Thread: Are you voting for a candidate or against one?

Originally Posted by Diogenes

I generally find myself voting for the lesser of two evils. The last one I voted "for" was Reagan.

That's the way I have voted for years. This election will be no exception.

Many years ago, Art Buchwald said it best. Most elections your choices are Tweedledum and Tweedledum.

Originally Posted by muciti

So many people I see, not just here but it certainly applies to many of you, seem to love making a case for a certain candidate or party by explaining why the other candidate/party is bad. The politicians are doing it too. It shows a serious problem with our country, with our leadership, when people are voting against a person rather than for a person. I believe that is where we are at. I am curious how many people feel the same.

Unfortunately I have never voted for any pres candidate, I have always voted against a candidate.

I won't ever vote against someone.

If I don't like you, you don't get my vote. Nothing more to it.

Originally Posted by muciti

So many people I see, not just here but it certainly applies to many of you, seem to love making a case for a certain candidate or party by explaining why the other candidate/party is bad. The politicians are doing it too. It shows a serious problem with our country, with our leadership, when people are voting against a person rather than for a person. I believe that is where we are at. I am curious how many people feel the same.

As much as I would prefer to vote for someone, there are years when you don't really have the choice you'd like to have. Personally, I'd like nothing better than to vote for Colin Powell. Unfortunately, he's too smart to want the job. Wanting to be President should be the first red flag against a candidate, but you can't vote for someone who won't take the job.

It's kind of like what Douglas Adams said about Zaphod Beeblebrox. Ideal Presidential fodder is the guy with the big ego and not much else.

So you end up with a combination. Sometimes you vote against the incumbent because he hasn't done his job very well, even if you're not completely convinced that the new guy is all that much better. Sometimes people surprise you. So I'm leaning toward Romney. I'm not convinced that he's all that great, but we know Obama isn't. I hope that Mitt is one of those guys who will do a surprisingly good job.

(God, I am far too cynical...)