How Do you vote?

[angus]

Though I'd not seen the term before, I'll assume its meaning based on context and say that I guess I'm a Fence Voter as well.  I'll probably vote for some Democrats, some Republicans, and some others, just like I always do.  Typically, I prefer a strong Republican executive leader and a strong Democrat party controlling the Legislature.  For attorney general I prefer a libertarian.  For other executive branch offices besides the top one (president or governor), I prefer socialists.  For judges I prefer unaffiliated or nonpartisan ones.  Green Party people are usually a little insane and not fit for any offices.  No matter what, I prefer that different parties control the legislature and the executive branch.  I think a republican congress and a republican president has been shown to be as bad for the nation as a democrat congress and a democrat president.  Unchecked, both are capable of spending too much on costly and unnecessary, and sometimes damaging, projects.  Still, I tend to vote locally:  If my incumbent is a long-time incumbent with good committee assignments and knows how to bring home the bacon, then I usually vote him back in regardless of party.  Somebody's gonna get the pork, so I'd rather it be my district.

[adam]

Unless the particular candidate happens to be a complete boob, I would vote Democrat in almost all scenarios.

[WMS]

But given the state of the Tennessee Democratic Party, it's the only logical choice.

Bob "I'm a flip-flopping, tax hiking, ethically challenged pathological prevaricator" Corker is a paragon of virtue? And I don't think Governor Bredesen is a crook.

ahem.... State Trooper scandal

So which Democratic State legislator will be indicted this week?  It seems like its been a once a week activity for awhile now...

Ah, there's a state party competing with the NM Democrats for "most corrupt" then.

The NM Reps are definitely more honest than the NM Dems...they're also borderline insane, but such are my political choices.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If I could, I'd vote Democrat for the most part. At the presidential level, I'd have voted Democrat with the exception of Nixon in 1972. Though, there may be the odd Republican, I kinda like in retrospect but given that I'd have still been voting against Sherman, they wouldn't have stood a cat in hells chance of getting my vote

How would you vote in opebo vs. Sherman?

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

But given the state of the Tennessee Democratic Party, it's the only logical choice.

Bob "I'm a flip-flopping, tax hiking, ethically challenged pathological prevaricator" Corker is a paragon of virtue? And I don't think Governor Bredesen is a crook.

ahem.... State Trooper scandal

So which Democratic State legislator will be indicted this week?  It seems like its been a once a week activity for awhile now...

Ah, there's a state party competing with the NM Democrats for "most corrupt" then.

The NM Reps are definitely more honest than the NM Dems...they're also borderline insane, but such are my political choices.

Oh come now.  Our Democrats are WAAY more corrupt than yours.  Our Democrats have perfected corruption to a fine art form.

This is what happened in just one district:

Feb 2005: Senator Roscoe Dixon (D) abandons his constituients to get a $100,000+ job with county government, forcing a speical election.

April 2005: State Rep. Kathryn Bowers (D), chair of the local Dem party, abandons her constituients to run for Dixon's seat (creating two special elections at $150-300,000 each)

May 2005: Bowers, an accomplished poverty-pimp, defeats Mary Ann McNeil (R), a black Republican who is one of the most honored educators in the state.

A few days later, Bowers - along with Dixon and several other Democratic legislators - are indicted in the Tennessee Waltz scandal.

August 2006: Poverty-pimp Bowers, under indictment, wins the Democratic primary for the full term - soundly defeating Steve Webster(D), an accomplished realtor with GOP ties.

Just days later, Bowers resigns her seat and her nomination for "health reasons".  Her health is fine, but that's one of the only legal excuses that allow the Dem Party to replace her on the ballot.

All told, Democrats have cost our state MILLIONS of dollars in special election costs because they can't keep themselves out of jail - or because they're abandoning lower offices to seek the empty seats of their indicted predecessors.  One Shelby County Democrat legislator, Henri Brooks(D), ran for both the County Commission and the State House at the same time - just in case she lost one she would still be able to be a poverty-pimp in the other.  Democratic Voters didn't seem to mind, as she defeated Novella Smith Arnold (R), an Episcopal minister and civil-rights activist who was even endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats.

I don't see how Democrats in this county or state sleep at night.

[jerusalemcar5]

Oh come now.  Our Democrats are WAAY more corrupt than yours.  Our Democrats have perfected corruption to a fine art form.

This is what happened in just one district:

Feb 2005: Senator Roscoe Dixon (D) abandons his constituients to get a $100,000+ job with county government, forcing a speical election.

April 2005: State Rep. Kathryn Bowers (D), chair of the local Dem party, abandons her constituients to run for Dixon's seat (creating two special elections at $150-300,000 each)

May 2005: Bowers, an accomplished poverty-pimp, defeats Mary Ann McNeil (R), a black Republican who is one of the most honored educators in the state.

All told, Democrats have cost our state MILLIONS of dollars in special election costs because they can't keep themselves out of jail - or because they're abandoning lower offices to seek the empty seats of their indicted predecessors.  One Shelby County Democrat legislator, Henri Brooks(D), ran for both the County Commission and the State House at the same time - just in case she lost one she would still be able to be a poverty-pimp in the other.  Democratic Voters didn't seem to mind, as she defeated Novella Smith Arnold (R), an Episcopal minister and civil-rights activist who was even endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats.

I don't see how any of those can be classfied as corruption, or were they just part of the timeline?

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Oh come now.  Our Democrats are WAAY more corrupt than yours.  Our Democrats have perfected corruption to a fine art form.

This is what happened in just one district:

Feb 2005: Senator Roscoe Dixon (D) abandons his constituients to get a $100,000+ job with county government, forcing a speical election.

April 2005: State Rep. Kathryn Bowers (D), chair of the local Dem party, abandons her constituients to run for Dixon's seat (creating two special elections at $150-300,000 each)

May 2005: Bowers, an accomplished poverty-pimp, defeats Mary Ann McNeil (R), a black Republican who is one of the most honored educators in the state.

All told, Democrats have cost our state MILLIONS of dollars in special election costs because they can't keep themselves out of jail - or because they're abandoning lower offices to seek the empty seats of their indicted predecessors.  One Shelby County Democrat legislator, Henri Brooks(D), ran for both the County Commission and the State House at the same time - just in case she lost one she would still be able to be a poverty-pimp in the other.  Democratic Voters didn't seem to mind, as she defeated Novella Smith Arnold (R), an Episcopal minister and civil-rights activist who was even endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats.

I don't see how any of those can be classfied as corruption, or were they just part of the timeline?

I neglected to mention that the legislators, 4 Democrats and 1 RINO, were indicted for taking bribes.  Another Democratic legislator was indicted last week in a seperate corruption incident.

[MODU]

I normally vote by going to the polls and pulling the lever. 

I vote for whomever I feel is more qualified and/or I will vote against a particular candidate (like I will in 2008 if Killary makes the ticket).  My voting history is all over the place, so I don't really meet any of the four options you have listed.

[WMS]

But given the state of the Tennessee Democratic Party, it's the only logical choice.

Bob "I'm a flip-flopping, tax hiking, ethically challenged pathological prevaricator" Corker is a paragon of virtue? And I don't think Governor Bredesen is a crook.

ahem.... State Trooper scandal

So which Democratic State legislator will be indicted this week?  It seems like its been a once a week activity for awhile now...

Ah, there's a state party competing with the NM Democrats for "most corrupt" then.

The NM Reps are definitely more honest than the NM Dems...they're also borderline insane, but such are my political choices.

Oh come now.  Our Democrats are WAAY more corrupt than yours.  Our Democrats have perfected corruption to a fine art form.

This is what happened in just one district:

Feb 2005: Senator Roscoe Dixon (D) abandons his constituients to get a $100,000+ job with county government, forcing a speical election.

April 2005: State Rep. Kathryn Bowers (D), chair of the local Dem party, abandons her constituients to run for Dixon's seat (creating two special elections at $150-300,000 each)

May 2005: Bowers, an accomplished poverty-pimp, defeats Mary Ann McNeil (R), a black Republican who is one of the most honored educators in the state.

A few days later, Bowers - along with Dixon and several other Democratic legislators - are indicted in the Tennessee Waltz scandal.

August 2006: Poverty-pimp Bowers, under indictment, wins the Democratic primary for the full term - soundly defeating Steve Webster(D), an accomplished realtor with GOP ties.

Just days later, Bowers resigns her seat and her nomination for "health reasons".  Her health is fine, but that's one of the only legal excuses that allow the Dem Party to replace her on the ballot.

All told, Democrats have cost our state MILLIONS of dollars in special election costs because they can't keep themselves out of jail - or because they're abandoning lower offices to seek the empty seats of their indicted predecessors.  One Shelby County Democrat legislator, Henri Brooks(D), ran for both the County Commission and the State House at the same time - just in case she lost one she would still be able to be a poverty-pimp in the other.  Democratic Voters didn't seem to mind, as she defeated Novella Smith Arnold (R), an Episcopal minister and civil-rights activist who was even endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats.

I don't see how Democrats in this county or state sleep at night.

Click on the Blog linked in my signature, Don, and just start reading...and reading...and reading...and reading...and reading...

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

so is that a democrat or 3rd party?

[Joel the Attention Whore]

Fence voter, since I always judge candidates individually on many factors.  Their party affiliation is right down the bottom of that list.  That said, I'm not too keen on one party being in control for too long, so sometimes a candidate's party does have an influence on my vote.  But not really a huge one.

Also, I wouldn't really vote third party unless they had a chance of winning, and thus I have never done it so far.  I would have voted for Perot in 1992, though.

This pretty much sums it up for me.

[jerusalemcar5]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

so is that a democrat or 3rd party?

The parties merged.  It is still Democratic.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

so is that a democrat or 3rd party?

It's the name of our Democratic Party. We're the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party instead of just the Minnesota Democratic Party.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

so is that a democrat or 3rd party?

It's the name of our Democratic Party. We're the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party instead of just the Minnesota Democratic Party.

so how does that work w/ Fed. elections?

[Joe Republic]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

so is that a democrat or 3rd party?

It's the name of our Democratic Party. We're the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party instead of just the Minnesota Democratic Party.

so how does that work w/ Fed. elections?

It's just a different name.  The Congressional delegation from MN are just considered Democrats.

[Platypus]

In the upcoming state election I will vote for the Australian Democrats, although preference the ALP over the Liberals, most likely.

[Max]

I voted four times in my life:

2003: Kommunalwahlen (comparable to your townchip parliamentary election our how it is called). Your allowed to vote with 16 on this level.
2004: European parliament
2005: Landtagswahl (state parliament).
2005: Bundestagswahl (national parliament)

I always voted Social Democrats.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

In my history

1999 Republican Referendum : No
2001 Federal Election: Liberal (WHY DID I DO THAT!!!!)/Democrat
2002 Federal Bi-Election: Green
2003 NSW State Election: Labor/Green
2004 Federal Election: Labor/Green

UPCOMING
2007 State Election: Liberal (Labor has been around WAY too long at a state level and they're getting lazy)/Haven't decided
2007 Federal Election: Labor/Green

[Tender Branson]

In Austria: Fence voting between ÖVP-Greens-SPÖ

In the US: Democratic or 3rd Party (80-20)

[Platypus]

2002 Federal Bi-Election: Green

Wooly Warrior?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I lived in Cunningham then. The only time I've voted Grn 1st Preference and they win.

[Platypus]

Where now? Sydney?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Where now? Sydney?

The electorate of Cunningham... Wollongong?

[Virginian87]

Since I registered in 2005, I have voted Democratic in every election since:

2005 Virginia Democratic Primary: Del. Chap Petersen for Lt. Governor

2005 Virginia State Elections:

Tim Kaine (D) for Governor
Leslie Byrne (D) for Lt. Governor (I can't stand this woman, but Bill Bolling is also an idiot)
R. Creigh Deeds (D) for Attorney General
Stephen Shannon (D) for state delegate from the 35th District

2006 Virginia Senate Democratic Primary:

Jim Webb (D) for Senate

My likely choices for the 2006 congressional races:

Senate: Jim Webb (D) -this one's a no-brainer
House (Virginia, 11th District): This one is considerably tougher.  For a long time it was a foregone conclusion that I would vote for the incumbent, Tom Davis.  But I'm not so sure now.  Andrew Hurst is running a pretty good campaign, and I think he'd be a good congressman as well.  So right now I'm undecided.

[Platypus]

Where now? Sydney?

The electorate of Cunningham... Wollongong?

Yeah, that's why I said 'wooly warrior'. But my question was where you live now, because you don't live in Cunningham any more.