I reluctantly voted for Bush.
Living in Texas, I was going to vote Libertarian because I knew Bush was definitely going to take Texas, but in the end I decided to vote for him because of the popular vote.
The 2000 election really set a precedent and made the popular vote more important than it really should be, and as close as the 2004 election was looking nation wide, I felt like I needed to make sure Kerry didn't win electorally or popularly. I still voted for everybody with an L beside their name in all the local races, though.
Do I regret it now? Yes and no. I think Bush has become one of the worst presidents. Of course, they've all been bad recently, but with Bush we were all hoping for a big change, and instead we got more of the same if not worse. In spite of all that, I'm pretty sure Kerry could not have been any better.
I'm voting for what's right from now on, as the Dem and Pub alternatives are pretty equally bad. My vote will not be wasted on them anymore.
Agreed. I am in the same boat as I reluctantly voted for Bush - not for popular vote reasons but because the Libertarian party doesn't really do a good job of representing small "l" libertarians.
Regardless, I am not voting Republican again until they become a fiscal conservative party and one that respects liberty. Right now the only difference is that Republicans politicians do care somewhat about national defense. Of course that concern ends when it comes to protecting out borders.
The best thing for the nation would be a complete takeover of power by the democrats. That would finally wake up the status quo Republicans and alert them that we have grown tired of Republicans campaigning as conservatives but governing as socialists and proponents of a police state.
Dittos.
Republicans in charge of the House since 1994. Republicans in charge of the Senate since 1998. Republicans in charge of the House, Senate and White House since 2000.
Still no meaningful tax reform, continued expansion of the federal nanny-state, no control of the borders.
I'm done.