Would You Ever Vote For A Democrat? (Is The Author Serious? Never!!!)

Townhall.com ^ | August 19, 2018 | Erich Reimer

[Kaslin]

I know, my husband did two tours in Vietnam

[arthurus]

I voted for one once for school superintendent. The alternative was a Republican good ole boy and guaranteed to put the School Board in the headlines at some time for cooked books or chasing secretaries and high school girls.
MacAlister turned out to be the only school board supe in several decades and since to NOT draw any scandal and to get and keep the books in apple pie order. He is black and the local goodoleboy Republicans had not been paying attention so did not actually campaign and Mr. Mac got in. The teachers, most of whom had previously opposed him, campaigned eagerly for him to be re-elected but the Network was in high gear that time.
In smaller cities the goodoleboys belong to whichever party has traditionally run things.

My wife had Mrs MacAlister for principal for a few years and she did for that office what Mr. Mac did for the school board. She was very firm and very good with the students and with the teachers.

[KarlInOhio]

As we’ve seen in other countries, where often parties are less big-tent but more ideological, the organizations experience extraordinary instability in terms of their ability to keep power and relevance in the public square as the issues of today may become irrelevant tomorrow, leading to extensive renaming, rebranding, and reorganizing.

How much of that comes from proportional representation in parliament rather than the candidate with a plurality of the vote winning in each district. In those countries forming a new party which gets 10% of the vote could end up with the new party as part of a ruling coalition. Here, your new party getting 10% will result in your ideological enemies winning in a landslide. That promotes stagnation of the two parties.

[chris37]

Please invite him to your state so he can be your senator then.

I won’t be voting for him in 2022 either.

[Responsibility2nd]

Local elections only.

[Teacher317]

I look at the person, not their Party. There's no shortage of Republicans that I adamantly oppose.

That being said, I have not heard of any Dem recently that was against the PC nonsense, against Identity politics, for the flag, for race-neutral laws, for lower taxes, for lower regulation, against preferences for non-Americans over Americans, for pride in our nation, for individualism over government dependence, for economic freedom, etc. If one comes along, and is opposed by one (of any Party) who isn't, then they'll get my vote.

It could happen... maybe even in my lifetime. Only morons say "never".

[Dr. Sivana]

Holding your nose and voting for the R is a better solution imho.

I disagree. Some of these Republicans will go HARDER left if they can take our votes for granted. Bruce Rauner of Illinois is a good example. They may see 2 or 3% of votes that thoughtfully chose against them and behave a bit better. In 80% of elections, the Republican you vote for is either an obvious winner or loser, and either way, your vote is nothing more than a declaration of support or non-support. Recently, I voted in a Sheriff run-off in Georgia where neither candidate was acceptable, and I entered a blank ballot, as no write-in was available. It was the only way to show I care enough to vote, but that neither candidate had earned mine.

[Snickering Hound]

Alton Parker.

And I'm pretty sure there are Freepers old enough to have had the choice between him and Roosevelt.

The first Roosevelt...

[Teacher317]

Zell Miller was the last Dem I can recall having respect for.

[Stevenc131]

Local election, maybe. Back in the 80s I worked as Data Processing Director for a Democratic Clerk of Courts/County Comptroller who was a great guy and very loyal to the people who worked for him. He retired and was replaced by a Republican. The Republican was a real jerk and didn’t care about anyone but himself, and I resigned right away.

[mountainlion]

John Hanoi Kerry called all Viet Nam veterans baby killers and war criminals which needs apologies many demonicrats need to be jailed before any serious considerations would be made.

[Conserv]

I emailed Senator Saxby(who will pick the vidalias) Chambliss and told him I was going to leave his oval BLANK.

Straight Republican, except for his.

If farmers can’t get vidalias out of the fields without illegals, then LET THEM ROT!!

It was no surprise that he chose not to run for re-election.

[kalee]

Last and only Democrat I ever voted for was Sam Nunn. Never again.

[chris37]

There are some truly awful elected Repubics out there.

I’m not a real big fan of the GOP in general, mostly because its men are just a bunch of metrosexual sissies.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Depends on the Democrat, and the Republican he/she is running against.

I would vote for a Joe Manchin or Tusli Gabbard before I would for the likes of Flake and He who Shall Not Be Named.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Depends on the Democrat, and the Republican he/she is running against.

I would vote for a Joe Manchin or Tusli Gabbard before I would for the likes of Flake and He who Shall Not Be Named.

[Don Corleone]

For example, for much of the Democratic Party’s 20thcentury history, it was based on an urban machine network that essentially supported the communities it was based in through patronage, mutual aid, and protection, particularly for the waves of immigrants that came to our shores during America’s industrial growth years.

For example, Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago,St Louis,Kansas City...etc....etc...!

All on their way to becoming Venezuela clones.

[Conserv]

My dad also voted for Sam Nunn.

Nunn was an old fashioned conservative dem who was very strong on military issues.... which helps when you have a large Air Force base in your county.

My dad was a retired Air Force Colonel(30 yrs).

It was quite hysterical when Michelle Nunn’s campaign thought those same people(like my dad) would vote for her liberal a$$.

[OpusatFR]

I am a democrat who now registers as an Indy.

I have been in several democrat campaigns over the decades and will never, ever vote for the Marxist and Maoists who are now running the DNC.

And don’t tell me I don’t know Communism. 30 years of study of Russia, the USSR and successor states says I do.

[CodeToad]

I vote for Colorado Democrat governor John Hickenlooper (aka Chickenpooper).

He, like the Republican governor before him, Bill Owens, is all about business and a free environment to prosper. Of course, Hick is a softy and couldn’t even execute a deathrow inmate, but Hick has been great for the Colorado economy.

The Republican candidate that ran against Hick was Dan Maes, who is a Chicago liberal put up by the idiotic Colorado eGOP. Maes was corrupt and was in it for himself like the rest of the Colorado eGOP.

BTW, the Colorado eGOP is still against Trump. They publicly state their resentment for him.