[goldfinch]

Hey, 'Fair', I've not said I'm not voting this fall.

Why don't you just go ahead and vote for the Democrats? Staying home may make you feel all clean and pure, but the results are the same as if you vote for the Democrat. So do your civic duty and vote.

[ConservativeMind]

It makes perfect sense why so many conservatives are disillusioned with the idea of voting for idiots.

Of course I'm voting, but I also know many conservatives in my own state (Illinois) who can't stand the idea of voting for a Republican governor who is arguably more liberal than the Democrat. The same holds for national offices in many other states.

When the Republican is more liberal than the Democrat (that is often the case in Illinois), then one can't in good conscience vote Republican.

We had a governor candidate, Poshard, who was a Democrat, but who was a staunch supporter of the NRA and gun rights. I believe he was also pro-life. I voted for the Republican, Ryan, who went against any conservative principles he had, even letting more than 100 death-row inmates get commuted sentences. This Republican now has 6 years of jail before him as of this week.

I would easily vote for a Democrat like Zell Miller than a Republican like Lincoln Chafee or Jim Jeffords. You see, I'm faithful to conservative principles, not a party.

What are you faithful to?