What is your party affiliation?
What was the party of the president when you graduated high school(or during the end of your high school years if graduation cuts too close to an election year)?
I have this semi-theory that most people are the opposite party of the one that was in power when they were in high school because of rebellion. I don't think the rebellion is on purpose but I think in the back of our minds we don't like the way the world is when any of us hit our late teens and unconsciously blame our president and their party.
2007-09-13 15:27:11 · 17 answers · asked by TJ815 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Reagan was President when I graduated. I have no party affiliation.
I respectfully disagree with your theory.
A Democrat is a Democrat because they:
1. Have contempt for the military.
2. Believe the government should provide for day to day needs.
3. Believe wealth is evil.
4. Do not realize it was Republicans who fought for civil rights.
5. Believe Republicans are interested in keeping them down.
6. Want to use government to legislate their beliefs.
A Republican is a Republican because they:
1. Hold moral values, (as they view them), as the most important issue.
2. Do not believe the government should provide for day to day needs.
3. Believe government’s role should be minimal.
4. Do not agree with the idea of redistribution of wealth.
5. Believe we should follow what the framers of the constitution had in mind.
If you were to ask people do you (insert an item from above) and they said they did, most likely they would be more closely in agreement with that party I attached.
This is by no means a complete or official list. It is my opinion based upon 25 years of observing both parties in action.
Basically a Democrat is a Democrat because they want to see something change and would like to see the government redistributing wealth, while a Republican is the opposite. The exceptions to the rule are Union members and very religious people. (many union members would be republicans if they weren’t in a union, while many religious people would be democrats if it weren’t for abortion etc.)
2007-09-13 15:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am currently a voter in search of a party. So I'm afraid I don't fit into your theory.
The President was Jimmy Carter when I graduated high school and I have almost always voted Democrat. But the Democrats don't care about my principles anymore and I can't take much more of the Republicans.
I just might vote for Ralph Nader or Ron Paul. If Dr. Paul decides to run as an independent, because I don't believe that the Republican establishment would allow him to win their nomination.
2007-09-13 15:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal Blue Persuasion 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, she'll have a friend in the White House, as long as his health holds up. George W. has established that the president now has the powers of Emperor. Perhaps she will re-hire that chef that she fired from the Governor's Mansion and give him a list of untraceable compounds which will induce a heart attack. Or perhaps I have been watching too many episodes of Forensics Files. The part that troubles me is how she will explain to McCain that.her husband will also attend cabinet meetings. Are there any other reasons to elect Obama?
2016-05-19 00:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I graduated high school during the first 4 years of Pres Clinton's administration and I am a democrat. I don't fit your theory because during the Clinton years, I was so alarmed by the conduct of the Republican party in their witch hunt for Clinton that I swore I wouldn't vote for them until they settled down and they haven't done that yet. I agree more with them on fiscal matters; however, the fact that they consistently try to demonize opposition and the way in which they rely on wedge social issues like gay rights/women's rights makes me sick to my stomach. There are some republicans running this time that are much more appealing so I guess we'll see. (Yay giuliani.)
2007-09-13 16:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by procrastination 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but the president was Lyndon Johnson and Kennedy had been assassinated and a war was raging,,my classmates were being killed in that other war(also no end in sight) but i stayed true to a party that seemed to believe in equality and liberty for all...now I'm a lifetime older and wiser and see party is not as important as honesty and the way we are viewed in the world's eyes...we still are the world's most important influence and the way we go the world goes...How long will this last if we can't keep our economic house in order? who knows because Saudis just helped to bail us out of this last market slump and subprime scandal....so my party is the same I am still a democrat with lapses such as Nader....
2007-09-13 15:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by deanna b 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I graduated HS, James Earl Carter was President. I have not voted for a Democrat President since, nor am I likely to in the future
2007-09-13 15:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Odd theory, but I fit it in that I am a Democrat, and a Republican was in office when I graduated high school. But I don't know if it makes a difference that I was a Republican then myself--I liked Reagan, and I continue to like Reagan. It was the Bush duo that completely soured me against Republicans and, then, even against being an Independent.
2007-09-13 15:32:10 · answer #7 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting point.
President Bush 43 was President when I graduated.
I'm an independent.
2007-09-13 15:32:03 · answer #8 · answered by secretservice 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm a Republican. Since I only graduated from high school just over a year ago, the president in office was George W. Bush, who is Republican.
2007-09-13 15:35:37 · answer #9 · answered by Liz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am an independent, in high school Ford was the president, I was a democrat, but through the years the Democratic party took a turn to the left and left me standing there. I am ashamed that i voted for Carter, and Clinton. Both cowards. I am proud that I voted for Reagan and GW Bush.
2007-09-13 15:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by 007 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋