Political leanings

[athn64]

zolten this is for you! Which way do you vote? Which party is your favorite? Let's figure out our political make-up.

And to the Canadian ladies, if you have preference in US politics, vote that way if you'd like, though I did add a choice for you. Can't see the results until you vote!

[Deleted]

I have tended to vote democrat because I have not supported the campaigns of republicans, typically, but given that a republican's beliefs were aligned with mine, I would have no problem voting for one.

Libertarians, no. Independents/3rd party, it's kind of pointless re: swing states.

[jennyinheaven]

I respectfully decline participating in this thread;)

[athn64]

Jan 28, 2015 18:03:15 GMT -5 jennyinheaven said:

I respectfully decline participating in this thread;)

Lol. I love this answer.

[pinkstarbursts]

I'll just say that I'd like to see more parties. I don't think humans fit well into one of two boxes. Otherwise, in my experience, nothing good comes from discussing politics.

[luckynumbers]

I picked SS because fuck politics. I increasingly despise voting, but I still go because I think voting in local elections has a big impact. But on a national scale? Don't matter if it's R's or D's up in there, it's just a big circle jerk.

[becole]

This is probably one of those polls where you don't really need to reveal your vote if you don't want.

[babybarlow2014]

None of your business

[kittyriot]

I will never vote conservative in Canada @kitchen because 1) most Canadian conservatives support a 2 tier health care system (essentially providing free services to those who require and providing a pay for service model for those who can afford) that will present downward pressure on the doctors making essentially crap money in public model and 2) so many Canadian conservatives have incredibly eerie views on maternal health, pulling support out of international programs supporting fetal maternal health programs in developing nations and surreptitiously attempting to have conversations in Parliament about national reproductive statutes.

No way, no how!

Our liberal leader has recently come out and said, he will no longer allow any member of his caucus and no longer allow any potential candidate run for federal election under his parties banner unless they support a women's right to choose what happens with her body.

[veganlady]

I'll never vote for an anti choice candidate. I could cross party lines if I agreed with a candidate's positions but that isn't likely to happen.

[sstwinklinglites]

I agree with @pinkstarburts that a two party system is just not the way to do it. Hopefully, that changes some day and other parties can become serious contenders in national politics. I myself don't lean left or right. I like to think I'm middle of the road.

Also, 100% what @kitchen said.

[lissiehoya]

I put Democrat, but I'm generally open to other candidates if they seem reasonable to me, esp. on the local level. I describe myself to people as a coming from an Irish Catholic Boston family so of course I'm a Democrat. Plus my grandpa was a fairly big player in his time in MA politics (Ted Kennedy and John Kerry both came to his funeral!) and his uncle was big time in national politics so it's kinda in my blood. I think my uncle is disappointed that I didn't end up just moving back home and running for office.

ETA: My friend who I met in College Democrats gave me two books, Why Mommy is a Democrat and Why Daddy is a Democrat, for my baby shower. They are so absolutely hilariously propagandistic with a giant elephant in the background of the pictures trampling over the homeless and such. I haven't read them to DS yet.

[flockofmoosen]

We lean/are Libertarian.

We are in western New York, and have the privilege of being at the mercy of NYC 300 miles away. I wish we lived in a swing state. Elections would be way more exciting.

[becole]

I live in a state where folks voted for a Democratic governor, and for 25 years keep voting in the ridiculously old school Rep. Mitch McConnell, as well as tea partier Rand Paul. You typically always see things about guns, cigarettes, and abortion on the ballots. It's always a shit show who the state will elect nationally. It's fun.

[zolten]

I never thought voting mattered because things are never close. (I have always voted though but my husband doesn't). Then this past election was won by less than 100 or something crazy. At least that was "fun" to watch for a month!

[athn64]

Jan 29, 2015 9:44:04 GMT -5 pistolpackinmomma said:

This probably goes in the UO but I don't like the party system. Why can't people just be people running for office instead of just the face of an entire group? What are the odds that the candidate really believes in every point of their party? I like to think I'm pretty well in the middle though I do tend to lean more liberal.

I don't really care for the party system either. It's just too established now for us to do anything about it really, unless there is a coup. Because, in the past, even when a third party would start to gain power, one of the previously established parties would die off.

[yvanehtnioj]

I'm a DTS or independent on my voter record but I definitely lean left. I work for a progressive political organization. Occasionally I go "right" but not too often these days.

ETA the best quote on this ever:

[scout251]

I think I'm registered Democrat but I wouldn't vote for someone just because they were a Democrat. I usually look for the person who seems the least like an asshole....so I tend to have a hard time finding someone to back.