(01-15-2019, 05:27 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(01-14-2019, 06:50 PM)Sammy Wrote: Just curious. Do you vote straight party?

I do not. I vote people. I don't care what party the candidate is from ultimately.  I am registered as a republican, and I would say that I do lean that direction (70/30 ish), but I have on multiple occasions throughout my life voted a little more on the democrat majority side.

I always thought the the right people will work together, but the voters that vote one party makes it harder for those more worthy politicians to win in the partisan fight it has turned into ... It was never supposed to be this way.  We (voters) are the problem. If you vote a single party every time, you will often times vote in less qualified people to lead our country.  I hate the us versus them hate we have become ... I hate people that hate people.

If you were a GM building a football team, wouldn't you always draft the best player?

/soapbox

I'm a bit of a "political geek" when it comes to election time.  I research not only candidates, but also amendments on a ballot.

For the most part, these past two elections I voted pretty much down party lines (I am registered Republican), but party affiliation doesn't drive my choice.

I'm one of those idiots that work from 6 am to 6 pm at a polling station. No pay, all day. It's just that important to be involved (and hope to get it right). I started the thread wondering how much effort other voters put into getting it right (or as right as they can given their beliefs). Pleasantly, I have found there are those difference makers still taking the time to actually LEARN the person they are voting for ... not just pulling a blue or red lever without knowing where the candidate stands on the issues they deem important to them, and their family. Sometimes it all seems so futile, but sometimes it can still pay off. I have walked away from the polls feeling both good, and bad about possible outcomes ... But, I do try.

If I die tomorrow, and some day a guy named Mike Speedy is running for President ... Vote him in.

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