Eleven Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 It's impossible to have an incumbent in an open-seat election, so the first Bush 1 and Bush 2 elections are irrelevant when discussing the importance of candidate incumbency. Exactly why you need to reevaluate your conclusion. (He voted for an incumbent, what, twice, in 22 years?) I don't really care that much about this, though. Bring me some hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nowhere near as knowledgable of politics as many of you, so FWIW: 93% Libertarian 70% Republican (thought that was a little high) 37% Green 25% Democratic :shrugs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nowhere near as knowledgable of politics as many of you, so FWIW: 93% Libertarian 70% Republican (thought that was a little high) 37% Green 25% Democratic :shrugs: The Green Party had such, such hopes for you. Can I let them know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the link, weave... Interesting stuff. 81% Green 80% Democratic 52% Libertarian 36% Republican I'm still registered Republican, but like wjag, it's now just for the primaries since I've voted both ways in the past. I'd always considered myself a fiscal Republican and social Democrat, but the last several years the Republican party has shifted so far right that they no longer represent me on most issues. So, I guess my results aren't terribly surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the link, weave... Interesting stuff. 81% Green 80% Democratic 52% Libertarian 36% Republican I'm still registered Republican, but like wjag, it's now just for the primaries since I've voted both ways in the past. I'd always considered myself a fiscal Republican and social Democrat, but the last several years the Republican party has shifted so far right that they no longer represent me on most issues. So, I guess my results aren't terribly surprising. Sounds like Libertarian to me. Yet your poll results don't jive. Methinks you are not who you think you are. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sounds like Libertarian to me. Yet your poll results don't jive. Methinks you are not who you think you are. :D FIscal conservative, social liberal with a strong enviro bent = Green/Dem, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sounds like Libertarian to me. Yet your poll results don't jive. Methinks you are not who you think you are. :D Lol well I used to agree with the Republicans on financial matters, but not so much (hardly at all) these days. Trickle-down economics may have sounded like a good idea, but I think it's pretty clear by now that it doesn't work. My thing was always being against handouts, but I have no problem with helping the less fortunate as long as they are also willing to help themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 FIscal conservative, social liberal with a strong enviro bent = Green/Dem, no? I wouldn't call Dem's or Rep's fiscally conservative these days. But that's just me. :ph34r: The last two were very lighthearted comments BTW. Don't need to debate where each party stands. Lol well I used to agree with the Republicans on financial matters, but not so much (hardly at all) these days. Trickle-down economics may have sounded like a good idea, but I think it's pretty clear by now that it doesn't work. My thing was always being against handouts, but I have no problem with helping the less fortunate as long as they are also willing to help themselves. Just havin some fun. No need to essplain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 FIscal conservative, social liberal with a strong enviro bent = Green/Dem, no? While items 2 and 3 would match very well w/ Green/ Democrat, I can't imagine how a true fiscal conservative fits into either of those parties. (At least at the national level.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I wouldn't call Dem's or Rep's fiscally conservative these days. But that's just me. :ph34r: The last two were very lighthearted comments BTW. Don't need to debate where each party stands. Just havin some fun. No need to essplain. Fair enough. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 While items 2 and 3 would match very well w/ Green/ Democrat, I can't imagine how a true fiscal conservative fits into either of those parties. (At least at the national level.) I can explain it, but not without exploding this thread into something that weave didn't want (and no sensible person would want). To PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I can explain it, but not without exploding this thread into something that weave didn't want (and no sensible person would want). To PM! No, this thread has been very civil so far, the intent wasn't to derail the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Here's what my problem has typically been, especially of late: Four candidates (Obama, Romney, Johnson, Paul) and three parties (Democrat, Republican, Libertarian) all in the 72-78% range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Exactly why you need to reevaluate your conclusion. (He voted for an incumbent, what, twice, in 22 years?) I don't really care that much about this, though. Bring me some hockey. Meh. 3/5, or 3/4 if you exclude the 92 election. Sounds like Libertarian to me. Yet your poll results don't jive. Methinks you are not who you think you are. :D I know you're just having some fun, but on a serious note, that's a pretty common occurrence. For example, ~35% of voters identify as Independents, but only about 11% actually behave as Independents. The rest of them are closet partisans--they claim independence but then consistently vote party-line. Claiming to be independent is "cool" so people delude themselves into thinking they actually are independent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 No real surprise for my results although I didn't think I would rank so high for the Green Party... 83% Green 73% Democrat 72% Libertarian 53% Republican I had to read the evolution question twice because I thought my brain had just imploded... Thankfully in the more choices part it had what I was looking for "Evolution is a fact, not a theory" and now all is once again right with the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 It'd be pretty hilarious to compare the historical body count of "big business" to "big government." I agree, nothing compares to the damage "big business" has done to this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I can explain it, but not without exploding this thread into something that weave didn't want (and no sensible person would want). To PM! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 89% D 81% G 51% L 30% R Interesting that I agree with Mitt Romney on "no major policy issues", I'm pretty sure GOP primary voters picked him just to screw with me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just for fun, I tried to vote as a true uber right conservative and succeeded in getting 96% Republican. Not sure which question tripped me up... Can you do better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sloth Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 92% - Republican 93% - Libertarian 17% - Democrat 5% - Green Pretty much what I expected. Interesting topic to post, Weave. Glad no one has started some type of political argument. Simply keeping it fun is all we should try to do. And that can be difficult to achieve when politics are brought up, so I am impressed w/ how things have gone on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 None of this should surprise anyone here: Ron Paul 90% Virgil Goode 85% Gary Johnson 83% Mitt Romney 78% Barack Obama 11% (seriously???) Unless Ron Paul can pull off some miracle at the RNC in Tampa this summer, there's no way the Republicans are getting my vote. I'm certainly not voting for the Kenyan. I had no idea who Gary Johnson was until today. Thus, if Virgil Goode winds up being my only option, he has my vote. EDIT: The only thing that Obama and I seemed to agree upon was with regard to Israel (but my reasoning was different from his). I agree, nothing compares to the damage "big business" has done to this country. You could start your own. Plus, in all fairness, not all big business is bad. You do have a job, don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 92% - Republican 93% - Libertarian 17% - Democrat 5% - Green Pretty much what I expected. Interesting topic to post, Weave. Glad no one has started some type of political argument. Simply keeping it fun is all we should try to do. And that can be difficult to achieve when politics are brought up, so I am impressed w/ how things have gone on this topic. Well, it's Monday morning so the more "exciteable" members are liable to start spending more time in the thread. We'll see where it goes! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Who/What are the libertarian party? I've never heard of them - where do they lie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Who/What are the libertarian party? I've never heard of them - where do they lie? They are a political party...so they lie everywhere they go. :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Who/What are the libertarian party? I've never heard of them - where do they lie? From Wiki; http://en.wikipedia....(United_States) or right from the horse's mouth; http://www.lp.org/ Boiled down, they are for smaller gov't, smaller military, but social toerance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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