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In 2016, will you vote for your party no matter who is it's candidate?

In 2016, will you vote for your party no matter who is it's candidate?

  • Yes

    Votes: 4 10.8%

  • No

    Votes: 23 62.2%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 7 18.9%

  • No comment

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • Total voters
    37
Perotista said:
I think what people say in a poll like this and what people do at the ballot box can be two different things.
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You mean you think the number is higher then 8%?
 
DA60 said:
You mean you think the number is higher then 8%?
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Yeah. That is unless one of the candidates is way out of the the main stream. Goldwater in 64, McGovern in 72 are two that come to mind right quick. Then there is the I am just plain tied of the incumbent syndrome, Carter in 80, Bush the first in 92 fall into this category. But when doing simulations for the presidency, there is a rule of thumb used when that simulation is based on party affiliation. History has shown with the above exceptions that 90% of those who say they are Democrats will vote for that parties candidate, 93% of those who say they are Republicans will vote for their parties candidates. Then there is the lean category, 67% of those who say their are independent but lean towards the Democratic Party will vote for that parties candidate, the lean Republicans are slightly higher at 70%. Republicans have a smaller base to pull from, but are a bit more loyal.

The rest is what I call true independent which no one can put into any category. But in 2008 55% of these types voted for Obama and the Democrats, in 2010, 56% in this category voted for Republican congressional candidate and in 2012 they split roughly 50-50. So it is a crap shot.

When using it on the 2012 election the final results was right on the money.
 
DA60 said:
For the record, I would not vote for either major party unless you put a gun to my head...though I did not always feel that way.
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So even though you like Rand Paul you wouldn't vote for him because he's running under the GOP?
 
DA60 said:
In 2016, will you vote for your party no matter who is it's candidate?
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My party doesn't field candidates for President. However if Gov. Ventura runs I'll vote for him, and he is a member of my party.
 
MMC said:
Cmon Now Pero.....I have said. His golf game has gotten better. He doesn't double dribble as much when he is playing basketball.

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Oh.....and he still knows what looks Right. :2razz:.....:lol:
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Right in front of his wife too! He's braver than I thought.
 
DA60 said:
Voting for a party, no matter who is it's candidate, is 'ridiculously partisan' to me.

You don't agree...fine.
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Why is this? A party has a platform, which is what that party stands for. Supporting that party is no different than supporting a candidate.
 
I vote for the best candidate available who has a chance of winning. Mostly in recent years, I vote for the lesser of the available evils because there are no candidates running that I can actually support.
 
tres borrachos said:
I also voted for Perot in 1992. I was so dissapointed in both parties at the time. I don't regret my vote for him, and 20+ years later, I'm not sure he would have made a good President. But so many of the points he made resonated with me.
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I voted for him too, he actually had a shot at winning, which is more than I can say for any 3rd party candidate out there today. I don't regret my vote for him either but he shot himself in the foot and wasted millions. Whether he could have made a good president or not, I don't honestly think anyone that wants the job will actually be able to do the job.
 
What's the difference between options 2 and 3?
 
RabidAlpaca said:
I've decided that if Rand Paul gets the GOP nomination I'll vote GOP for the first time ever. I'd prefer someone running under the libertarian platform but I'd be tickled to death that a candidate that matches my beliefs 75+% actually has somewhat of a chance of winning.
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He has my vote as well, I have never voted repuke before. But I like rand. I had divorced the dems when i finally realized the damage that clinton's policies have done to destroy america!
I did not vote for obama either I woke up when the economy collapsed.
 
DA60 said:
In 2016, will you vote for your party no matter who is it's candidate?
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Individuals don't matter. Nobody rules through force of personality or belief in the Washington Machine. I'll always choose the Democrats as an organization over the Republicans as an organization.
 
DA60 said:
In 2016, will you vote for your party no matter who is it's candidate?
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Yes, whoever the Republican candidate is I will most likely agree with at least 75% of what he or she believes and I may only agree with about 25% of whoever the Democrat candidate is. So it makes the decision to vote Republican pretty easy for me. That and I am aware of the differences in the parties.
 
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