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

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.

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.

Some of both. I was never a big Obama supporter(I supported Clinton over him) and he still has found ways to disappoint(right now some people who like to say stupid crap like "Obama worship" and "blind support" are having their heads explode). However, he is far from all bad, and he is significantly better than Romney. I do not however frame the question as voting for or against, but picking which option I prefer. I think the problem with your question is in how you frame it. No politician is exactly what I want, nor is any politician the exact antithesis of what I want, and I think this is true for most people. Like with any other option we get in life, we simply choose the one that works for us best. This is not a problem, nor is it a negative.

I guess I am voting against some one for this election. The only person I could have seen myself voting for this election was Huntsman. None of it matters though because I am voting in SC and for Colbert.

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

I not voting for either.

I suppose I fit your criteria since there's a by-election here next week. I want the incumbent gone, and I have a raft of candidates to choose from. Do I vote for my preferred alternative, who most closely reflects my views, or for the candidate who doesn't quite match up to what I want, but nearly took the seat last election?

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.

If your voting 'against' a candidate, you should just stay home. It's the same thing.

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.

Against, honestly.


I care little for Romney. The problem is I care even less for Obama.

It's tempting to just stay home, but it would bother my conscience.

I think many people vote against someone. It is the nature of our crappy two party system. If I were a registered in a swing state that is what I would be doing. I would check the box for Obama but I would be voting AGAINST Romney. But my state isn't a swing state, so I will be voting FOR the Green candidate.

I will be voting for and not against. Guaranteed. Every time.


Every time you choose the lesser of two evils you are telling our system that you wish to be represented by someone who doesn't truly represent you and therefore the representation gets worse every single election. Even though no one could possibly be 100% perfect for you, every vote is a 100% endorsement of that candidate... like it or not. I choose to vote FOR the one that closest represents my view. Doing any less than that is to vote to detoriorate our republic.