Do you vote along a party line or do you consider yourself an independent?

Answer 1

Democratic, but have split my ticket if I like another candidate or don't like the democratic one. .

Answer 2

I'm registered in a party, but I vote independently. In the past, I used to vote for a lot of each party, but quite frankly, the Democrats haven't been sending me many reasonable choices lately (except for some local town council elections). And with the Bush League now running the Republicans, I'm less and less inclined to support them either. Wow...I guess I'm just going to have to stop showing up. Or maybe voting third party. Even if they don't win, I'm not stuck catching the blame for the moron who gets elected.

Answer 3

I'm registered with a party so I can vote in primary. In the general elections, usually end up voting for the less of the two evils presented.

Answer 4

Libertarian. I would never vote a straight ticket if the candidates actually had a chance to win. I know that the Libertarian Presidential candidate is not going to win (at least not in the near future), so I vote for the party despite what his platform may or may not be. They need my support, and I give it.

Answer 5

I would never vote for a party. I vote for the candidate that I feel will best serve MY needs.

Unfortunately what usually happens is my candidate loses.

Answer 6

Independent. Both parties have too many flaws and personal agendas. I vote for who I think would do a good job.

Answer 7

Independent. Everyone up at the Big house are all corupted. We are getting close to the fall of the U.S. Tacos anyone?

Answer 8

Definitely an independent.

Answer 9

Independent that usually votes republican. Dems are way too far to the left.

Answer 10

Independent . I like to keep both sides guessing.

Answer 11

I am pro citizen legislature, that is I am against ALL corrupt career politicians in congress, and since they(the dems) refuse to discuss term limits I am starting my own by voting against all two or more term incumbents regardless of party. I want a free america, and am tired of watching the crooks steal our money and destroy this great country.

The real problem in America is stupidity, special interest and/or laziness of the voter. How does a person who takes bribes on video, laughs about the ineptness of the FBI and puts $100K in a freezer get elected 8 times? And then the Senate leaders yell and scream about separation of powers. Yes they are right, it is about their power and even if it is against the law, you will not thwart their power.

You have career politicians running the government, not citizen legislators. Many accuse the career corporate CEO of only working for themselves, not the stockholders. Career politicians are NO different and they seem to think they are above the law and expect preferential treatment. If the only issue to remaining in power is to obtain cash, buy some votes with special interests and have the media spotlight, then the incumbent has it easy, all at your expense.

In the Senate there are:
44 Dems averaging 20.8 years in Congress
55 Reps averaging 16.1 years in Congress

these numbers begin to make it look like career politicians are in control, who have lost touch with you the citizen and are more entrenched in their own careers.

For the Senate, if you were to use two terms or 12 years in Congress as a term limit
25 Dems would need to leave and 25 Reps would need to leave.
Those Dems are averaging 27.1 years in Congress
Those Reps averaging 24.0 years.

80% of Dems in the Senate have been there more than 12 years
58% of Repubs have.

46% of Dems in the House have been there more than 12 years
32% of Repubs have.

Ben Franklin said of congress, "They are of the People, and return again to mix with the People, having no more durable preeminence than the different Grains of Sand in an Hourglass. Such an Assembly cannot easily become dangerous to Liberty. They are the Servants of the People, sent together to do the People's Business, and promote the public Welfare; their Powers must be sufficient, or their Duties cannot be performed. They have no profitable Appointments, but a mere Payment of daily Wages, such as are scarcely equivalent to their Expences; so that, having no Chance for great Places, and enormous Salaries or Pensions, as in some Countries, there is no triguing or bribing for Elections"

If you like the current political system continue voting along partisan lines. If however you are tired of the corrupt ways of elections and would like to see Franklins words be true again, vote for change.

Our country is being run by career politicians who for the most part appear to have lost touch with what you want, and are focused on what they want.

You can change this NOW.
1. Quit your partisan sniping, it is childish and only serves to remove the focus from the real problem in America.
2. Enlist your friends and family in the fight and ask them, if they agree about Congress to do the same.
3. Vote against the person who has 12 or more combined years in Congress
4. This will require in many instances you having to vote for someone outside of your normal party, but you are a patriot and you can do what is right.

Show congress in this next election that we the people are running things in this country, not career politicians. And we are going to do what is right.

I will end now with a favorite quote of mine.

“If a legislator is "safe" from competition, or if he represents groups with the same economic and political beliefs, he does not have to change his ideas or respond to the needs of the broader population. He can rest content with a mediocre, absentee performance knowing he will be returned to office. And as he is returned year after year the seniority system gives him immense control over people from other parts of the country whose views he need not heed at all.” -Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Decisions for a Decade