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Winston

Winston

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What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
 
To answer the inverse of this question as a left libertarian, I vote Dem 100% of the time at this point just because at least they believe in the concept of Democracy and civil rights.
 
Does the Libertarian party have even a sliver of hope in the polls?

What's the best result they ever had?
 
Winston said:
What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
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I wish there were more Libertarian candidates in my area. Mostly I vote for the least objectionable candidate. There is no one that shares 100% of my views.
 
Nomad4Ever said:
To answer the inverse of this question as a left libertarian, I vote Dem 100% of the time at this point just because at least they believe in the concept of Democracy and civil rights.
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What is your option in this country anyway? Green voting?


I voted Green in every election until Bernie Sanders.

But, now I just identify as Democrat I reckon.

I’ve become everything I despised.

My views have gotten more socialist. But, my voting has got more conservative. This country is truly ****ed for people like me
 
Winston said:
What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
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The sad truth about voting for an obviously non-viable third party candidate is that it takes a potential vote away from one viable major party candidate, thus giving an advantage to the other.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The sad truth about voting for an obviously non-viable third party candidate is that it takes a potential vote away from one viable major party candidate, thus giving an advantage to the other.
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Yeah, I used to vote Green until 2 things happened:

A. Bernie Sanders convinced me the Dems had some life in them.

B. I voted Green in the 2016 election. And then Trump happened and I decided never again.
 
Winston said:
Yeah, I used to vote Green until 2 things happened:

A. Bernie Sanders convinced me the Dems had some life in them.

B. I voted Green in the 2016 election. And then Trump happened and I decided never again.
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The demorat candidates are becoming much closer to being Progressive than the republicant candidates are to being Libertarian. Both major political parties, despite their other differences, are for increasing the power and expense of the federal government.
 
I usually vote for GOP and practically never for Democrats in non POTUS elections. In POTUS elections, I have almost always voted independent/3rd party (not necessarily LP); the 3 exceptions were when George HW Bush ran for re-election and lost, and Donald Trump both times. I'll probably go back to voting independent/3rd party for POTUS, unless the GOP has someone like Ron Paul, Justin Amash, or Thomas Massie, and I don't think the Democrats will ever have anyone I'd vote for.
 
Winston said:
What is your option in this country anyway? Green voting?

I voted Green in every election until Bernie Sanders.

But, now I just identify as Democrat I reckon.

I’ve become everything I despised.

My views have gotten more socialist. But, my voting has got more conservative. This country is truly ****ed for people like me
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It is unfortunately just necessary to vote Democrat. Where I think some people in the left get caught up is either believing both parties are somehow the same or that anything is gained by not voting or voting third party. Voting for Biden in the general doesn't make anyone "less socialist", it just means you understand the relatively better positions the Democrats have to the alternative.

Voting is only the bare minimum action one can engage in. You can join your local DSA chapter, canvas, volunteer for leftist groups, etc.
 
Winston said:
What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
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One of my best friends told me he was Libertarian and part of that showed when he rolled his eyes at my views on abortion. That, alone, was enough to tell me that even that mindset deviates too much from what's morally right.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The demorat candidates are becoming much closer to being Progressive than the republicant candidates are to being Libertarian. Both major political parties, despite their other differences, are for increasing the power and expense of the federal government.
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The conservative libertarian wing of the GOP was obliterated by Trump, who simply refuses to accept people in his party that talk negatively of him.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The sad truth about voting for an obviously non-viable third party candidate is that it takes a potential vote away from one viable major party candidate, thus giving an advantage to the other.
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You need to earn my vote. If a major party candidate wants my vote they need to be less of a jackass. The last major party candidate I voted for in the presidential election was Obama in 2008.
 
Winston said:
What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
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I voted Libertarian when I first got out if college. It made sense to me.

As I grew and got older, saw how the world really worked, i realized how it only benefited me and only while I was young and strong.
It was far to selfish a vote so I became I republican. A compassionate republican. The kind the GOP refuse admittance to today.
 
Nomad4Ever said:
To answer the inverse of this question as a left libertarian, I vote Dem 100% of the time at this point just because at least they believe in the concept of Democracy and civil rights.
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Really??? I've seen no evidence that Dems are anything but fascist, race baiting , authoritarian creeps who hate this country and its people and do there best to pit one group against another for political gain.
 
Lucky 1 said:
Really??? I've seen no evidence that Dems are anything but fascist, race baiting , authoritarian creeps who hate this country and its people and do there best to pit one group against another for political gain.
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If the Democrats were “fascists” Donald Trump would not be alive right now
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The sad truth about voting for an obviously non-viable third party candidate is that it takes a potential vote away from one viable major party candidate, thus giving an advantage to the other.
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You are correct , but to change the political landscape, give yourself more options and more democracy, you need to start voting where it counts, voting for independent candidates in local elections and in elections for senators. And your independent or alternative parties needs to be more active and focused in putting up viable candidates for those elections.
 
Tigerace117 said:
If the Democrats were “fascists” Donald Trump would not be alive right now
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Oh i know, its hilarious to imagine Nancy Pelosi being even a leninist, i wonder if Michael Brooks was still alive he would do a Leninist Harry Reed impression like his right wing Mandela impression.

Truth is Nancy Pelosi is a protege of the guy that came up with paygo.
 
Winston said:
What are your voting patterns like? Do you vote Libertarian or, GOP? Please estimate the closest selection.

If you vote for the GOP more than the Libertarian Party - why? The Libertarian Party will never grow if you continue to do that.
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Where’s the D party in your options?
 
I vote Republican (for fun and amusement) because libertarianism is a political loser.

Having said that, I've been following what's been going on in New Hampshire, and I could be wrong.
 
I dont consider myself RW, but I always vote Libertarian out of principle.

Peter said:
Does the Libertarian party have even a sliver of hope in the polls?

What's the best result they ever had?
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The LP is the 3rd largest party in the US.

Unfortunately, its a two-party system. :(
 
Nomad4Ever said:
To answer the inverse of this question as a left libertarian, I vote Dem 100% of the time at this point just because at least they believe in the concept of Democracy and civil rights.
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They are called Liberaltarians.
 
Juks said:
You are correct , but to change the political landscape, give yourself more options and more democracy, you need to start voting where it counts, voting for independent candidates in local elections and in elections for senators. And your independent or alternative parties needs to be more active and focused in putting up viable candidates for those elections.
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Unfortunately, our federal and state governments have the bulk of the power and have created (via gerrymandering) mostly ‘safe’ districts for one of the major political party’s candidates. The power advantage of incumbents is very hard to overcome.
 
PoS said:
I dont consider myself RW, but I always vote Libertarian out of principle.


The LP is the 3rd largest party in the US.

Unfortunately, its a two-party system. :(
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Well not by law, that I know of. They just make it difficult for everyone else.
 
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