Does this bug you?

Question

It bugs me that people vote by party. I know that most of the time the person that you agree with most is in your party... but do you even look at the people in the other party? most people probably do buy my grandparents (both of differing parties) don't...

i suppose it could be because i am independant... but what is your view on this? am i the only one bugged by this? do you do this? (don't worry... you aren't bad if you do this.. but just as a poll.. do you do this?)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It doesn't bug me because I am concerned with the end-product -- good policies and good legislation.

Political parties developed in all major democracies for a reason. Politicians who were originally elected as non-partisans began finding other legislators who shared their point of view. They began working together in the legislature and finding people who agreed with them to run against the legislators who had a different point of view.

In all modern democracies, the party with the majority in the legislature controls the agenda. That party establishes the rules of what amendments can be offerred and decides which bills advance from committee to a final vote for passage. As such, my vote is not for the individual legislator but rather for the party that I want to control the agenda.

I respect independents. They play an important role in keeping the two parties from going off the cliff by switching their vote from one party to the other when the governing party has gone too far.

But it is important to realize that, regardless of what you think about the individual candidates, the most important decision that the winner will make is which party they will associate with. That decision will have more impact on legislation and policy than any of the candidate's positions on individual issues.

Answer 3

I've known people (ex father-in-law, for example) that only voted a straight ticket, and that's just the way they were. I myself will vote for who I feel would do the job better. I read all I can on those running, and form an opinion based on that. As a matter of fact, I don't even belong to any particular party "officially".

Answer 4

vote independently. Most people allow the media to pick candidates and they totally discount the issue. I think that MTV should not only dish out the "get out and vote" campaign, but they also need to focus on voter education. People need to begin to know the issues and stop looking for favorable physical attributes to determine the best candidate!!!

Answer 5

sometimes yes... even if someone dissagrees with a candidate but still votes for them because their in the same party. That bugs me.

Not so much if the party supports a good platform and candidates stick to that platform. The Libertarian Party is a good example. I am both a Libertarian (my fall-back) and an Independent (if someone from another party is good and someone from mine is bad.... I vote my consiounce) ie.. Ron Paul.

Answer 6

I vote for the person who will do the job right and also who tackle social issues headon. Abortion, gay rights, illegal immigration are the top subjects with me. I believe abortion is wrong because you're essentially killing a human being. Gay rights is wrong, because those chose a rather different and disgusting life style. Illegal immigration is wrong because it destroys the uniqueness of our country. The people on the far left like most of the candidates need to have a head check. The right has some good candidates but Rudy is not making a good impact on me because of his stance on these issues. We need somebody who has strong leadership capabilities and has good moral standing. That is the one thing I look for, good moral standing.

Answer 7

just the ones that vote democrat