How did you choose a political party?

[Patriotic Voter]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

 

[Jean-s]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents

Americans do not seem to learn much history in school and less civics. I vote for people who reflect my values and I suppose it is the same for many. I suppose parents have a big influence too, much more than teachers or history books.

 

[Oborosen]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

You choose by voting your values, or as close to them as your chosen party can manage. Though that may not be as plausible of a strategy in this day and age.

 

[Wayne Jr]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

I took a quiz.

I believe what I believe and my party affiliation is incidental. If the party changes, that doesn't mean I change to match the new party line. it means I probably belong to a new party, or perhaps no party at all until one them again shares enough of my positions for me to be considered one of them.

 

[Wayne Jr]

Americans do not seem to learn much history in school and less civics. I vote for people who reflect my values and I suppose it is the same for many. I suppose parents have a big influence too, much more than teachers or history books.

To be fair, I've never needed to know a thing about the French Revolution in order to do my job. Most of the things we teach children is garbage.

 

[Jean-s]

To be fair, I've never needed to know a thing about the French Revolution in order to do my job. Most of the things we teach children is garbage.

The OP specifies American history. Perhaps you needed to know something about the Lewis and Clark Expedition to do your job.

 

[Drawdown]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

The democrats are such a hot mess of embarrassment that the Green Party is about the only option left for me to support.

 

[HonestJoe]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

Why would any American need to choose a political party, pretty much all your elections are for individual candidates? Do you just vote for whoever (or whatever) is wearing your party colours?

 

[Port & Starboard]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

I was a Carter Democrat, and then Reagan came along and I became a Reagan Democrat who eventually turned Republican.

I left the Republican party on the night of "Shock and Awe" and never looked back.

Trump's election furthered my distance from the Republican party.

Marco Rubio....was one person that I could have voted for but it didn't pan out.

I have no party now............... and there may be about 12 people in Washington D.C. that I can stomach for any length of time.

There are no Tim Russert's , Joe Lieberman's or Tip O'Niell's left any more.

 

[Wayne Jr]

The OP specifies American history. Perhaps you needed to know something about the Lewis and Clark Expedition to do your job.

I've been at it 6 years and the Lewis and Clark Expedition has never come up. My employer doesn't even reach the west coast. I need to read, write, basic math, basic social skills, and be in general good health (lots of moving, reaching, lifting, binocular vision, etc). That's it. I work in a warehouse, we build trusses, pre-hung doors, various lumber and concrete products, process warrantees, ship trucks to retail stores, etc. What would Lewis and Clark have to teach me?

 

[holbritter]

None of the above.

 

[Individual]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

Personally, I vote for individual candidates, NOT a party. The biggest problem I have is finding a candidate that is capable of disregarding his/her political party platform and doing what SHOULD be done. Sadly there is NEVER a perfect candidate to select and vote for, and the further we get from local government the worse the problem becomes.

 

[Luther]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

No, I learned from history from George Washington(Father of our country) to stay away from political parties

 

[Nuber]

I couldn't have told you the difference between an R and a D when I was a teenager. As I aged, I started reading more than the sports pages in the newspaper and began to understand. In the city I grew up in there were two newspapers, one left of center and one right of center. So I was able to compare ideologies and choose which party more closely aligned with my values.

My instincts were to vote right from the beginning, but reading and comparing made it easy to choose a party.

 

[American]

Americans do not seem to learn much history in school and less civics. I vote for people who reflect my values and I suppose it is the same for many. I suppose parents have a big influence too, much more than teachers or history books.

So your parents were socialists?

 

[American]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

Where's the poll?

 

[Jean-s]

So your parents were socialists?

Indeed; my father was a teamster and a life-long socialist. Thanks for asking.

 

[AlphaOmega]

Americans do not seem to learn much history in school and less civics. I vote for people who reflect my values and I suppose it is the same for many. I suppose parents have a big influence too, much more than teachers or history books.

Says the socialist. It doesn't get more poorly educated than that.

 

[MrWonka]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

I sat and watched the idiocy of George W. Bush and the morons in the Republican party for eight years. Then I watched the Democratic party elect our nations first African American president and one of the most admirable men I've ever seen. Then I watched the Republican party trash him and bash him for absolutely no reason other than spite for 8 years while he fixed every mess that they made under Bush. Then I watched them elect the most overtly racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, Islamophobic, narcissistic, corrupt egomaniac in the history of our nation.

I vote Democrat because they're the only major party with both the sanity and decency to be trust with any measure of power in this country.

 

[Jean-s]

Says the socialist. It doesn't get more poorly educated than that.

Knowing how little information you have about my education, I'm bound to smile at your judgmental arrogance.

 

[AlphaOmega]

Knowing how little information you have about my education, I'm bound to smile at your judgmental arrogance.

You identify as a socialist. I don't need to know anything further than that.

 

[Jean-s]

You identify as a socialist. I don't need to know anything further than that.

This tells me a lot about your own education.

 

[code1211]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

For me, I was raised in a union household and reached voting age during the Viet Nam War.

I went to college and graduated into the job market lower than a snakes belly.

Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat Presidential Candidate I ever voted for and it was a coin toss type of decision for me.

The Democrat Party at that time was not quite so looney tune nuts as it has become, but it was not really not a get-after-it, make real fixes kind of an outfit either.

Reagan re-set the American political theatre. I chose that philosophy at that time. Neither political party is worth as truck load, or even a thimble load, of manure.

Trump is the closest thing to Reagan we've had since that time.

 

[Eriech]

Was it something you learned in American history, having Great Depression parents or grandparents, or maybe a Bible chapter?

The choice was easy; malaise or the shining city on a hill.

Trump gave us that choice again.



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[Patriotic Voter]

The Democrats are such a hot mess of embarrassment that the Green Party is about the only option left for me to support.

What about the Libertarian Party?