Talk Elections

Just curious about this one.  If you are changing parties in your voting, why?

I wasn't old enough to vote in 2000, but I did support Gore then. Now I vote Bush...

Bush in 2000, Bush in 2004, with even more conviction and energy than before. I will be much more dissapointed if Bush loses this compared to if he had lost in 2000

Supported Nader last election, voting for Kerry this one.

I'm likely changing from Nader to Kerry because we absolutely HAVE TO[/i] get rid of Bush. HAVE TO!!![/i]

I'm convinced some people would vote for Hitler if it would get Bush out of office.

My gf voted Bush in 2000. Came to England to study. Realised why normal people hate Bush so much and knows how much hatred is felt towards Bush. She is voting for Kerry not because i would kill her if she voted for Bush but because she wants her country to be respected  by the people of the countries around the world. Its easy to be respected by governments as the US has power. Its harder to be respected bythe people when you re-elect a complete muppet that has to read quotes everytime he campaigns.

So far this poll seems to be following my expectations.  Most people are sticking to the same party with Kerry picking up some Nader folks and some unhappy ex-Bush voters.  I don't see too many ex-Gore voters going Bush this time around though and (as a Democrat) I find that very encouraging.

I think more people may vote this time because of Iraq.  Does anyone agree with me?

I can't/couldn't vote for anyone, but I supported Nader in '00 and support Kerry now.

Kucinich,

I think more people are going to vote in general, following the chaos of 2000.  Individual issues, like Iraq, are really secondary motives to bring people to the polls.

I'll be happily surprised if we see over 63% turnout at the polls this year, even if Bush does lose.  It's about time all these voters who sit on their bums get off their sofa's and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens.

If that happens, Dumbya will be waving goodbye to the White House.

Higher turnout hurts the Republicans, because the Republicans don't have anything to go on besides their right-wing core of support.

That's why I phrased it as "even if Bush does lose."

You know I'm with you MODU fi their is a historically high turn out and Bush decisivly wins I'll be happy because at least it will be clear what the people want.  I want Kerry to win of course but more important to me this time is that their is a high voter turn out and that their is a clear, unquestionable win.  Kerry needs to campaign hard even if he  gets 269 in the bag.  Kerry needs to get every state possible and even than when he is in power choose advisors from the full spectra.  Heal the divide.

Bush in 2000 and Bush in 2004.

Didn't vote - won't vote.  I think Missouri will go to Bush anyway.

I can't vote, given that I'm not American, but if I could it would have been Gore '00, Kerry '04.

Gore in 2000, Kerry in 2004.

I voted for Browne in '00, but I'm going Bush in '04.

I'm 16, but I would've been a Gore/Kerry voter.

You should vote.  Even if you were to vote Kerry.  It's your responsibility as a citizen.

I agree with you that everyone who is able to vote, should.  I will make one exception to that though ... if an individual feels they are completely uninformed about the candidates and cannot distinguish between them, then they should not vote.

I think at some point we've all seen something like a state treasurer election between 2 candidates, neither of whom we've ever heard of.

True, which is fortunate for opebo that he converses with all of us here to learn more about the candidates.  He's probably much more informed (on both sides of the issues) than his neighbors.

I wouldn't vote for Hitler, but I would vote for somebody chosen randomly over Bush.

Gore/Kerry

It's your responsibility as a citizen to NOT vote unless you know what you're talking about.