Have you changed your vote? - Page 2

SamIam · 10-03-2008, 09:20 AM

I was an Independent for a long time, but I got tired of not being able to vote in primaries, so switched to the Dems. I have voted for Republican candidates on occasion. I would not dream of voting Republican in this election, however, in part because the thought of Palin as potential president terrifies me.

ZenGum · 10-03-2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I'm a swing voter in a swing state - I'm the most powerful person in the country.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

So he swings both ways...

Cicero · 10-03-2008, 11:20 AM

Yes, after actually being a member of the Dem party, working on local elections, national elections, and being part of the process; I have actually developed a terrible distaste for them. I am over it! I switched to unaffiliated.

BigV · 10-03-2008, 11:21 AM

sorry monster. I voted in your poll "no", then read your post. I answered a question you didn't ask: "have I changed my (inclination to) vote in this (general election)? Ahem... you didn't ask that question.

To answer your question... every vote I've ever cast was made with the earnest intention of voting for the candidate I thought would do the best job in the office being sought. Depending on where and when I was voting, I might be restricted in my choices of who I could select. In fact, only this year in Washington have voters been able to cross party lines in the primary ballot--a substantial improvement to the previous closed party line system.

I have in different elections voted for candidates from different parties, Reagan and Clinton, for example. And I voted for a republican Attorney General and a democratic Governor. I do split my ticket, according to what I think is best, given my possible choices.

TheMercenary · 10-03-2008, 04:23 PM

I have voted for both Republickins and Demoncrats in every election cycle, as well as independents. This is going to be the first time I vote and will not vote for a major party for president since I started voting.

dar512 · 10-08-2008, 08:30 PM

Here's the presidential elections I've voted in:

1972 - Nixon vs. McGovern
1976 - Carter vs. Ford
1980 - Reagan vs. Carter
1984 - Reagan vs. Mondale
1988 - Bush Sr. vs. Dukakis
1992 - Clinton vs. Bush Sr.
1996 - Clinton vs. Dole
2000 - Bush Jr. vs. Gore
2004 - Bush Jr. vs. Kerry

Out the the nine votes, I went Democratic twice and Republican seven times.

Just some trivia you didn't need to know. But it was kind of fun looking them all up.

classicman · 10-08-2008, 09:33 PM

This should be a thread of its own -

3 Rep, 2 Dem and 1 "other"

BigV · 10-09-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

Here's the presidential elections I've voted in:

1972 - Nixon vs. McGovern
1976 - Carter vs. Ford
1980 - Reagan vs. Carter
1984 - Reagan vs. Mondale
1988 - Bush Sr. vs. Dukakis
1992 - Clinton vs. Bush Sr.
1996 - Clinton vs. Dole
2000 - Bush Jr. vs. Gore
2004 - Bush Jr. vs. Kerry

Out the the nine votes, I went Democratic twice and Republican seven times.

Just some trivia you didn't need to know. But it was kind of fun looking them all up.

1972 - Nixon (R) vs. McGovern (D)
1976 - Carter (D) vs. Ford (R)
1980 - Reagan (R) vs. Carter (D)
1984 - Reagan (R) vs. Mondale (D)
1988 - Bush Sr. (R) vs. Dukakis (D) (can't remember! I'm pretty sure I voted)
1992 - Clinton (D) vs. Bush Sr. (R)
1996 - Clinton (D) vs. Dole (R)
2000 - Bush Jr. (R) vs. Gore (D)
2004 - Bush Jr. (R)vs. Kerry (D)

Bold==my vote
First candidate==winner

glatt · 10-09-2008, 10:19 AM

In every presidential election (since the first Bush) I've voted for Democrats.

At the local level, I've often voted for Democrats but have sometimes voted for independents and 3rd parties. Never for a Republican.

Juniper · 10-09-2008, 10:43 AM

If you’re 20 and not a Liberal, you have no heart. If you’re 40 and not a Conservative, you have no brain.
— Sir Winston Churchill

I'm 40.
---Juniper

Cicero · 10-09-2008, 10:46 AM

It's important to use your heart and brain. I'm 32.

classicman · 10-09-2008, 11:20 AM

I'm trying to use both and I'm getting killed for it.

smoothmoniker · 10-09-2008, 12:38 PM

My vote will go to the first person who stands up and, in response to some insipid story of heartbreak and loss, says, "I'm sorry for your situation, but solving that problem is not the job of government."

Juniper · 10-09-2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

My vote will go to the first person who stands up and, in response to some insipid story of heartbreak and loss, says, "I'm sorry for your situation, but solving that problem is not the job of government."

:::applause:::

dar512 · 10-09-2008, 03:08 PM

Not exactly the same thing, smooth. But at some point in Obama's nomination speech he does say that there are some problems the government is not intended to solve.

View Poll Results: have you changed your vote
I'm not allowed to vote	1	3.03%
i choose not to vote	0	0%
yes I have	6	18.18%
no I haven't	26	78.79%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

10-03-2008, 11:20 AM	#18
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Yes, after actually being a member of the Dem party, working on local elections, national elections, and being part of the process; I have actually developed a terrible distaste for them. I am over it! I switched to unaffiliated. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-03-2008, 11:21 AM	#19
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	sorry monster. I voted in your poll "no", then read your post. I answered a question you didn't ask: "have I changed my (inclination to) vote in this (general election)? Ahem... you didn't ask that question. To answer your question... every vote I've ever cast was made with the earnest intention of voting for the candidate I thought would do the best job in the office being sought. Depending on where and when I was voting, I might be restricted in my choices of who I could select. In fact, only this year in Washington have voters been able to cross party lines in the primary ballot--a substantial improvement to the previous closed party line system. I have in different elections voted for candidates from different parties, Reagan and Clinton, for example. And I voted for a republican Attorney General and a democratic Governor. I do split my ticket, according to what I think is best, given my possible choices. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-03-2008, 04:23 PM	#20
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have voted for both Republickins and Demoncrats in every election cycle, as well as independents. This is going to be the first time I vote and will not vote for a major party for president since I started voting. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-08-2008, 08:30 PM	#21
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Here's the presidential elections I've voted in: 1972 - Nixon vs. McGovern 1976 - Carter vs. Ford 1980 - Reagan vs. Carter 1984 - Reagan vs. Mondale 1988 - Bush Sr. vs. Dukakis 1992 - Clinton vs. Bush Sr. 1996 - Clinton vs. Dole 2000 - Bush Jr. vs. Gore 2004 - Bush Jr. vs. Kerry Out the the nine votes, I went Democratic twice and Republican seven times. Just some trivia you didn't need to know. But it was kind of fun looking them all up. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-03-2008, 09:20 AM	#16
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I was an Independent for a long time, but I got tired of not being able to vote in primaries, so switched to the Dems. I have voted for Republican candidates on occasion. I would not dream of voting Republican in this election, however, in part because the thought of Palin as potential president terrifies me.

10-08-2008, 09:33 PM	#22
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	This should be a thread of its own - 3 Rep, 2 Dem and 1 "other" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-09-2008, 10:19 AM	#24
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In every presidential election (since the first Bush) I've voted for Democrats. At the local level, I've often voted for Democrats but have sometimes voted for independents and 3rd parties. Never for a Republican.

10-09-2008, 10:43 AM	#25
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	If you’re 20 and not a Liberal, you have no heart. If you’re 40 and not a Conservative, you have no brain. — Sir Winston Churchill I'm 40. ---Juniper

10-09-2008, 10:46 AM	#26
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	It's important to use your heart and brain. I'm 32. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-09-2008, 11:20 AM	#27
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm trying to use both and I'm getting killed for it. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-09-2008, 12:38 PM	#28
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	My vote will go to the first person who stands up and, in response to some insipid story of heartbreak and loss, says, "I'm sorry for your situation, but solving that problem is not the job of government." __________________ to live and die in LA

10-09-2008, 03:08 PM	#30
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Not exactly the same thing, smooth. But at some point in Obama's nomination speech he does say that there are some problems the government is not intended to solve. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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