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by anonymous on January 15th, 2007

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Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or neither? If you arent either,...what are you?

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  • by hemiman on January 16th, 2007

    hemiman

    I am Republican. I do not vote a straight ticket, however. I vote for the person. But in all honesty, I do not vote for any Democrats. I either vote Republican or I vote Libertarian. And I am leaning towards Libertarian more and more.

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  • by Anonymous on January 16th, 2007

    Anonymous

      I'm registered as a Republican, and usually vote that way.  Inasmuch as there is any meaningful difference between the two major parties, the Republican position on any given issue is nearly always more in line with my own beliefs than the Democratic position.

      In many instances, I find the Libertarian position most in line with my beliefs; but I also find that in some instances, the Libertarian party takes positions that are far less agreeable to me than those of either of the two main parties.

      Those areas where I am in signifcant disagreement with the Libertarians are areas in which I am sure the Libertarians would agree with me that the Federal government has no legitimate business being involved anyway (per the Tenth Amendment, which neither the Republican or Democratic parties seem willing to obey or even acknowledge).  I would therefore, be very happy to see the Libertarians solidly in power at the federal level.

      At the state and lower levels, I'd be happiest to see the Libertarians replace the Democrats as a major party, with them being in some sort of balance with the Republicans.

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  • by Sketchy Mess Jeoffory on January 16th, 2007

    Sketchy Mess Jeoffory

    I generally say I am a democrat although I don't really agree with alot of what any of the parties are up to.

    Here is a quote that sums up what I believe quite nicely:

    Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
    H. L. Mencken

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  • by audiogal on March 20th, 2007

    audiogal

    I'm registered Republican, but consider myself more of an independent (you have to register as one or the other to vote in primaries, though).

    I think I have a touch of Libertarianism, as I think the government should try to stay out of our lives as much as possible. I can do a better job than they can with my money and life!

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  • by TailorMadeHell on January 16th, 2007

    TailorMadeHell

    I am registered as Libertarian. I vote based on the best candidate whether they be Democrat, Republican, Independent or Mickey Mouse. This whole thing of whether you are Democrat or Republican has been the road to mishap for more years than I care to count. We should all be one party and remember that the politicians work for us, not the other way around. This bickering back and forth over party lines will not solve anything.

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  • by Universe Of Life on January 16th, 2007

    Universe Of Life

    Neither

    We have a different term for each in Australia

    Labor or liberal

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  • by Snooch on July 15th, 2008

    Snooch

    I am Independent which if you know anything about Florida elections.. I am basically allowed to do squat when it comes to voting.. hence my lack of faith in it all.

    Having to vote republican if you are republican.. I mean that is asinine.
    I love burgers but that does not mean I like every burger out there!

    It is all hogwash and that sucks for those of us with voices not being heard.

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  • by kedar on October 15th, 2007

    kedar

    I am a Democrat, but I am not living in the U.S. anymore, so I don't vote.

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  • by scubabob on January 16th, 2007

    scubabob

    Neither. I'm a Liberal. We don't have Republicans or Democrats in Canada. :)
    Liberals are our centre of all the parties. It would be the equivalent of a left leaning Democrat in the states I guess, since our Conservatives are about equal to the American Democrats.

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  • by Anonymous on January 16th, 2007

    Anonymous

    I just say I am Conservative really.

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  • by nevets - badgicide on January 16th, 2007

    nevets - badgicide

    As PJ media puts it, I am a "Freeranger".

    "When Pajamas Media was just forming, a fair number of bloggers were uncomfortable with the conventional left-right, liberal-conservative dichotomized pigeonholes of the mainstream media.

    We wondered how others felt, so in the fall of 2005 we looked for research on this area. Not being able to find any, we commissioned in October 2005, a poll with Princeton Research. Question 21 of that poll asked if the respondents felt that the labels of liberal or conservative applied to them. Not entirely to our surprise, those respondents did not reflect a minority view, but actually a plurality of the American public. 43% of those responding felt that neither the liberal nor conservative label totally applied to them, a percentage vastly greater than those who identified with either polarity.

    But we also found these people aren’t actually centrists in the conventional sense of that word. They have passionate feelings from all sides of the spectrum, not just the middle ground. Someone could be a complete social liberal while being an adamant war hawk. Or the reverse. In other words — these people are 'blends' with some values from the liberal side and other values from the conservative side. They are not 100% partisans that are glued to a typical ideology. Thanks to an excellent submission from one of our readers, we have dubbed this group the 'Freerangers'.

    This October 2005 research however seems even more relevant in the fall of 2006. This is a time when some media, political and even blogger camps focus on 100% partisan purity. We want Politics Central to be an environment for a broad range of ideologies including the unserved Freerangers. We see that there can be Freerange voters, Freerange politicians and Freerange media (like Politics Central).

    Freeranger Central is the area where we examine this phenomenon with research and analysis."

    http://politicscentral.com/section/freeranger_central/

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  • by janacide on January 16th, 2007

    janacide

    Niether.I am a felon so I have no voting rights.If I knew which party pressed that law then i would be the opposite.

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  • by Mr. Meaulnes on July 14th, 2008

    Mr. Meaulnes

    I'm neither, because in essence, there is very little difference between the Democrats and the Republicans.

    Both of the U.S.'s major political parties operate within, and do in fact embody, a system that's corrupt, classist, and closed-mindedly adverse to any real change.

    And the only way that America is ever going to get its leadership out of that dead-end system is for people to realise that there are other, better viable alternatives to the two major parties and their candidates.

    How can we expect any significant change if we continue to restrict our votes to people endorsed by the same two big parties?

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  • by Anonymous on September 15th, 2006

    Anonymous

      I am registered and usually vote as a Republican.  The general principles on which the Republican party is based are much more in line with my beliefs than those on which the Democratic party is based; though I often doubt whether there is really much difference in practice between the two parties.

      In many respects, I find the Libertarian party to be more in line with my views, but the Libertarian party also takes some views that are very much out of line with my beliefs.  I'd be happy to see the Libertarian party in power at the federal level; those area where I find myself in disagreement with the Libertarians are areas in which I think the Libertarians (who share my strict interpetation of the Tenth Amendment) would agree with me that the federal government has no legitimate business being involved anyway.

      In practice, however, I usually see it as a waste to vote for anything other than a Republican.  Third-party candidates very rarely win, and so voting for one only deprives a Republican candidate of a vote than might enable him to defeat the Democratic candidate.

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  • by anonymous on September 14th, 2006

    anonymous

    Ok, in Britain I support the Labour Party. I do because they have done a lot of good things over the past seven years, and I believe it is a more 'for the people' kind of party rather than the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats have turned into alcoholics who use rent boys. But to be honest, I hate the BNP party more (British Nationalist Party) because they are racist and will turn Britain into a dictatorship, similar to V for Vendetta actually.

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  • by yoyo00 on September 15th, 2008

    yoyo00

    Registered independent. I like neither group particularly. I fall in the middle twixt here and there and I like to think for myself and make up my own mind based on information not BS.

    Neither side is focusing on real issues:
    -our borders
    -terrorism
    -us not controlling our own food supply
    -us not controlling our own fuel supply
    -us having big enemies (such as russia) that are getting 'scholarships' from one of our fuel suppliers (venezuela)
    -we are plowing over our fields to build houses
    -it is too expensive for many farmers to farm compounding our food supply control issue
    -our economy - practical steps to fix it not some hokey b*llsh*t

    Honestly at this point i could care less about abortion, prayer in schools, about gay marriage, about this and that. WHO CARES ... if we are unable to eat, clothe our families and afford to drive to work? Focus on real issues that affect us all or we're all going to be in deep crap! If we do not control our own basic needs as a nation, we will be dominated by one of our many foreign enemies or some other external force.

    WAKE UP AMERICA!

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  • by Hardcore Conservative on December 1st, 2009

    Hardcore Conservative

    I'm a Conservative. Most of the conservative values that I lean towards are found in the Republican party. There are dipshits in both parties.
    .
    Why did you list this in the Assassinations topic field? Feeling violent today?

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  • by FoolishOne on December 1st, 2009

    FoolishOne

    I used to be a registered Republican, but now am a Libertarian since both Democrats and Republicans are only concerned with increasing thier power base in Washington. Libertarians want less government while the two major parties love more, more, and more.

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  • by Ironhead on December 1st, 2009

    Ironhead

    Neither

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  • by Aaren on December 1st, 2009

    Aaren

    Neither, they're both completely stupid.

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  • by Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls on December 28th, 2008

    Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls

    Neither

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  • by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on July 14th, 2008

    Freddy Says remove all moderation points

    Just how insular are you? There is a whole wide world out there.

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  • by In London from 3-31 to 4-7--GTA Master on March 20th, 2007

    In London from 3-31 to 4-7--GTA Master

    Democrat.

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  • by Valparaiso on March 20th, 2007

    Valparaiso

    I'm an Indiana democrat.

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  • by Chosun One on March 14th, 2007

    Chosun One

    I am a revolutionary, the entire political system of this country needs to be changed.

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  • by Mirage V2.0 AWOL on January 25th, 2007

    Mirage V2.0 AWOL

    I am registered Democrat. (Since Viet Nam when it meant something to be liberal. Dems don't know what they want anymore other than to be in charge. Hoping for a good one this upcoming election.)

    Often vote Republican (small government/low tax policies).

    I think Libertarian. just can't find one to vote for!

    (BTW- I haven't seen a D or R running yet that I trust. They seem to be reading the polls and telling the "truths" they think people will accept
    I've heard all the promises possible in my lifetime, and only seen Reagan keep any. Don't fall for promises. And don't buy any candidates goods without asking the "PRICE" first.
    All the candidates images and platforms seemed groomed to television and to the zeitgeist- spirit of the times. I think that is why they seem so "bland." I'm waiting for someone with character and integrity to emerge. Somehow, I think the rush of the political stream in DC erodes these two traits.

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  • by nevets - badgicide on January 25th, 2007

    nevets - badgicide

    I am a "freeranger".

    http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/278937

    You would have to ask me specific questions to get my opinion on certain topics.

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  • by Anonymous on January 16th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Libertarian. Because Republicans are too far to the right and Democrats are too far to the left.

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  • by littl_foggy on January 16th, 2007

    littl_foggy

    democrat although it dosnt really matter right now I think we all hate our president

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  • by Anonymous on January 16th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Neither. I vote for who I think is the best person for the job.

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  • by Halskiisaklink on January 16th, 2007

    Halskiisaklink

    I'm Australian and I vote for the Greens.

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on January 16th, 2007

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day John1513,

    Thank you for your question.

    I am another Australian. Our major parties are Liberal, Labor, National and Green. There are the Australian Democrats but they are fast becoming irrelevant polling at 1% or less.

    The Liberal Party is our equivalent of the Republican Party. I belong to it so I would be a Republican in America.

    Regards

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  • by travis bickle on September 19th, 2006

    travis bickle

    Neither, moderate.

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  • by bignose on September 18th, 2006

    bignose

    a republican, no reason other than i grew up in a solidly democratic area, very rough, where being a republican was unheard of and sometimes dangerous. the local machine was so corrupt and evil that i became disenchanted with dem party. later in life i reviewed my thinking and after looking at all options decided to stay republican. seems there a lot of loonies in the dem party. my opinion.

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  • by mcclisteraf on September 14th, 2006

    mcclisteraf

    I would have to say that I am a democratic liberal. And that is kind of weird for me considering that I am in the US Airforce.

    I just know that our country is corrupt and our leaders are terrible people that hurt things more than they help.

    I would say that I am almost a hippie when it comes to political thinking. Not quite, but almost...

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  • by Rufus on November 28th, 2011

    Rufus

    I am a combination of libertarian and liberal. A strange combination for sure.

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  • by excon on November 27th, 2011

    excon

    Hello c:

    I'm so far right, I could be considered left.

    excon

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  • by shelleyblue on November 27th, 2011

    shelleyblue

    I'm an independent.

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  • by Athrael on November 26th, 2011

    Athrael

    Third Party, Centrist (Extremist Moderate). I vote for the man who I think will do the least amount of damage in office.

    Since its only a Demoncrate/Repugliican Two party system that usually means voting for the one I think will fuck things up the least.

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  • by Don Gorgeous George on November 26th, 2011

    Don Gorgeous George

    Pretty much libertarian. I like candidates like Ron Paul.

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  • by Proconsul on November 26th, 2011

    Proconsul

    I used to belong to one party, then the other. It became apparent that either the GOP or the Dem is self serving, so now I am independent.

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  • by NotSuspiciousAtAll on November 26th, 2011

    NotSuspiciousAtAll

    Green Party.

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  • by Z-Weezy on December 1st, 2009

    Z-Weezy

    Based on the demographics of the United States, I find it unlikely that as many people that have answered so far belong to neither party.

    That being said, I am registered as a Independent voter for the state of North Carolina. I live overseas though, so I rarely vote in local elections and instead vote only on State Congressional and Presedential elections. +3

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  • by Ron C on December 1st, 2009

    Ron C

    Registered Democrat but only so that I can vote in the primaries. I am a closet Independent with progressive leanings.

    I don't know anyone, anymore that proudly proclaims themselves to be either Republican or Democrat. They always add modifiers.

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  • by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on December 1st, 2009

    Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard

    Neither.

    They represent two equally authoritarian wings of the same corrupt bird.

    Oh, and that bird wants to strip you of your rights.

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  • by advracer on December 1st, 2009

    advracer

    I am a republican, but only because there is no better choice. Personally, I think we need another party to keep the other two honest.

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  • by NOTANONYMOUS HATER on December 28th, 2008

    NOTANONYMOUS HATER

    I am republican

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  • by Carpediem COAT ab imo pectore on October 7th, 2008

    Carpediem COAT ab imo pectore

    I am neither, I am a Libertarian.

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  • by Tamilze on October 7th, 2008

    Tamilze

    I'm registered as an independent....I don't see how I could pick one side or another.

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  • by jin jang on July 15th, 2008

    jin jang

    Since there is not much choice,and the unlikeliness of an independent becoming president(which would be the best choice of all),I would go with democrat.They are more progressive thinking and be the best for the country,thus bring the country out of the economic crisis.If one looks through the history of America,when the democrats were in power the country was not at war and the economy was doing great.In the present case now government in the history of the US has an administration put the country in such economic crisis in such a short time as the existing one.

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