james c asked:
It seems that most Americans only vote on a president based on their party. Voting on a presidential candidate because of the party they claim is no better than voting based on race. The growing dispute with America’s Democrats and Republicans will continue as long as political parties are present, and they will always blame the other side for the county’s problems. Presidents should be voted upon based of their values (which in some cases they are), and not automatically win votes because of the political party they are associated with. What are your views of political parties, and why should they exist or not exist?
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stuckinamoment asked:
Ok… Say you are a registered (die-hard) Republican. You go to vote in the general election. You only choose to vote for other Republicans. Is this wrong? (and vice versa for Democrats.)
I think you learn a lot about a candidate by just their political affiliation. How many voters out there actually take time to research every single candidate to make an ‘informed’ decision about them (without any bias as to which political party they belong to)? Don’t most Republicans just say “I’ll vote for the Republican” and most Democrats say “I’ll vote for the Democrat”?
You can vote for whoever you want to, but is it ‘wrong’ just to base your vote on the candidates’ political parties?
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SmartAlex asked:
Why do we need political parties. Not every democrat subscribes to every democratic ideal. Not every republican subscribes to every republican ideal. Not every whig subscribed to every whig ideal. So why were parties invented? Could it have been just a means to unite differing factions? To create teams that were intended to compete? Were political parties invented to create conflict? Couldn’t we have candidates without political parties? Couldn’t we vote without political parties? Don’t political parties interfere with the American political process the way the framers envisioned them? Aren’t parties by definition generalizations? If they are, then shouldn’t you just avoid them? What political party was George Washington? They say Federalist, but wasn’t he against parties altogether?
Sorry a lot of questions but really, I’m wondering if the framers of the constitution envisioned parties, and if they did why, and if they did not, why were they formed, and how.
It started from the idea that there is strength in numbers. Birds of a feather flock together.
…the Founding Fathers failed to recognize that like-minded people organized into groups to air their views.
You see now that’s the problem. It would be great if that’s what has happened. But we are a two party country. Birds of a feather aren’t flocking together. Birds of all kinds of feathers are flocking into two large flocks. Other smaller flocks don’t stand a chance. So people compromise their issues just to align themselves with the democratic party or the republican party. Candidates of other parties rarely get a chance to really make a real campaign and those candidates run just so their voice will be heard. That’s not how the election system was supposed to work.
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George Washington
Lakrosse asked:
Would you rather your Presidential candidate lose the popular vote, but win the electoral college, which would leave him with no political leverage or mandate, or would you rather your candidate be the choice of the people?
I mean would you rather your candidate be the “choice of the people,” but still lose the EC, which would damage the other candidate when he got to office?
popular vote is majority OR plurality. stop saying that only majority is a popular vote win, the FEC and everyone disagrees, and says that a plurality also counts as winning the popular vote OR a majority.
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Plurality,
Popular Vote,
Wins
BOBO asked:
…liberal candidate?
What is the MAJOR difference between the two parties(repubies/demmies) to you?
What is more important to you, political group identity or candidate identity?
Last but not least, have you EVER considered a third party candidate for a vote?
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Conservative Candidate,
Group Identity,
Vote
Jesi asked:
After listening to a friend whine this weekend about how turned off they are to dirty politics she expressed that she didn’t want to go out and vote for either candidate. That made me wonder if that is an intended consequence of the dirty politics, to keep the uncommitted voters away from the polls. Each party knows they have a following of 40% of the voters, leaving about 20% undecided. The negative ads dont convince a dedicated Republican to vote Democratic and vice versa, but it may convince them not to vote at all.
If each candidate keeps the independent voters away and chips into the opposing candidate’s base of voters they may win by attrition. Is this an intended or just a consequential goal of the negative politics?
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Dirty Politics,
Independent Voters,
Political Parties
Beach Girl asked:
I tend to mentally note the candidate who is running the mean ad, and no matter what it says about the other person, I will NOT VOTE for someone who can only build themselves up by putting someone else down. What does this teach our children?
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Vote
ynot asked:
I would like to get a response from the ladies, and I am not stating all ladies, just a percentage. Here goes ,when growing up we were always told that men are more visual and think more with our genitals than women. Now my observation has shown that some women will look on a political candidate and support him because they think he is sexy and good looking.
I overheard 2 of my female realtives state Bill Clinton could leave his shoe under their bed any time. Ladies on the View were asking why is Obama so handsome and sexy. Men will look at these same traits for a bachelor party, but not for a serious job as president of the US, are some women actually more prone than men to choose a candidate based on sexuality. Is the old beliefs wrong? shouldn’t women have better criterea in their dicisions? Are my observations incorrect?
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Genitals,
Sexuality,
Time Ladies
Linda L asked:
Ron Paul-
Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
Obama-
Extend welfare and Medicaid to immigrants. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
Hillary-
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
source-
http://www.ontheissues.org/
go there for an in-depth report of where political candidates stand.
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Guest Worker Program,
Shares
TruthSeeker, US American asked:
Because the person is black, or because the person is female? I find it sad that anyone would vote that way, rather than choosing the most qualified person. Race and sex are not qualifiers for political office.
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