Posted on 05/04/2004 10:48:48 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
When people vote for candidates, they are not just voting for an individual; they are voting for a party. I don't just mean in terms of control of the White House or Congress, but in a philosophical sense. The two parties have very different philosophies on various issues and when one votes for a candidate of a particular party, one essentially votes for that philosophy, regardless of the views of the individual candidate. No matter what that candidate may say or believe personally, over time they eventually are forced to conform to their party's philosophy if elected.
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