Ok. No fighting here! Just make your pick!
Now, This won't really count as an official ballot... but you should know that.
Now, This won't really count as an official ballot... but you should know that.
Ok. No fighting here! Just make your pick! ...
Shouldn't there be the options of...
Obama, and I'm a Republican
Romney, and I'm a Democrat
Obama, but I don't consider Romney evil
Romney, but I don't consider Obama evil
Etc...
Well, I don't see the option I want. I'm not voting for either of those two - but I am voting. I know plenty of people who say, "I am voting for candidate X, not because I like him, but because I don't want to see the other guy win". The lesser of two evils argument.
I could only wish everyone would inform themselves of ALL presidential candidates and make a more informed decision. I was a little upset/disappointed when both Romney & Obama declined their invitations to the debates with all of the candidates Maybe if the media started advertising the other parties there could be a chance for actual change - but that's not happening.
I give this thread another 48 hours before people are choking each other online.
There are more registered democrats than republicans, and the majority of Independents tend to vote democrat. So it all comes down to voter suppression(Through politics and Hurricane Sandy) and people going out and voting. The number of Republicans is just increasingly getting smaller and smaller over the years. That's just the nature of Conservatism itself. The more evolved a society becomes, the less conservative it becomes. So what it really comes down to is whether or not the Republicans can get more registered voters out to the polls in Ohio. Because they have 0 chance of taking the independent majority.
People can banter back and forth over individual issues, but that is the broad truth of the matter.
"Conservative" can have wide meaning, so your statement doesn't necessarily hold true.
Socially, it does change as society changes.
However, fiscally is another story. Fiscal conservatism is gaining popularity.
It would be interesting if the US used parliamentary system of government.I minored in Political Science. In my opinion what we need is "Equal Proportion Representation", instead of the winner take all system that we have now.
With the "Winner Take All" system, you are normally limited to two candidates. Most races are normally relatively close, so half the people on the losing side are upset. Then if a 3rd party is tossed into this system, some one wins with a plurality, not a majority. Candidate A gets 30% of the vote, B gets 29% C gets 41%. Candidate C wins, even though a majority 59% of the people don't want him.
With "Equal Proportion Representation" everyone is happy. Plus you're are voting on a platform, rather than an individual. Here is how it works in a very simplified manner:
Party A gets 40% of the vote and 40 seats in Congress
Party B gets 30% of the vote and 30 seats in Congress
Party C gets 20% of the vote and 20 seats in Congress
Party D gets 10% of the vote and 10 seats in Congress
Then after the election Party A and Party C form a coalition with the 60% majority and elect a Prime Minister.
Just my opinion, I am not here to argue it, because I hate political arguments.
I took AP Political Science as a high school senior and won a debate where I took the Libertarian stance.I minored in Political Science.