Poll: How biased are you?

Question

Are you willing to criticize all aspects of politics?
Or do you focus on one particular political party to criticize?
Are you a liberal or a conservative and which party are you affiliated with-Republican, Democrat, Independent, or other.

Answer 1

I consider myself an individual issue kind of voter. I voted for Guiliani as mayor when I lived in NYC as well as the then Republican Governor of the state. However, i've tended to vote Democratic these last few elections.
Financially I'm not in the top 1% so the benefits that have been offered by this group of Republicans don't really benefit me at all.
There's plenty of criticism to go around and I give no politician a free ride. I dislike President Bush, tremendously, but have an equal amount of disdain for Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid because I don't think they're acting in the best interest of "We the People."
After the primary i'll be switching to Independent but the options we have are very limited and it's frustrating.
We deserve more options than "bad" and "worse".

Answer 2

For many years I was definitely on the right. After 9-11, like many Americans , I became very interested in politics.As late as 2004 I was still voting Republican with many reservations. What I have learned over the last six years is that the GOP has been manipulating me because of my religious beliefs. They also started during the 1980 presidential election to brainwash middle class Americans into thinking that what was good for the wealthy was good for them.We are now starting to see the disastrous results that Reagan policies are having on the middle class and poor.Although I am still very much opposed to abortion and want to see the reversal of Roe vs Wade, I now realize that Republicans only use that as a divisive wedge issue. In actuality they care nothing about this issue other than the political traction that they can gain by it.Want more? How about the boogey man aspect of 9-11? after 9-11 our country had the support of the entire world. Did the current adminstration use that support for any gain in International relations? Or did they decide that they could use the situation for the advancement of their political party? You can almost hear Carl Rove whispering "we can use this"! I have decided that I can still be a social conservative and vote for the good of the middle class. Although there many issues that I wish that the Democrats would change their stance on, I want absolutely nothing to do with the party that pulled the wool over mine and millions of others eyes.

Moderate Democrat (a third party candidate can get my vote)

Answer 3

I have my own personal biases, but they don't map well to the standard political spectrum. I have a pretty good ability to compartmentalize, though, and can generally analyze an issue from several different persepectives, even if I personally lean more towards one than the others.

Oh yes. It's one of the little joys in my otherwise dark and cycnical existance.

I generally focus criticism on whichever party seems to be catching less criticism. I figure, why should I compete to dog-pile on the unpopular guys, where's the fun in that? Though, really, in our two-party system, it's hard not to slam both.

'Moderate Libertarian' probably fits me better than other labels, and I am a registered Libertarian.

Answer 4

I am 100% biased towards what I believe or know to be true and right.
I am willing to criticize anything I believe to be wrong, regardless of party, or ideology, political or otherwise.

I am an independent moderate, with both conservative and liberal beliefs. Recently registered as a Dem for the primary voting, although it may be for nothing as my State Primary voting is late.

Answer 5

I critize both parties equally because neither one seems to be sticking to their beliefs anymore. There are causes that I'm very firm in my beliefs about (such as handgun control) but I understand the other side of the argument and never let it get personal.

My views are independent. I want a smaller federal government with more legislative duties given back to the states; more of our freedoms returned; a more defensive military; against the War in Iraq but for the War in Afghanistan; don't like either Hillary or George.

Answer 6

I'm Conservative affiliated with the Republican Party. I really just want the truth and I can criticize my own party. I find though, the Democrat Party tends to lie about their motives and events. Which probably will make me biased to you.

Answer 7

I criticize those I disagree with or whom I believe are going too far with being ridiculous and express agreement with those who provide a valid argument with evidence that backs their argument if that argument has merit. I have found myself agreeing with those whose general ideology is different from mine depending on the question or the issue.

On boards like this I sometimes play devil's advocate just to irk the trolls.

Democratic Moderate

Answer 8

I'm extremely biased. I am biased to the point where the only view that truly matters is...well...mine!

I do not necessarily respect anyone else's opinion per se, only their right to freely express that opinion. Even when I am in general agreement with another point-of-view, I will look for any detail, no matter how insignificant, to find fault with just for the sake of furthering debate. I'm such a self-serving jerk.

Answer 9

I'm an independent liberal. I regularly criticize both political parties.

Answer 10

I've been registered Republican since I was 19. I tend to be most critical of my own party because (especially recently) they have not stuck to their principles of smaller government, balanced budgets, and lower taxes.
I criticize Democrats as well, mainly for their naivete in world affairs.