because i really don't want to be. sometimes i like republicans (John McCain and.... um.... Joe Lieberman? [except for the whole war thing, not a fan of that]) but the vast majority of the time i prefer democrats.
p.s. i realize Joe Lieberman is technically an independent, but it was a joke. because he supports the war, he's a republican. get it?
2007-03-25 11:47:05 · 13 answers · asked by jamie b 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
If you always vote for democrats and ignore the 3rd party candidates, you are not being truthful about voting the person.
It's not hypocrisy unless you criticize others about voting along party lines.
2007-03-25 11:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Vegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be voting issues and positons, not people. Find the party that most aligns with your values and beliefs. Example, I am PRO-2nd Amendment. The Constitution is very clear on that issue. I would never vote for a democrat because of their party's position. Why? Its too dangerous, the stakes are too great. I put my values above all else. I don't agree with liberal democratic principles so why would I vote for anyone within such a party? An election is about which set of values and beliefs you support, not about the person. Once elected it then becomes about the person. People forget things don't stop at the election, its still up to us to email, write letters, etc. letting our representative, etc. how we think they should vote. That's why it amazes me so many who voted for Bush, jumped ship on him. My values and beliefs haven't changed, apparently a lot of peoples do. Unfortunately. Now we have a crazy liberal congress and senate. Much more dangerous. One completely against my core values and beliefs. Hence why I didn't jump ship and vote for a democrat!
2007-03-25 11:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that Lieberman cares about is Israel. That is why he backs the war in Iraq and that is why he had the big kiss layed on him by bush. I wish that he'd just come out of the closet and admit that he's a republican!!! Freakin' traitor!!!
2007-03-25 11:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by supressdesires 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should always vote for the person, not the party.
That's not being hypocritical. That's doing what the founders intended when they allowed the population to vote.
If you look, political parties are not found anywhere in the Constitution. They are a construct of people's desire to control the outcome of elections.
2007-03-25 11:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it you probably never plan on having your own business or ever having any money. Usually people vote Republican if they plan on having a business or money or some control of their own lives. John McCaine will never get the vote or the nomination for the Republican party. Most people that are Democrats work for the govt. or are just 9 to 5 ers who never really plan on doing anything with their lives- not all but most.
2007-03-25 11:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer is: Yes you are, no matter what. Your country has been sold out very long ago, and the ones in control don't care about your votes, because it's all an illusion to refrain you from actually studying what happened over there.
2007-03-25 11:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by voidzero 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make you a hypocrite. It just means that the current people in the Democratic party appeal to you more.
I'm sure there have been Republicans in history that you may have liked. Eisenhower? Ford? Reagan?
2007-03-25 11:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Jon S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vote whatever you want and you don't have to choose a party. You can support the war and still have democratic values. It is more than the war and morality.
2007-03-25 11:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, in case you're heavily asking.... All that's ok.....yet provided that the accepted IQ of the balloting individuals unexpectedly jumped via approximately 50-75 factors between now and then.... "Quietly useful" stands little risk of success as a likely candidate in any different case... what's that old asserting some united states getting the leaders it "merits"???
2016-11-23 15:18:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your not a hypocrite, people can change their political views based on life experience. But one issue does not a party make. No one person can end the war. Try and make your decisions on what you believe and if you believe the person will best represent you.
2007-03-25 11:51:14 · answer #10 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋