their policies will not benefit enough people for them to get elected by being honest about what their agenda is. So they say they are the party of "values", the party of "morals", the party of "security." But their actual actions are the exact opposite. Remember Foley, the republican who molested congressional paiges? Remember Tom DeLay, convicted of election funding impropriety? And all you have to do is watch the evening news to see what Republican policy in Iraq has done to our security. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobile just turned in the largest one quarter profit in the history of the world, while you and I were paying $3 a gallon for gasoline.

So under no circumstances should anyone vote republican. The rest of the parties are worth considering, but unfortunately, at the present time, only the Democrats have a realistic chance of winning a national election.

So I would recommend voting democrat, while you learn more about the smaller parties stands on the issues.

Answer 3

Here is a brief summary of their world views:

D: Believe all wealth belongs by right to the govt.
R: Believe all wealth belongs by right to those who earn it.

D: Think that it is protected speech to yell fire in a crowded theater.
R: Think it is protected speech to yell movie in a crowded firehouse.

D: Think all opinions are equally valid.
R: Know that there is a difference between right & wrong.

D: Think that we need to ask "UN may I?" before defending ourselves
R: Are ready to defend ourselves no matter what anyone else says.

D: Think that the Constitution is a suicide pact.
R: Know that President Lincoln was correct when he said it wasn't.

D: If someone hates us, we must be evil.
R: If someone hates us, they must be evil.

D: Whatever bad decision anyone makes, it is the responsibility of the govt to fix it.
R: when something bad happens, it is the responsibility of those involved to fix it.

D: All wisdom is confined to the area within I-495.
R: All wisdom resides in the area outside I-495.


Now guess which party I prefer.

Answer 4

Asking that question on here is probably not the best idea. You will probably get all kinds of emotional responses, etc. The best thing for you to do it to check out all of the various party websites and make a decision for yourself based on what *you* believe not what others want you to believe.

I tried to give you all the links I can think of. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

If your in a minority group, If you bust your *** for minimum wage, If
you have no health insurance, If your income is below poverty level,
If you are concerned about your fellow man, If you are concerned about the whole of the country, If your wondering if your job is going to go south than you are a Democrat. On the other hand if this does
not concern you and you only care about being rich or favoring the rich and you denounce the reports on our current conditions in this
country only to secure your own position than you are a Republican.
Amen!!!!!

Answer 6

This completely non-partisan informational site has lots of data, lots of links and you'll learn more more there than most know here about how the government works! Good for you!

Answer 7

they all believe they should be president.