2007-10-26 06:51:15 · 11 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
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2007-11-02 16:32:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who bashes "politicians" are bashing the 434 members of the House and the 98 Senators whom they can't vote for. Everybody likes their own incumbent. It's always the others that are the problem. It's the opposite of the old saying that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
2007-10-26 13:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because we know they are all crooks, but the one that represents us was at the VFW Barbeque last weekend, and was a judge at the county fair, and spoke at your kid's school, and marched in the Flag Day Parade. We know him, and he's not like all the others.
Multiply that sentiment by 50 states, and that's why we elect incumbants.
2007-10-26 13:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Leah 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
People like their own representatives because they represent their interests - and often bring home the bacon to their own districts. They hate other representatives because they do stuff for their own consituents and not for them.
I have a crazy idea - maybe we could figure out a way so that once peope are elected, in order to stay in office they have to be re-elected by people in OTHER districts. That way if you do things to help your own district but it screws the rest of the country , you'll be held responsible.
I know it can't work but it's an idea, anyway.
2007-10-26 14:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Humans (of which I am often one) tend to be weak in a way of preferring to be on the more numerous, or winning, side.
Few people want to right and outnumbered; they prefer instead to be wrong in good company, and so they tend to vote for the well-established, popular choice of their friends and neighbours. God rot the lot of them.
2007-10-26 17:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A known evil is generally preferred to an unknown one.
2007-10-26 13:53:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't blame it all on the voting public; the election process and voting machines are RIGGED, and have been for many many years.
2007-10-26 15:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by nolajazzyguide 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think there may be a fixation in America of picking the winner.
2007-10-26 13:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Waas up 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because new politicians come up with such radical ideas that they scare us. If they didn't, they would be agreeing with those already in power.
2007-10-26 14:09:43 · answer #9 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I voted one of mine back in. Smart lady.
2007-10-26 22:01:02 · answer #10 · answered by Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
we don't like politicants but we like our own rep
2007-10-26 13:54:47 · answer #11 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋