Republicans: What do you find most unacceptable in a candidate?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Vote.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Opposes a cut in corporate taxes

Opposes both a flat and "fair" tax

Opposes additional free trade agreements

Opposes a balanced budget amendment

Supports an "individual mandate" for health insurance

[Mechaman]

Since I'm a registered Republican, I might as well post:

Opposes a balanced budget amendment
Supports stimulus spending to on the economy
Supports the "individual mandate"
Supports "cap and trade"
Supports gun control

[courts]

Wow, only 5? Okay then:

Opposes both a flat and "fair" tax
Rules out cuts or changes to both Social Security and Medicare
Supports abortion
Supports gun control
Supports amnesty

[Jax27]

I said collective bargaining for unions.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Is Pro Choice, supports cap and trade, opposes a balanced budget, supports gun control, and amnesty for illegals.

[lowtech redneck]

Opposes free trade, promotion of 'individual mandate' (at this point in time, at least), public union collective bargaining (especially for benifits), cuts/changes to Social Security and Medicare, and promotes 'Cap and Trade'.

Note that my primary concern regarding Presidential and Senate candidates is that they appoint Originalists to the Supreme Court.

Edit: I actually got 'individual mandate' mixed up with 'public option'; I don't support individual mandates, period.

[RI]

Most unacceptable:
1. Is pro-choice
2. Supports decriminalization of marijuana
3. Supports gun control
4. Supports cap-and-trade
5. Opposes additional free trade agreements

Note that the first two are far more unacceptable than the latter three.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Opposes flat and fair tax
Supports individual mandate for health care
Rules out cuts to Social Security and Medicare
Supports Cap and Trade
Supports gun control

[angus]

I voted for three of them:  individual mandate, cap & trade, and gun control.

[memphis]

Who are you kidding? They oppose poor people getting healthcare, gays getting equal legal rights, and having to pay for their endless crusades. The rest is window dressing.

[I'm JewCon in name only.]

Supports an "individual mandate" for health insurance.
Supports Cap and Trade OR any environmental liberalism for that matter
Stimulus spending
Pro choice
Amnesty


Honorable mentions:
Anti Flat Tax
Anti Guns

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

What I find most unacceptable


1. Pro Choice
2. Pro Gay Marriage
3. Pro Gun Control
4. Pro Individual Mandate
5. Anti Balance Budget Amendment
6 (if a 6th were allowed). Supported Stimulus Spending (TARP, Bailouts)

[dead0man]

I'm not a pubby, but I'll vote anyway.
against more free trade
supports cap and trade
supports gun control

[Brandon H]

On civil liberties and foreign policy issues listed, I actually agree with the positions that Republicans would find unacceptable. (Big surprise.)

[fezzyfestoon]

I tried to vote in both, but this list is just way too cringeworthy to be on the other side of. I can't believe these are things Republicans find objectionable. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

[LastVoter]

Most unacceptable:
1. Is pro-choice
2. Supports decriminalization of marijuana
3. Supports gun control
4. Supports cap-and-trade
5. Opposes additional free trade agreements

Note that the first two are far more unacceptable than the latter three.

I thought that you would take positions opposite of those that are libertarian?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Most unacceptable:
1. Is pro-choice
2. Supports decriminalization of marijuana
3. Supports gun control
4. Supports cap-and-trade
5. Opposes additional free trade agreements

Note that the first two are far more unacceptable than the latter three.

I thought that you would take positions opposite of those that are libertarian?

Social conservatives support expanding government on all but one issue, typically- even though the thinking behind gun control opposition is totally contrary to how socons generally think.

[LastVoter]

Most unacceptable:
1. Is pro-choice
2. Supports decriminalization of marijuana
3. Supports gun control
4. Supports cap-and-trade
5. Opposes additional free trade agreements

Note that the first two are far more unacceptable than the latter three.

I thought that you would take positions opposite of those that are libertarian?

Social conservatives support expanding government on all but one issue, typically- even though the thinking behind gun control opposition is totally contrary to how socons generally think.

But he is not a social conservative, he is a communitarian(opposite of libertarian).

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Most unacceptable:
1. Is pro-choice
2. Supports decriminalization of marijuana
3. Supports gun control
4. Supports cap-and-trade
5. Opposes additional free trade agreements

Note that the first two are far more unacceptable than the latter three.

I thought that you would take positions opposite of those that are libertarian?

Social conservatives support expanding government on all but one issue, typically- even though the thinking behind gun control opposition is totally contrary to how socons generally think.

But he is not a social conservative, he is a communitarian(opposite of libertarian).

Yes, but he is still to the right on social issues.

[RogueBeaver]

1. Marijuana decriminalization
2. Gun control
3. cap-and-trade
4. Protectionist
5. Amnesty