ricksfolly
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2009
- Messages
- 2,236
- Reaction score
- 232
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO 81506
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Independent
I would say their past reccord and political beliefs are what matter the most to me. Anyone can claim to run on X position with X beliefs. But if their record doesn't show that they actually uphold them, then I am not going to be played and vote for a lying politician. When I turned 18 I registered as a Republican (and I wish I could remove that) when I registered to vote. However, I would vote for a Democrat who shared my political/social beliefs. Party affiliation doesn't mean much to me, I'd rather judge the person based on their individual past and present instead of their party.
I would say their past reccord and political beliefs are what matter the most to me. Anyone can claim to run on X position with X beliefs. But if their record doesn't show that they actually uphold them, then I am not going to be played and vote for a lying politician. When I turned 18 I registered as a Republican (and I wish I could remove that) when I registered to vote. However, I would vote for a Democrat who shared my political/social beliefs. Party affiliation doesn't mean much to me, I'd rather judge the person based on their individual past and present instead of their party.
The individual's issue positions and his history on issue positions, primarily. The positions I hold are those I think are best for the nation; I wouldn't vote for someone whose positions were mostly in opposition to my own.
Second, does he come across as a douchebag, liar, or idiot. That's generally a dealbreaker regardless of stated policy positions. The only caveat to that is whether the alternative candidate looks as bad or worse.
Party is a lesser issue, but not entirely trivial as party mechanisms will tend to push individual politicians to vote with the party on what are considered crucial votes.
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