Partisan Psychology: Why Do People Choose Political Loyaltie

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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    how many americans vote rep one election and then dem the next?
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    Here is my voting record and my reasoning behind my ballot:
    I originally registered as Republican because my Dad was Reprublican and at age 18, I didn't know any better.
    1976 - Voted for Carter over Ford. This was after all of that Watergate/Nixon shit. and we had a sitting President and Vice President (Ford/Rockerfeller) that no one voted for.
    1980 - Voted for Reagan over Carter. The Iran Hostage thing was in full swing, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. My thoughts were we needed strong foriegn policy. Carter wasn't cutting it.
    1984 - Voted for Reagan over Mondale. The nation was strong and prosperous. It was the 80s... I was getting entrenched into the Military/Industrial machinery.
    1988 - Voted for G.H.W. Bush over Dukakis. Because... seriously... Dukakis? Can you blame me?
    1992 - Voted for G.H.W. Bush over Bill Clinton. I thought he was a good president. He did the right thing, bailing out the Savings and Loans which protected average people's accounts. He also did the right thing when the Berlin Wall fell... let the Germans have the day (despite the Republican's want to gloat about it and take credit for it).
    1996 - Voted for Bill Clinton over Bob Dole. His policies were working, I figured he'd won my support.
    2000 - Voted for Gore over G.W.Bush. G.W.Bush's alliance with the Christian Fundamentalist of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson bothered me. Not a big fan of Theocracy.
    2004 - Voted for John Kerry over G.W.Bush. IRAQ.
    2008 - Barack Obama over John McCain. Cannot go back to the G.W. Bush era politics. Cannot risk Sarah Palin that close to becoming President.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    I believe those in power: Extremely wealthy, media, politicians have a vested interest in pitting 2 sides against one another in order to distract everyone from the fact that those in power are raping our country blind.

    Many of us arguing have a lot more in common than we think.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    MayDay10 wrote:
    I believe those in power: Extremely wealthy, media, politicians have a vested interest in pitting 2 sides against one another in order to distract everyone from the fact that those in power are raping our country blind.

    Many of us arguing have a lot more in common than we think.
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    I agree. This ridicuous division (along bullshit political lines) only benefits those who run the show. The Extremely Wealthy... not bullshit chumps with Derek Jeter sized chump salaries... the ones who spend Jeter's salary on show horses and compounds in Martha's Vineyard.
    Media clebrities such as Bill O'Reilley, Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Glenn Beck are in the business of selling books and movies and television sponsorships. The first clue to Americans should be... 'If it is on your television... IT ISN'T REAL'.
    And the BEST Thing for these people is... Term Limits. Weird, huh? Term limits would only make the same politicians run for other offices and the only consistency in our Federal Government would be... LOBBYISTS. Lobbyists do not have term limits and could and have been lobbying for decades. You think it's bad now... imagine the lobbyists with the power to weild legislation. It's bad now... with the only bright spot being... it could be worse.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Cosmo wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    I believe those in power: Extremely wealthy, media, politicians have a vested interest in pitting 2 sides against one another in order to distract everyone from the fact that those in power are raping our country blind.

    Many of us arguing have a lot more in common than we think.
    ...
    I agree. This ridicuous division (along bullshit political lines) only benefits those who run the show. The Extremely Wealthy... not bullshit chumps with Derek Jeter sized chump salaries... the ones who spend Jeter's salary on show horses and compounds in Martha's Vineyard.
    Media clebrities such as Bill O'Reilley, Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Glenn Beck are in the business of selling books and movies and television sponsorships. The first clue to Americans should be... 'If it is on your television... IT ISN'T REAL'.
    And the BEST Thing for these people is... Term Limits. Weird, huh? Term limits would only make the same politicians run for other offices and the only consistency in our Federal Government would be... LOBBYISTS. Lobbyists do not have term limits and could and have been lobbying for decades. You think it's bad now... imagine the lobbyists with the power to weild legislation. It's bad now... with the only bright spot being... it could be worse.

    I agree with term limits. Being a member of congress was never intended to be a full time job. Career politicians are ruining us.

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