Who here votes straight ticket?

Question

If you do then you are single minded and biased! If you do not vote straight ticket tell me who you have voted for in the past who is opposite of your party. Lets get it out in the open for all to see.

I am a conservative who voted for Clinton in 96. There I did my part.

Answer 1

Nope, not a good idea to vote strictly along party lines. I never have and never will. I've tried discussing this with my father a big union guy who will vote Democrat no matter what but he and, I think, a lot of older people have this ingrained in them.

Answer 2

Anyone who does is just a partisan hack.

I'm with you, I voted for Clinton, heck, I even voted for Wellstone the first time around.

I tend to vote conservative, but there are times I'm not too thrilled with the party nominee. Unfortunately, there are too many people out there who either vote a straight party ticket or use one single issue to decide who receives their vote. That's their right, but doing so isn't necessarily what's best for the country as a whole.

Answer 3

I never vote a straight ticket, although more times than not the Democrat candidate wins my vote. That said, I have voted for John Engler for governor of Michigan when I lived there, and recently voted for Charlie Crist for governor of Florida. I have picked a conservative congressman or two in my time, too. Had John McCain won his party's nomination for President in 2000, I may have voted for him, though I was not sure. In any case, I agree with you. Straight party voting is one reason there is so much corruption in the government. Blue states vote for blue candidates, and red states for red. The result is over a 90% incumbency rate in our government. Knowing that you have less than a 10% chance of being voted out of office just because of your party, what is your motivation to actually do what the people want? Hmm...

Answer 4

It doesn't necessarily mean you are single minded and biased... I've voted democrat and independent.. I've never voted for a republican simply because there has always been someone from another party that has better represented my views. That doesn't mean I wouldn't vote for a republican if one of them better represented my views from the choices on the ticket though.

Answer 5

Not always...I have voted Libertarian for President, voted for Guiliani for mayor (I would never vote for him for President)
(once) Bloomberg also -- I may have voted Pro Marijuana once -- I have voted third parties as a protest vote when I don't like the Dem or Rep running. However, I doubt that I would ever vote for a republican for any federal office...unless there was a very exceptional candidate...don't see that happening...

Answer 6

I would vote for a Republican if I agreed with with their opinions on the issues that are important to me.

I believe in the the last few elections I voted Democrat across the board.

Answer 7

While it is impolite to ask someone how they voted, it is totally rude to then insult and attack them for having done so.

But now that you have JUDGED me (sounds pretty CLOSED-minded there, uh?), why should I even give you a second glance? Since you have already JUDGED that I am biased (Hmmm... that also sound pretty biased on YOUR part, too, uh?), I should just return to my knitting, which doesn't seem to offend anyone.

For someone who seems to be preaching to us to be open-minded and unbiased, you certainly have slammed the door on your own foot, there buddy, by your name-calling. Anyone got a bar of Ivory for his mouth?

Answer 8

i usually swing democratic, but i voted for a republican rep for my zone becuase he does a pretty good job.