If I am not a minority, not gay, and have a job....why should I vote democrat?
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Because you're not a greedy, ego-centric, arrogant republican. You realize that being an American means being tolerant, compassionate, and inclusive for all of your fellow citizens regardless of their socioeconomic class, religion, race, or sexual orientation. You realize that by being an American you have a responsibility to question your gov't when you disagree with them. Vote Hillary in 2008 and take our country back from the criminal republicans, you never answered me last time, won't you join us?
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More Dem's are on welfare. If you had republicans saying you needed to go get a job and maybe think before you got pregnant again or a democrat saying you needed more help with free medical, food stamps, child care, energy assistance,WIC, etc. Who do you think welfare people or going to vote for? If they vote.\n\nI'm not rich. Very poor. But I believe in taking charge of my own life and not expect taxpayers to give me anything.
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If you're working for a politician of one of the two major parties, the choice is pretty clear.  Which is why you probably chose the job anyway, because you believed in that party's platform.\n\nBut if you're a more generic government worker, you'd go with the party that supports your own leaning.  For example, Republicans are seen as better for the military and Democrats are seen as better for social programs.  As a result, you find a lot of military people voting Republican.
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It's the individuals qualifications, honesty, integrity, honor, and political beliefs that determine for whom I vote.  Gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity do not play a part in determining my vote.  It's the individual no matter what party he/she is affiliated with.
849272
Hey, don't feel like a failure.  It looks like your time has come, to add politics to your life.  I'm actually going to let someone else tell you about what's happening, but I had to put in my two-cents worth on an important matter.  If you are a decent, moral, responsible person, and don't want tons of your money taken out of your paycheck,then you need to vote REPUBLICAN on everything.  Believe me, everything good and right is what Republicans stand for.  Everything corrupt, and immoral is what Democrats stand for. Good Luck on your new quest!
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Probably not. The liberals would rather have the homosexual population "kept down", like the blacks, women, and other minorities. This way they can have an excuse to give people money for nothing but being different. Problem with that is, everyone's different, and I shouldn't have to pay for you AND you're difference. Find a way to keep the liberals out of the equation, and you'd have a winning idea. As you pretty much always would.
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*LOL* They make me glad I'm not a Democrat. In fact I'd hate to think I was even supported by such immature people. \n\nWhat they forget is it wasn't Democrats who put their people in power. Democrats and Republicans are about equal in numbers. It was the selection by those who are independant that decided the outcome. If you are voted in-- You can be voted out in a couple years.
259041
YES! However the reason is because I'm a libertarian, not because I want to vote against DemocRat or Republicunts.
937083
I was born with a God-given, intelligent brain.  It is not by chance that I am voting today for conservative public servants. I have studied the issues, considered those running, and have a will to choose those who will best represent my values.  Aren't we blessed!!!
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I am a Christian Conservative and I vote Republican because they TELL THE TRUTH NO MATTER WHAT. Liberal Democrats LOVE TO LIE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT TELL THE TRUTH and that is why I do not vote Democrat unless the candidate comes from the city that I live in.
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Because democrats generally want minorities to become wards of the state. Collect government benefits, and entitlements. They can't bear to see a minority become successful. Notice how they turn on them when they do? \nConservatives want minorities to be successful contributing members of society.
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I'm a liberal and I'm not a wiener! I'm a working American, so it's not in my best interests to vote Republican. Also, the religious fundamentalists have hijacked the Republican Party, and as far as I'm concerned, they have no f**king right to tell me or anyone else how to live. Also, I would like the effects of global warming to be reversed, and that's not going to happen when the Republicans are in power.
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Don`t just vote for anyone for any reason except because you have studied and learned what they are going to do for the people. Understand them and their values. This next president will have a lot of important issues before them. Mainly the security of our country and our way of life. Choose someone that is intelligent enough to stop and think about what they are doing and the consequences of their actions. In these days and times party makes no difference !! Think about it they are not even agreeing with each other anymore. Don`t get hung up in the PARTY propaganda VOTE AMERICAN .\n\n\nI gave this a lot of thought before answering It is not pro republican democrat etc.. It is pro common sense and pro AMERICAN people. People are to hung up on party, race gender and sexual preference. We bring a lot of problems on ourselves because of this.  Your body is only a shell to the person you really are and the good or bad in your heart ...\n    I am a white middle class middle age female
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Dem - I have alot of passion about the issues I believe in, and the Dems tend to be the party that represent my beliefs.\nI am Pro-Choice, and believe a women should have the right to decide what to do with her body.\nI am against the war in Iraq, but I absolutely support the troops.\nI am for less spending for defense, and more spending for education.\nI am against the current "tax-breaks" as they only help the top 1% of our population. The only people actually feeling any tax relief make over $750,000 per year.\nI am for gay marriage, and for that matter, equal rights for all races, and sexual orientation.\nThe reasons go on and on, but that's a pretty good summary.
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In addition to being older, Democrats these days are more apt than the broader population to be women, nonwhites, and at the lower half of the income scale. About a quarter of whites are Democrats, compared with more than a third each who are Republicans or independents. Majorities of blacks and people of other races are Democrats.\n\n****\n\nI would have to say the Reps have a higher mean (not Median) income. Median income (which is not the average) would not be what I would be looking for. I would be looking for the mean or 'average' income
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The ones that say they are ultra Conservative would be Amish, so that's a lot of crap isn't it. I am a Democrat and I wont vote for a Republican unless for a local position as mayor or police chief. Otherwise no way. I have no positions on gays because i am not gay. I guess they have a right to fight for their own freedoms too.
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I am a republican, and make less than 80K a year. I used to make more, but 9-11 happened and my dream job ceased to exist. However, I became a republican because the platform of the party more closely reflected my personal, professional and political beliefs. I NEVER vote a straight party ticket, and always try to vote for the candidate I feel is the most qualified. In order to determine the qualifications of each candidate, I visit their websites, listen to political ads, watch debates and read profiles in the local paper. I try to be as informed about each candidate and their political stance on each issue before I determine whom to vote for. I have voted for democrats several times including in two presidential elections (Clinton).\n\nI regularly write my senators and representatives, both at state and federal level, in order to express my approval or disgust over their actions. I then vote my approval or dissatisfaction during the election. Most recently, I helped vote a republican mayor out of office because he was out of touch with the local citizens and was no longer a benefit to the community.\n\nI do not understand why you feel it is appropriate to take a fatalistic view of the world and decide certain "things are never going to end." I believe things can change if people want them to, particularly if a large group of people make a collective statement.\n\nI do not know anyone personally who advocates the eradication of wholesale segments of the population because of religious or sexual preference. \n\nI support proportional tax rates, to a point. No one should have to pay 80% on capital gains. There would be no incentive to earn money. Why would anyone invest $1 only to receive an additional 20 cents, regardless of how hard it was to make the 2nd dollar? You would bring the capitalist system to a halt.\n\nRepublicans normally support sound fiscal policy and the elimination or reduction of taxes. This is not always the case, as evidenced by some of the current administration's actions. You can't decry social inequity and then ask those who are the most industrious members of society to accept a system that forces them to work harder for less money because you want to give their hard earned money to people who aren't willing to work as hard.