They are both unaffiliated right now, but neither of them like President Bush very much. My mother has no idea who to vote for in next year’s Presidential race, and my father kind of likes Biden, but can’t really explain why.
I’m currently registered as a Democrat, just because they are the “least corrupt” of the three-party system that thrives here in Waterbury; plus my in-laws are involved in party politics here, and they are all Democrats. Still, as far as I know, about 90% of the Dems here in Waterbury are pro-life.
I have no desire of ever running for any political office, so what party I am registered with doesn’t relly matter, in my opinion. I don’t donate any money to national or state campaigns or political parties, and only occasionally donate to acquaintances who are running for office at the municipal level.
I think Biden represents, for many people, a responsible and serious politician. Everybody else on the Democrat side is a circus sideshow freak, as far as I can tell. In that field, Biden stands out. Dodd, being from CT, might be too familiar for your father to support...