Republicans and Conservative leaning Independents/third party members if you...

[IceSpear]

The second and third ones are the only ones I find desirable, and the second one is only desirable if Obamacare is replaced with some form of universal healthcare. Am I officially a RINO now?

[IceSpear]

The second and third ones are the only ones I find desirable, and the second one is only desirable if Obamacare is replaced with some form of universal healthcare. Am I officially a RINO now?

But then I would be a DINO.

Probably, but I'm guessing you'd have a lot less apostasies as a Democrat than as a Republican. It's hard enough being a pro-choice/pro-gay Republican these days, add being pro universal healthcare/against Obamacare repeal to that and you've gone full communist socialist Nazi Muslim.

You mainly identify as a Republican based off foreign policy, right?

[IceSpear]

The second and third ones are the only ones I find desirable, and the second one is only desirable if Obamacare is replaced with some form of universal healthcare. Am I officially a RINO now?

But then I would be a DINO.

Yeah, the idea that the current folks who make up the Democratic electorate would be any more welcoming to moderate Republicans than currents GOP conservatives are is just crazy.

I'd imagine if we did a survey of real or perceived moderate Democrats/Republicans in Congress and gauged their fear of a primary challenge, the results would be extremely different.

[IceSpear]

The second and third ones are the only ones I find desirable, and the second one is only desirable if Obamacare is replaced with some form of universal healthcare. Am I officially a RINO now?

But then I would be a DINO.

Probably, but I'm guessing you'd have a lot less apostasies as a Democrat than as a Republican. It's hard enough being a pro-choice/pro-gay Republican these days, add being pro universal healthcare/against Obamacare repeal to that and you've gone full communist socialist Nazi Muslim.

You mainly identify as a Republican based off foreign policy, right?

Yeah, foreign policy and a belief that third parties are futile are the main reason I have a blue avatar instead of a yellow one. As for Democrats  vs. Republicans, I still think my views on issues such as taxes, gun control, and affirmative action line up more with the right than the left, although I will admit that the more "big tent" nature of the Democratic Party would probably leave with more ideological wiggle room if I was politician than the Republican Party would.

Well, it's well known that Hilldawg is a centrist on foreign policy (or far right neocon warmonger if you asked certain people...) so perhaps give that some consideration in your vote this November. 

[IceSpear]

Goldwater, don't become a Democrat. Remember Joe Lieberman and John McCain? One of the two was successfully primaried.

Boiling it down solely to the Iraq War is overly simplistic. Did Reid, Kerry, Harkin, Cantwell, Biden, etc. face any primary challenge of note? Hillary had an anti-war primary challenger in 2006 that she crushed 84-16.  Lieberman lost for the same reason Charlie Crist lost: they kissed/hugged the president of the opposing party. Ideology is overrated, stuff like that stirs the partisans' emotions far more. Failed VP/presidential runs didn't help him very much either.