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Is anyone voting for a Democrat?

Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 6 months ago to The Gulch: General
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Years ago I switched my party registration to Libertarian because the Republicans had broken so many promises. I decided then to vote for the best candidate regardless of party. Western Pa is a Democratic stronghold so anyone wanting a career in politics registers Democrat. I have actually voted for some good Democratic candidates. Recently I see few if any that deserve my vote. I am not convinced Republicans will do a great job but the alternative is worse. Anybody see a good Democrat out there?

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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 11 years, 6 months ago
    Short answer...no. There are several races here that I'm planning on writing in 'No Confidence'. I know many R's in my district will be voting for the D as a vote against the RINO now there. They figure she will have little power in Helena being that she's new. I can't say I agree with that. I also understand my No Confidence vote could assist in negative results in the election. The only power I have is to make my opinion known, and voting for the lesser of 2 evils is just wrong in my opinion.
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  • Posted by coaldigger 11 years, 6 months ago
    Some people are. In the Washington Post this morning they have their endorsements for every significant office in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Every single one is either a Democrat or an Independent.

    I read this newspaper every day. They have commentaries from the left and the right. Their editorials are all left-progressive. The news articles are cleverly worded to present every issue in a favorable, leftist manner. Yet, they are educated, articulate, literary and present massive amounts of research. This makes them credible and influential. The Washington Times takes the other approach but not nearly as effectively.

    "Our side" always falls into the religious, birth control, abortion, marijuana, guns and racial trap and never make a sound case for individual rights and free markets. Until they do, some-many will vote wrong.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 11 years, 6 months ago
    I'm not, but I'm not sure I'd know what a good Democrat would look like.

    I usually vote Libertarian, but we have the wonderfulness of Udall/ I couldn't remember his name, and started running through names: Bobbie, Joey, wizard inserted doofus, Henrietta, Cory Gardner, that's it. and a Libertarian.

    These are always hard for me because we HAVE to get rid of Udall, and I know the Libertarian might pull enough R votes for Udall to win, and Gardner might be ineffective his first term.....oh, damn.
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  • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
    Maybe a better question to ask is this: Does anyone with a mind that functions believe Democrats anymore? We will find out election day.
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  • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
    Richrobinson, I would like to think that the country is making a fundemental chance in their thinking However I believe this election is more of a rejection of the direction Obama and the Democrats are taking the country rather than viewing that Republicans as having the answer. We have to acknowledge that the Republicans have been successfully labeled by Obama as negative. This plus we have to admit Republicans have shot themselves in the head numerous times. (Todd Akin in Missouri as 1 example) They may win the senate because this cycle they have kept their mouths shut and left liberals to sing their own ship. The Republicans need to put out good ideas and a plan to help the country. So far they have not been successful in this and have done a lousy job of marketing the ideas they do have.
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    • Posted by khalling 11 years, 6 months ago
      We thought there was a referendum in 10. Clearly it fell apart in 12. The strongest candidate was Paul but too many rinos pushed center and too many conservatives focused on the wrong issues. I suspect the same in 2 years. If we take the senate and DONT repeal Ocare, more people will be joining me!
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      • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
        Even if we take the Senate as long as Obama can veto we can not appeal this law. We would need 60 votes and that may be remote. If the Obamacare sign up in November makes people mad enough possibly we can get a few democrats to join in the repeal ie Joe Manchin. With that said I still think Republicans have to offer some alternative that is more attractive rather than an outright repeal. I would love a repeal but right now it does not seem possible politically.
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        • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
          Let's see if there is an outcry from the public after the November sign up and the phase in of more of the law. This law is going to bankrupt our country so possibly as part of a budget deal it can be scaled back or Republicans can cut off funding.
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          • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 6 months ago
            Hear, hear! If it cannot be repealed it can be de-funded. Perhaps a compromise could be reached if a credible threat of de-funding was made. Keep the preexisting condition and staying on your parents policy till out of college provisions, but remove the mandatory purchase and otherwise get the government out of it completely. Also improve affordability by allowing interstate competition, addressing tort reform etc.
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            • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
              Yes That is what is going through my mind as well. We can take some popular provisions and add it to a new bill while taking out most of verything else and let the free market determine the features to be offered
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              • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 6 months ago
                Not sure why the Republicans have not tried this approach. I think it would have wide appeal.
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                • Posted by mdk2608 11 years, 6 months ago
                  I think we can do it. The Republicanalternatives in the past have all died in the US Senate. All we have to do is remember when Paul Ryan and the Repbulican were trying to express their views when Obama had his health care committee meeting. The video of Ryan trying to express his postion and Obama simply moving on was revealing. With a little power we might get some movements. I want the public to see Obama vetoing all the good bills that will hopefully come across his desk.
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        • Posted by khalling 11 years, 6 months ago
          the only alternative I see would be eliminate interstate restrictions on selling policies, make the tax deduction personal, not corporate, or get rid of it altogether. Block grant out Medicare and Medicaid. Torte reform which limits total damages to no more than say $1 million under any circumstance. Pain and suffering should be eliminated. Life is risky.
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          • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 6 months ago
            I don't get the opposition to interstates insurance policies. I also thought the Republicans could have made a case for doing something less drastic first. This whole this has been a debacle from the start.
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            • Posted by khalling 11 years, 6 months ago
              two things: it takes monopoly granting powers away from states (Big insurance companies like that for many reasons-some are reasonable). actuarial tables often have geographical bounds, so if you pack up your Colorado plan and move to Pennsylvania the risk changes. But keeping your plan with you when you move can be good for the company too. IT's just resistance by the industry to allow in new competition. THAT's what its all about you know. They don't want competition, they're in bed with the govt, so when the govt does something they don't like, they have to shut up and go along and hope to be at the top of the pyramid. They didn't feel any urgency on it. after all, THEIR plan didn't change did it?
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      • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 6 months ago
        I read that repealing ObamaCare is becoming less of an issue for Republicans. If they get control I am guessing the changes they make will be cosmetic and designed to shift money to their special interests. I felt the same way about the 2010 mid terms but little has changed.
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