toldailytopic: Should party trump person? How important is it to vote for your politi

[Nathon Detroit]

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toldailytopic: Should party trump person? How important is it to vote for your political party regardless of the candidates voting record.

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[Son of Jack]

Personally (ironically enough), I think the person (and his/her voting record) is far more important than any political party. I think if we looked at the track record for most politicians they would be fairly inconsistent in toeing the party lines. I would also say that any politician that always toed the party line is a lazy, intellectually unvirtuous and disingenuous person and politician who is dangerous due to an apparent inability to act and think as an individual.

Parties have some usefulness, but I think less so than they used to.

 

[elohiym]

Party should be irrelevant, and for me it is.

 

[kmoney]

Vote the person, not the party.

 

[chrysostom]

is it ok if I chime in on this one?

 

[kmoney]

is it ok if I chime in on this one?

No need to. We know your answer.

:bow: Republicans

 

[chrysostom]

No need to. We know your answer.

:bow: Republicans

do you know why?

 

[DocJohnson]

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is about 20 years.

Vote for the individual who best represents your values.

 

[elohiym]

do you know why?

If I ask why will you answer the topic question?

 

[chrysostom]

If I ask why will you answer the topic question?

not until I get the ok

 

[elohiym]

not until I get the ok

Spit it out already!

 

[WizardofOz]

do you know why?

:sheep:

 

[chrysostom]

never saw so many guests

 

[DocJohnson]

not until I get the ok

You're waiting for an okay from the party chairman or something?

 

[chrysostom]

You're waiting for an okay from the party chairman or something?

somebody more important than that

 

[Mr. Beeks]

Up until the last few years I've voted for the person. But now that the democrats are running amok with their socialist agenda, I always vote 'anti-democrat'. We have a republican representative here, and I vote against him in the primaries, but for him in the general election. I don't want Pelosi getting one more vote on her side. But if for some reason if I had to vote either for a pro-choice republican or a pro-life democrat... I'd either vote for the democrat or not at all. Depends on how the rest of the country was going. If Pelosi isn't in power or close to it, I would vote for a conservative democrat over a liberal republican.

 

[kmoney]

do you know why?

because you think it's Christian to vote for them?

 

[chrysostom]

because you think it's Christian to vote for them?

why would it be Christian to vote for them?

 

[kmoney]

why would it be Christian to vote for them?

:idunno:

 

[elohiym]

somebody more important than that

What do you think will irritate that "somebody" more, you answering the topic question in one succinct post or you making several posts without making a single point?