It's the same on the right... we don't get everything we want but we get a hell of a lot more with the moderate GOP in office than a leftie. I'll fight with everything I have in me to keep Kerry out of the White House, even if that means fighting against fellow conservatives willing to help put him there.
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This may shock you, Saber, but quite often people vote a certain direction because they are just plain old mis-informed about either the candidates platform or they are naive about how political power can translate into policy changes that someone wants.
For example, I voted Perot in 1992. If ONE PERSON had sat me down for a moment and showed me the numbers involved in actually putting a third party candidate in the White House, I NEVER would have voted Perot. I liked Bush Sr. infinitely more than I liked Clinton... and those were actually my two choices no matter how stupid I was to realize it.