Do you vote for your personal interests or what you think is best for the nation and world?

Question

Also what party do you tend to vote for?

Answer 1

Condoleezza Rice for President... Vote on my Blog, only if you are humorous...

Answer 2

Voting is suppose to be for what is best for the nation as a whole, not special interest. Very little that politicians purpose have my interests in mind. Not the nations either! Their vote has to do with special interest groups with money. This goes for all parties. You know, asking what party I vote for is a very personal question & personally, I don't think it is anyone else's concern so I'll let you guess.

Answer 3

It depends on the issues you are voting for. In some you think about yourself in some aspects while in others you think about the whole if the thing you are voting for may not apply to you directly.

Taking an example like the issue of gay marriage: I might tend to think about whether or not it is best for the whole rather than whether or not I am for/against gay marriage.

I tend to vote more conservative because I don't want the government to have too much power/control over certain aspects of my life. I don't favor the U.S.'s social security system. The money is just taken out of my paycheck and I may never see it again. I should be able to decide how to invest my own money. I'm opposed to welfare programs because it takes money away from hard-working people and gives to those who take advantage of the system (not work or do anything, etc.).

There are also the "wacky liberals" who are at the extreme and make the liberals look bad. Like the liberals who want to ban kickball because it discriminates against fat people, or those who want to prevent the pledge of allegiance in public schools because of the phrase "under God" and those who want to remove any references to God anywhere even though that was one of the reasons America was founded.

I'm not opposed to everything liberal, but I am more conservative in nature.

Answer 4

I don't vote so much for someone as I vote against others. There is so much evil out there that I don't feel I have the luxury of choosing what's good because of what's bad. Imagine for a moment, Hillary as President. Does anyone think that would be good for the country? What you may be thinking is we need a woman. Since she is the only one, you think, well I guess I'll vote for her.
A better woman will come along. Then cast your vote.
Obama. I think we need a black man for President. Is he qualified or do you vote for charisma.
A better black man will come along. Wait until then to cast your vote for a black man. This is not a popularity contest. This for the leader of the free world.

Answer 5

I believe that the two can be accomplished with the same philosophy. I believe that personal responsibility and economic freedom combined with equal opportunity and personal liberty maximizes both my personal potential and advances the best policy of the nation.

I tend to vote Democrat, unless there are socially-moderate Republican candidates. When I don't like any candidate with a serious chance of winning, or the election is slated to be a landslide, I'll vote for a moderate Libertarian if one is on the ballot. Most important for me is the candidate respects civil liberties and the value of public education. I think our plurality-voting, two-party system is unfortunate in limiting choice of serious candidates to two.

Answer 6

I am a registered Democrat but I tend to believe in Republican ideals as well, so I am in the middle. I vote on the important issues that seem to be facing the country at that time but also vote on issues I also believe in as well, the ones I feel personally aligned with. It can be difficult.

Answer 7

My personal interest is what's best for this nation and the world, therefore I tend to vote more for Democrats.

Answer 8

I tend to vote Republican becasue I am a small business owner and the Republican Party are great advocates for small business. The Democrats just want to pass laws making it easier for the lazy and unemployed to earn money while sitting on their couch by taking it away from us hard working small business owners. Every large corporation in America started out as a smal business somewhere and the Democrats fail to realize that small business are the backbone of this country and have been for a 100 years.

Answer 9

I vote for what I think would be best for the U.S. and the world.
I am a registered democratic but I have always voted for the
best person running. Even if it was a Republican, or an
Independent.

Answer 10

What's best for the nation and the world is me gaining my personal interests.
This is why I so strongly desire to become a far right wing Republican.

Answer 11

My values line up with the Republicans, I happen to believe that they have the best interest for the USA. I truly believe that it all starts at the local level, get rid of welfare for good, put that money into Social Security, the reason that there will be no SS when you retire is because of welfare. Hold parents responsible for their children, we can't fix Washington until we fix our local government. I can't stress enough to vote from the bottom up.