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Do You Have a Partisan Bias?

Do You Have a Partisan Bias?


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Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.
 
Really, not a simple question. You can't have a 3rd position on everything so sometimes your allied with one partys philosophy or the others but do we then call it "partisan"? I consider myself non-partisan but sometimes I'm allied with even the most radical among us. So help me understand how much consistency is required.



Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.
 
Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.

Of course I have a partisan bias. I think every one does.
 
Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.

I'm with speckle on this. Technically unless you are entirely apathetic to everything, you have to answer yes. And if you're entirely apathetic, you won't be on this board.

The question should be is which bias do you stick to more often than not?
 
Really, not a simple question. You can't have a 3rd position on everything so sometimes your allied with one partys philosophy or the others but do we then call it "partisan"? I consider myself non-partisan but sometimes I'm allied with even the most radical among us. So help me understand how much consistency is required.

I think if you're allied with the same party all the time, you might have a partisan bias.
 
Then you're right, almost nobody is partisan by your definition. I think the biggest conflict is fiscal vs. social issues. Even then, you can be fiscally conservative on some issues but not on others. You end up with a lot of sub-categories so it's hard to be "partisan".




I think if you're allied with the same party all the time, you might have a partisan bias.
 
I think if you're allied with the same party all the time, you might have a partisan bias.

No.

Partisan: A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Bias: Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

I am in favor of the causes I support, the people I support, and the party I support. That gives me a partisan bias. However, I sometimes disagree with what the party I support does, and the people I support.
 
Of course. Mine just happen to be sometimes unpopular, authoritarian, anti-democratic, elitist, and ageist.
 
Then you're right, almost nobody is partisan by your definition. I think the biggest conflict is fiscal vs. social issues. Even then, you can be fiscally conservative on some issues but not on others. You end up with a lot of sub-categories so it's hard to be "partisan".

I manage it quite well. In fact, it seem to come almost naturally to me.
 
I have a Moderate Republican Bias which is rare these days. I often find myself debating many members of my own party... That being said, I consider anybody who has any type of agenda to have bias. You cannot possibly be apathetic on every single issue! Yet they claim they are by stating that they are independents or whatever. So-called independents and/or libertarians usually fall under this category, some disenfranchised conservatives do as well. Studying the habits of these other forms of bias leads me to the conclusion that independents aren't really independent, they are pushing their own sometimes worse agendas. You can always tell if one has liberal and/or conservative leanings...
 
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So, if something comes from the GOP or any Conservative source, you agree with it 100% of the time? I must admit I didn't get that impression but I could be wrong. Not a Liberal bone in your body, huh? I must have misread some of your posts, I got the impression you were open-minded and took one topic at a time.

I'm not criticizing you, just trying to comprehend.

I manage it quite well. In fact, it seem to come almost naturally to me.
 
So, if something comes from the GOP or any Conservative source, you agree with it 100% of the time? I must admit I didn't get that impression but I could be wrong. Not a Liberal bone in your body, huh? I must have misread some of your posts, I got the impression you were open-minded and took one topic at a time.

I'm not criticizing you, just trying to comprehend.

I'd have to have a screw loose to take that as criticism. I am most definitely not 100% conservative or GOP. I don't see bias as being 100% one way or another. I guess I'd call it more of a basic perception. I tend to view everything initially with a conservative perspective. I also recognize that I'm biased enough to maybe not see things fully objectively.
 
So, shall I think of you as open-minded with Conservative leanings? That's a bit off the definition for Partisan.

(See, it's not so simple, is it?)


I'd have to have a screw loose to take that as criticism. I am most definitely not 100% conservative or GOP. I don't see bias as being 100% one way or another. I guess I'd call it more of a basic perception. I tend to view everything initially with a conservative perspective. I also recognize that I'm biased enough to maybe not see things fully objectively.
 
"Partisan" bias? no

some bias? im sure i do somewhere, im sure i have topic bias or person bias though
 
No, I don’t believe I have a partisan bias. I definitely have an ideological bias. My values are decidedly liberal. VERY liberal. But I don’t have an ounce of loyalty to any political party. When the Democrats and the Republicans are going at it I don’t automatically give the benefit of the doubt to the Democrats. If anything I am harder on the Democratic party because they are SUPPOSED to be the liberal party.

I don’t think anyone here has ever accused me of being partisan either.
 
Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.

Not sure, but probably not. I don't feel any real enthusism for either idealogy or party. I have a mild preference/sympathy for the left wing, but that's not intrinsic. There were periods of history (in the United States and elsewhere) where I would have supported conservatism and right-wing politics.
 
I have a partisan bias against socialist (Liberals, progressives and any other group marginalizing the individual in favor of bloated nanny state government fall under this definition), but don't think I have one for any currently defined bias.
 
Yeah, I do have a partisan bias. As much as I hate the Right... I hate the Left more, and I'm capable of being quite unreasonable about it.
 
Yeah, I do have a partisan bias. As much as I hate the Right... I hate the Left more, and I'm capable of being quite unreasonable about it.

Hating the left is unreasonable, yes. Hating the right just makes sense.
 
I'm not a Republican or Democrat, but I tend to agree Democrat positions over the alternative. If the Republicans had some quality representatives (Huntsman), then I might be inclined to agree with them more.
 
Partisan bias, not so much. Bias to my own opinion, certainly.
 
Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.

I voted yes, though I'm not too sure on how we're defining this. I certainly lean left and see things from that perspective. Democrats fit those beliefs closer, though often are not different enough from republican to actually represent liberal ideals. I also don't believe republicans are of worse moral fiber than democrats. Both parties have serious moral, intellectual, and ethical issues.
 
Simple enough question. By my calculation only about 4 of us should answer yes.

I don't believe I have a "partisan" bias although I do have a conservative bias, a Canadian conservative bias. Like most Canadians, I believe in smaller government and personal freedoms - we believe the government should stay our of our wallets and out of our bedrooms.

That said, most American Democrats believe in a government solution for every problem, regardless the cost, including solving society's social issues with government intervention, so I'm not often in favor of what they propose. However, many American Republicans, while claiming to believe in smaller government are awfully busy trying to legislate morality and personal behavior. Their lower taxes message, letting people keep more of their own money, is a good message - too bad they can't bring themselves to stick with the fiscal message and knock off with the judgement police routine.
 
Sure I don't really know of any conservatives in the Democratic Party, I believe in conservatism and adhering to the limitations of the Constitution. But I can be fair, and from time to time I disagree with people on our side, or those on our side who fail to support conservative principles. Sometimes I even give the Left a break when I think an allegation is unwarranted.
 
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