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Quofda: Democrat or Republican or The Little Man
Written By Scrivs on May. 28, 2008.
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Today's Quofda asks the most basic of political questions that also brings out the most fire in people. Picking a political party is almost like picking your favorite sports team. Even when they are bad or do the wrong things you seem to root for them whether you understand what is going on or not. Now I will be the first to admit that I'm not saavy as to what each party represents or the history behind them, but I am a registered Democrat.
If you were to ask me why I would have to be honest and say that I always felt I related to them better. This is where things get difficult because I'm not sure if I'm applying the stereotypes applied to each party to my decision or I made my decision a while ago based on some simple rationale.
As far as I know both of my parents are Democrats so maybe that had something to do with it. Maybe TV always portrayed Republicans as the white elitist rich people that at the time I couldn't relate to. Either way I'm a Democrat and because of this Note I've come to realize I need a better understanding as to why I made that pick.
RightOn
Written May. 28, 2008 / Report /
It's not only one of those "hot button" kinda question it really just depends on your political spectrum in the US...
We definitely have the cards stacked against anything but Democrat or Republican and I REALLY wish we would expand beyond a 2 party system. Honestly... they both suck.
If I were to pigeon hole myself into a PARTY I would say I fit the Republican party more than anything but I would also follow that up with a huge BUT.
I consider myself to be more of a Conservative than a Republican as the current GOP is FAR from where Conservatism is in my book. I consider Ronald Reagan to be one of the best Presidents we ever had (top 5 material baby).
I don't vote with a specific party, I am a registered Independent voter and I vote with the candidate I share the most with.
Scrivs
Written May. 28, 2008 / Report /
That seems like the most reasonable approach to take, but then again in the sports world they would call you a bandwagon fan. Sports and Politics are unfortunately more related than we wish to admit due to human nature.
Hell, the parties even have mascots...
Scrivs
Written May. 28, 2008 / Report /
Damn and a playoff system to see who reaches the finals...
RightOn
Written May. 28, 2008 / Report /
Well I have my favorites in sports even though I'm not a big sports fan ;)
Yes they share a lot.
cooper
Written May. 31, 2008 / Report /
I'm fairly liberal, and a registered Democrat because in the state I vote in, in order to vote in most primary elections you have to be a registered partisan, or you can only vote in nonpartisan primaries - like for the school boards. The The Libertarian party candidates here are fairly slim, and I don't' lean that way anyway really, so I went Dem.
Gnorb
Written May. 31, 2008 / Report /
I consider myself fairly centrist, and generally conservative, particularly economically. However, the current air of extreme partisanship out of Washington (and which has permeated pretty much all politics in the US) has decided that my views are liberal because I believe in things like universal health care, paying down national debt, and the idea of the zero-waste economy.
Like cooper, I live in a state where you have to be a registered partisan or you can only vote in nonpartisan primaries. As such, I'm a registered Republican, though I've thought about switching to Democratic because as of now, they're much more in line with my views than the Republicans. Of course, I haven't for aforementioned reasons. Nevertheless, I'm as likely to vote for the Green candidate as I am for the Libertarian, and likewise for the Democratic as I am for the Republican. Party affiliation doesn't matter much to me, since it's often much more about the person taking office anyway.
auburn
Written Aug. 30, 2008 / Report /
I'm a registered Democrat but I never vote straight ticket. Why? My parents are Republicans and my father, especially, is extremely knowledgeable of issues. I think major factors in his (their) thinking and voting are the organizations / lobbying power of religion (Middle East - Israel).
The major reasons why I am a Dem is the sensitivity of the party on certain social issues. I want the Vision at the top to be Dem but the money controlled by Republicans. My city, county, state and country could not possibly fund all my ideas but I want the ideas expressed and reached for. I figure the Dems can better do this.