Democrats! What makes (made) you decide to become a Democrat?

Question

just curious.

Answer 1

Republicans - y'all are CRAZY

Answer 2

I guess I was brought up to be liberal. I mean, to think in a liberal way. I was taught that the individual is more important than money, that justice is always the greatest good and that in a country where individuals have so much, there is no reason why some should have nothing. Then, I've seen the other side in action and I am not impressed. I know Democrats are also duplicitous and corrupt, but for some reason, when they do it, they don't manage to attack everything they were supposed to have stood for.

Still, that's not enough. After the last major election, I switched to the Green Party because the Dems didn't have the testicular fortitude to do what they were hired to: uphold the constitution. Instead, they showed their approval of the previous six years of mishandling by the Republicans by refusing to even investigate the many crimes of the White House under Bush/Cheney. I doubt I will ever go back.

Answer 3

I was an Independent just two short months ago, and had been one for over 25 years but have joined the Democratic Party. The Republican Party, hijacked and perverted by the neocons, will never get my vote again. In the past they received my vote much more often than the Democrats. Never again.

For me, it was a growing disgust with the corruption and contempt for the Constitution shown by the current Administration, along with the disastrous mismanagement of this war, combined with the Republicans refusal to rein in this out of control, drunk with power, President. I could have dealt with the fact that we elected a bad President who has divided our country and elevated cronysim to an art. But I can't deal with the fact that apparently the party line is more important to the Republicans in Congress than working with the Democrats to set things right. Even the old school Republicans who have harshly criticized the President's Iraq policy lack the stones to stand up to him when it comes time to vote in the Congress. Combined with the disgusting swift boating smear tactics we have come to identify specifically with Republicans, it's just too much. Until the Republicans stand up and take back their party from the neocons I will remain a Democrat, determined they will never get my vote again. I can't even count how many people I know who feel exactly the same way.

Answer 4

Very good question.

I grew up in the 1960's. I did not trust Lyndon Johnson, because I thought that he was a crook.

But I did not trust Richard Nixon either because I thought that he was a crook.

I probably became a Democrat more out of my distrust for Richard Nixon and the extreme right in the Republican Party than I did because I was in agreement with the entire Democratic Party platform.

I worked on George McGovern's campaign for President in 1972.

However I did not agree with many of the extreme left wing people that I met on that campaign. My distrust of Richard Nixon was greater than my distrust of the extreme left.

The same is true today. I see much of the extreme left in the Democratic Party. I some ways it seems that much of the extreme left of the 1960's is still entrenched in the Democratic Party.

However the extreme right is thoroughly entrenched with the Republican Party.

Even though I do not trust many of the people on the extreme left in the Democratic Party, I think that the extreme right that is entrenched in the Republican Party is far worse.

Answer 5

I am a Christian and a Democrat.

I was raised in a Christian, Democratic household. I took on the beliefs of my parents, and they became my own.

When I went to college, I went to a conservative area, and a lot of my Christian friends were Republicans, which is fine. This was in the mid 1990's, during the Clinton administration.

In fact, they had a chance to convert me to the Republican side, although they didn't realize it.

And they blew it.

I walked into this Christian organization and heard some of the most vile, disgusting things Christians could ever say about anyone.

But apparently, somehow saying those things were okay or acceptable because they were about Bill Clinton.

I'm a New Testament Christian, and I don't see any exceptions anywhere in the New Testament that says it's okay to speak evil about someone just as long as they are "unsaved" or as long as they represent things you don't agree with.

In fact, the word of God says this:

1 Peter 2:17

"Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king."

The "king" that Peter referred to was probably Nero, one of the most ruthless, vindictive rulers of the Roman world. Tis guy persecuted Christians for fun. And Peter said to respect him.

You can't be told to respect a ruthless killer of Christians, and then get away with being disrespectful toward Clinton because you just don't like him.

As I said, my friends had a chance to "convert" me to the Republican side, and they blew it because their words and behavior were so Un-Christlike toward Bill Clinton.

I am a Democrat for life.

Answer 6

between the 2 no party is more liberal If there was I wouldn't be.
Basically they're both the same
Democrats = the left side of the Republican Party.
Republicans = the right side of the Democratic Party

Answer 7

Everyone in my family is a Republican. I don't know how I grew to adopt more liberal views. Even though I've always been a Democrat, if I'd been a Republican up to this point, people like Bush, Pat Robertson, and all these religious nuts who hate gays and preach love thy neighbor at the same time would be enough to make me change.

Answer 8

Bush helping corporations to our tax dollars for vastly overpriced services under the guise of the "War on Terror" has me leaning to voting Dem. The republicans allowing one of their own to bankrupt the country is shameful.

In addition, the rubberstamp conservative supreme court is a joke. Have to go dem to protect individual freedom.

Answer 9

I grew up in a Republican household and was raised as a Republican. Then I got out into the real world working as a case manager and realized that the Republican talking points about people being lazy and irresponsible were nothing more than....talking points. I realized that we are all one car accident or bad life experience away from being in those people's shoes. I realized that I could not support sending billions to other countries while Americans were in need.

Answer 10

A live and let live social attitude and a desire to help people work their way up.

Reading about the history of liberalism, conservatism, the Democratic and Republican parties, and the origin of the terms left-wing and right-wing sealed the deal.

Answer 11

Formerly a republican sick of the GOP's "the rich get richer while the poor and middle class suffer" agenda. Plus I just found myself more in line with the democratic party morally.