Is it more important to be a partisan or a citizen?

Question

In the local '07 election I voted for 1 Republican, 4 Democrats, 3 local third party candidates (a regional party called Charterites) and 1 Green.

As Groucho Marx said, "There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe in dichotomies, and those who don't."

As the conservative/liberal soap opera continues to draw viewers and advertising dollars, I wonder if the shrillness and stridency of political debate presages an era when "conservative" and "liberal" will be considered archaic.

Conservatives and liberals don't really exist, folks. They are characters on a television show called "news."

Answer 1

from this article, I'm thinking that any pro-war/anti-war rhetoric is really just partisan political crap....here are examples of REPUBLICANS wanting to end financial support for the war...this war is draining our country and even Republicans are realizing it. the stuff that Rush or O'Reilly will soon morph into pointing fingers at pro-war Democrats that just want a dignified exit from Iraq.

Answer 2

I vote according to the issues, but they usually line up with the Republican party. I am pro-life, (also against the death penatly) pro-military, (also for gun control) so it's hard to pin me down.

When I take the political compass test, I am right on the 0.00 and -2.36 axis, so go figure.

Most people do not know why they are backing their candidates except for a few sound bytes, gender or race.

The calculator takes the TOP 24 ISSUES, lets YOU RANK them by LEVEL of IMPORTANCE to YOU and CHOOSE whether or not you SUPPORT the 24 ISSUES.

Based on this information, the CALCULATOR then compares YOUR DATA to each Candidates’ and gives you a LIST of CANDIDATES RANKED in ORDER by the CANDIDATE that MATCH your VIEWS the MOST.
Try the candidate calculator and then use the other web-sites to check into your top candidates for more information.

Challenge others to do the same! It would be great if the 2008 election had informed voters and thank you for trying to be one!

The other sites will help answer any questions about the candidates the issues or the election process. As well as registering, and voting.

http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html
1.Answer the questions on this site to find the 2008 presidential candidate that best aligns with your beliefs.
2.It only takes three to five minutes!
3.You may also “Click” an issue to LEARN more about it and discuss it with other voters.
4.Which 2008 Presidential Candidate Agrees With You?
http://www.votesmart.org/
1.Presidential Election Resources; including each candidate's voting record and position on all issues.
2.State Presidential Primary Dates
3.How Does the Primary Process Work?
4.Electoral College Votes per State
5.What is the Electoral College?
6.Political Party Information
7.Other Internet Resources
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21116732
1.This site compares candidates and issues in matrix form.
2.You can vote for your candidate by issue on this site.
http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states-presidential-election-2008?cat=tec...
This is yet another site for information on the 2008 election!
http://www.declareyourself.com/?gclid=CO7IkrDO3Y8CFQHHIgodCz5P0w
Absentee Ballot Request and more 411!

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Answer 3

I agree, its sad that people trap themselves in little boxes that they check registering as 'democrat' or 'republican' then refusing to vote for a decent candidate because it doesn't say one of those two things on it.

Answer 4

Vote for the person that is best, not the party!

Answer 5

citizen