Your voting record

This is the same voting pattern as I have had...minus the fascinating comments though and voting for Clark. I strongly believe in the need of a third party in American politics. Thus, I will generally vote for a third party candidate unless I feel that the third party guy is a complete nut. I voted for Perot, so you can see I mean a REAL nut...

Once McCain lost the Republican primary, I lost interest in the republican candidate. Gore is a complete waste, so that left Nader. *sigh* I still wish McCain would have ran for the Republican primary again this time around. He would be such a good president.

My Clark consideration is because of his experience in matters of defense and I was impressed with his commentary on CNN during the "heavy fighting". If he doesn't make it to the big dance, I'm back to the drawing board.

McGentrix, you voted Nader!?

Da-amn ... ! <grins>

Nah, no party (I tought that was understood).
I was 19, planned not to voto but was chosen to be a poll booth vote counter. Federal representative elections (always rigged, those days)
There was a space for "non-registered" candidates. So I convinced 2 friends to vote for me.
With 3 votes, I beat the Party of the Authentic Mexican Revolution on our polling booth.

But now I recall I was once a candidate for Congress, in 1982: number 16 on the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico ticket for the Mexico City circunscription. I had no chance: we got only 5 or 6 out of that ticket.

On 1988 I was offered a "sure spot" on the Mexican Socialist Party ticket, but refused on the (solid) grounds that I was backing another Presidential candidate (really, because I knew the "sure spot" for me was a way to block another -more relevant, but less accomodating- member of my faction to get that spot).

On 2000 I was offered by the Social Democrats to be "Delegacion" (submayoral) candidate for downtown Mexico City. With no chances of winning and the need to suspend my job as a journalist during the campaign (not ethical to be press and candidate, IMO), I declined.

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On an aside... American politics isn't that black & white as it seems.
dyslexia and McGentrix voted for the same Presidencial candidate!

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The UK has great parties.
I remember the Let's Have a Party Party and the Fancy Dress Party.

Just re-read this: it sure was an interesting thread!

I guess there's litle chance of Hobitbob, OCCOM BILL, Dys and McGentrix voting for the same candidate this time 'round ... and I wonder whether McG still thinks McCain would be "such a good President".

fbaezer, a propos the Let's Have a Party Party, I think for the last elections here, the registrations included that of the Yet Another New Party ...

Dukakis
Clinton
Clinton
Gore

I vote liberal all the way. I was really tempted to vote for Nader in 200 and was undecided until I went into the booth. I went with solidarity, but I knew MA would carry Gore with or without my vote.

I voted AGAINST Mitt Romney.

1960 Too young, but passionately wanted Kennedy
to win - later wanted to join the Peace Corps
1964 Johnson
1968 Nixon
1972 Nixon
1976 Carter
1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush the elder
1992 Bush the elder
1996 Dole
2000 Bush the second

I wish there was someway we could force McCain to be president... What's the line of succession?

The idea is - make Bush lose by such a startling margin that the Republican party will be shocked into a fundamental change of course - and repudiate the Bush / war cabinet clique.

If the Republican mainstream will somehow get to perceive the Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld line as the cause of a landslide defeat, McCain, as a famous, respected Republican who from the start warned against that line, will be perfectly placed for succession.

Even a narrow defeat will probably still have the Bush people holding on to dominance in the party, for now - and McCain blamed for causing a defeat that could supposedly have been avoided by "party unity".

Is my guess ;-)

Sorry nimh, the off shore casinos still have Bush favored 6 to 5... And I assure you it is not in their best interest to sell Bush.

1984 Reagan
1988 Bush 41
1992 Perot (mistake)
1996 Dole
2000 Bush 43

More importantly, I almost always vote NO on propositions. I'm waiting for a proposition for no more propositions. That one I might go for.

Oh, I didnt say a landslide Bush defeat was very likely, Bill - 6 to 5 sounds about right. I just said that if a landslide Bush defeat would occur, that should position McCain quite well ... one more reason to vote against Bush! ;-)

Cringing at 6:5, how can this be? Oh, yeah, I know it is probably spot on.

Bump

Why you bumpin this one Bill?

Threads that go bump in the night?

Because probably there will be more voting records.

Thok. What would we do without you?

<muffled giggle>

Okay, I'll throw mine out there as best I can remember, but it's kind of embarrassing.

Ross Perot
Ross Perot
John McCain (Republican primary)
Harry Brown

For offices other than president, unless there is some reason not to, I usually choose the independent or third party if there is one running.