Would you vote for an Independent for President?

Question

Would an Independent be the best choice to pull American's together and help bridge the vast divide between Republicans and Conservatives?

That should read Republicans and Democrats...sorry.

I agree that people should vote for individuals. Perhaps by asking the question, I am inferring that a person who is independent of a political party might be a solution to help Reps and Dems work together.

Answer 1

That is a tough one. When we look at how cruelly the Democrats have been to Joe Lieberman, it shows us that the Democrats are not willing to budge from their liberal agenda.

Answer 2

Sure if I thought they were the best candidate.

However if you really want to bridge the divide, here's how. Ban all political parties. Remove all indication of party from ALL ballots.

*LOL* I just caught that 'divide between Republicans and Conservatives'.

I don't think the divide between Conservatives and Republicans is very wide. After all it's Conservative Democrats voting for Republican presidents that has put the last three Republicans who won in the White House. After all THEY are Conservative first Democrat second.

Answer 3

I think you meant Republicans and Democrats.

The problem with these kinds of questions is that you're not asking about whether someone would vote for a particular person, but rather a political party.

It's just like asking whether someone would vote for someone if they're a women or have various shades of skin tone.

These kinds of questions are irrelevant and only hurt the process. MLK, Jr. had a dream that we would one day "live in a nation where [we] will not be judged by the color of [our] skin but by the content of [our] character."

Your decision about whether to vote for someone for President should be based solely on whether you feel they best represent your ideas, your values. It's about their character, not the party affiliation card they carry in their wallet... or purse.

People shouldn't vote for Hillary because she's a women, or Obama because he's black, any more than they should vote for Giuliani because he's white, or balding. Their physical attributes have nothing to do with whether they would make a good president.

The better question, though, is what do you do when you don't "like" any of the candidates running in the general election? Do you (a) not vote, or (b) vote for who you dislike the least?

Let's say that your choices for president are (D) Hillary Clinton, (R) Rudy Giuliani, or (I) Michael Bloomberg.

Let's say you're a pro-life conservative, for this example. You won't like any of these 3 choices. Do you vote for Rudy, because he's a better choice (ha, that's funny -- choice) than Hillary?

Let's say you're a liberal who liked Hillary, but Obama got the nod instead. Do you vote for Obama, or do you vote Independent -- even though you're not sure Michael Bloomberg can get enough votes as an Independent to win the election?

There are lots of questions to ask about each person who seeks to win the primaries and general election in 2008. But I think that we're better served talking about issues that relate to each candidates character and positions on the issues. Whether that person is Independent, Democrat, or Republican will depend on the final vote of the electoral college.

... which is another issue ...

Answer 4

I vote issues. If an Independent ran that addressed these issues. Absolutely. Pulling us back together is a big undertaking. One that looks to be necessary.

Answer 5

Absolutely! Both parties are growing further and further away from each other, leaving a big gap for either an Independent ora Libertarian.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Yes, I have and I would again. When Carter ran the second time I voted for Jack Anderson

Answer 8

No - a vote for an independent is a vote for whichever party is most dissimilar to the Independents views.
It splits the vote.

Answer 9

I think they might. I just wonder if an Independent would be able to garner enough votes.

Answer 10

In a heart beat.