Why did you vote for who you voted for?

Lake · 06:58 PM

If you voted for Bush, tell everyone why. If you voted for Kerry tell everyone why.

Adept Havelock · 04-15-2006, 12:50 PM

Sadly, the same reason I voted as I have in the last several elections.

I felt it was the lesser of two (or in 1996, three) evils. Damn it, I'm getting tired of that.
Give me a decent choice, somebody! Biden or Clark would not only have my vote in a heartbeat, I'd volunteer and work my ass off for them.

Lake · 04-15-2006, 12:52 PM

I voted third party. Bush lost me at Iraq and that is just the start. Kerry could not convince me to cast my vote for him.

Taco John · 04-15-2006, 01:01 PM

I voted for Michael Badnarik because I wasn't willing to vote for either Bush or Kerry, and Badnarik was teh candidate that most closely held my views.

Unfortunately, the system only allows for the candidates who are in the industry's pocket to participate.

Hydrae · 04-15-2006, 01:36 PM

I voted for Kerry simply because I felt he was the most likely to defeat Bush. So it was really a vote against GW.

Otherwise, I would have voted for Badnarik. But I knew it would be a throw away vote and I felt the most important thing was to try to remove Bush from that office. I can not express my disappointment in the voters in this country that reelected what IMO is the worst president of my lifetime (born in 1960 so yes, I am putting him as worse than Nixon).

patteeu · 04-15-2006, 01:37 PM

I voted for Bush because as far as I'm concerned, he's on the right track in the GWoT (more or less) and because he was the guy I trusted not to give up in Iraq.

Hydrae · 04-15-2006, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adept Havelock

Sadly, the same reason I voted as I have in the last several elections.

I felt it was the lesser of two (or in 1996, three) evils. Damn it, I'm getting tired of that.
Give me a decent choice, somebody! Biden or Clark would not only have my vote in a heartbeat, I'd volunteer and work my ass off for them.

I have only started voting in presidential elections recently for just this reason. Talking heads wonder why there is such apathy at the polls. This is a large portion of the issue in my opinion. Even this last time around, my vote didn't go to who I wanted but to against who I didn't want. That is sad.

unlurking · 04-15-2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco John

I voted for Michael Badnarik because I wasn't willing to vote for either Bush or Kerry, and Badnarik was teh candidate that most closely held my views.

Unfortunately, the system only allows for the candidates who are in the industry's pocket to participate.

Same. Will continue voting for a Libertarian candidate, if only for the hope that they will one day reach the 6% mark required to garner federal funding.

Lake · 04-15-2006, 01:52 PM

The sad thing is that Badnarik lost so many votes to both parties because they both scared so many people to vote for or against them. I also know many fellow Libertarians who felt that Badnarik was too extreme or borderline at best.

**banyon** · 04-15-2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydrae

I voted for Kerry simply because I felt he was the most likely to defeat Bush. So it was really a vote against GW.

Otherwise, I would have voted for Badnarik. But I knew it would be a throw away vote and I felt the most important thing was to try to remove Bush from that office. I can not express my disappointment in the voters in this country that reelected what IMO is the worst president of my lifetime (born in 1960 so yes, I am putting him as worse than Nixon).

Hydrae's reasons are pretty much mine too. But instead of Bednarik, I would've voted for Camejo (Green), as I did (for Nader as a Green) in 2000.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 04-15-2006, 03:24 PM

I would have voted for Nader had I followed my heart, but I chose Kerry because I was fairly compatible with his own beliefs and policies and I did and still hate almost all of the Republican platform, especially when espoused by a sonofabitch as thoroughly stupid as Bush.

Eleazar · 04-15-2006, 03:28 PM

I voted for DOGPISS for never posting any dumbassery.

BucEyedPea · 04-15-2006, 03:33 PM

I voted Third Party due to Iraq and lack of fiscal restraint by Bush

Kerry....I could not bring myself to vote for him as a Commander in Chief of our Armed forces due to his meeting with Madam Bing in Paris ( based on what I read) during 'Nam...I think he's guilty of treason and is shameless opportunist.

Both parties sukk today.

The least I'd vote for would be divided gov't (Dem prez so long as they are not a War Hawk and a GOP congress) so they can't get anything done.
Then our property, money and freedom would be safer.

Lake · 04-15-2006, 03:54 PM

I did not know that Nader was on the ballot in Kansa. I do not remember him being a choice in Missouri.

Lurch · 04-15-2006, 04:13 PM

I voted for Bush. He was the lesser of two bad choices. Gore was a pussy. Kerry even more of a pussy. They make Bill Clinton look pretty damn good. Nominate Clark, or Lieberman, Warner, Obama, or Byah in 2008....then I'll think about voting against the complacency and mismanagement of the GOP. Nominate Hillary, or some other loon, and I may sit this one out.

04-15-2006, 11:33 AM
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04-15-2006, 12:50 PM	#2
Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $5000	Sadly, the same reason I voted as I have in the last several elections. I felt it was the lesser of two (or in 1996, three) evils. Damn it, I'm getting tired of that. Give me a decent choice, somebody! Biden or Clark would not only have my vote in a heartbeat, I'd volunteer and work my ass off for them. __________________ No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up. -Lily Tomlin I'd rather be a climbing monkey than a falling angel. -Terry Pratchett
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04-15-2006, 12:52 PM	#3
Lake Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $5000	I voted third party. Bush lost me at Iraq and that is just the start. Kerry could not convince me to cast my vote for him.
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04-15-2006, 01:01 PM	#4
Taco John Sapere Aude Join Date: Jun 2001 Casino cash: $18037	I voted for Michael Badnarik because I wasn't willing to vote for either Bush or Kerry, and Badnarik was teh candidate that most closely held my views. Unfortunately, the system only allows for the candidates who are in the industry's pocket to participate. __________________ Ehyeh asher ehyeh. Free Predictions: 2008: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...1&#post3690801 2012: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...43#post9079043 2016: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...8#post12475268
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04-15-2006, 01:36 PM	#5
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, Tx Casino cash: $17675	I voted for Kerry simply because I felt he was the most likely to defeat Bush. So it was really a vote against GW. Otherwise, I would have voted for Badnarik. But I knew it would be a throw away vote and I felt the most important thing was to try to remove Bush from that office. I can not express my disappointment in the voters in this country that reelected what IMO is the worst president of my lifetime (born in 1960 so yes, I am putting him as worse than Nixon).
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04-15-2006, 01:37 PM	#6
patteeu The 23rd Pillar Join Date: Sep 2002 Casino cash: $19337	I voted for Bush because as far as I'm concerned, he's on the right track in the GWoT (more or less) and because he was the guy I trusted not to give up in Iraq. __________________ “The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.” - Hillary Clinton
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04-15-2006, 01:52 PM	#9
Lake Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $5000	The sad thing is that Badnarik lost so many votes to both parties because they both scared so many people to vote for or against them. I also know many fellow Libertarians who felt that Badnarik was too extreme or borderline at best.
Posts: 156

04-15-2006, 03:24 PM	#11
'Hamas' Jenkins Only rapes to save Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $39672	I would have voted for Nader had I followed my heart, but I chose Kerry because I was fairly compatible with his own beliefs and policies and I did and still hate almost all of the Republican platform, especially when espoused by a sonofabitch as thoroughly stupid as Bush. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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04-15-2006, 03:28 PM	#12
Eleazar In Search of a Life Join Date: May 2003 Casino cash: $500	I voted for DOGPISS for never posting any dumbassery.
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04-15-2006, 03:33 PM	#13
BucEyedPea Bucs, Pats, Noles Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $70063	I voted Third Party due to Iraq and lack of fiscal restraint by Bush Kerry....I could not bring myself to vote for him as a Commander in Chief of our Armed forces due to his meeting with Madam Bing in Paris ( based on what I read) during 'Nam...I think he's guilty of treason and is shameless opportunist. Both parties sukk today. The least I'd vote for would be divided gov't (Dem prez so long as they are not a War Hawk and a GOP congress) so they can't get anything done. Then our property, money and freedom would be safer.
Posts: 98,267

04-15-2006, 03:54 PM	#14
Lake Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $5000	I did not know that Nader was on the ballot in Kansa. I do not remember him being a choice in Missouri.
Posts: 156

04-15-2006, 04:13 PM	#15
Lurch You rang? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greenbriar, USA Casino cash: $5057	I voted for Bush. He was the lesser of two bad choices. Gore was a pussy. Kerry even more of a pussy. They make Bill Clinton look pretty damn good. Nominate Clark, or Lieberman, Warner, Obama, or Byah in 2008....then I'll think about voting against the complacency and mismanagement of the GOP. Nominate Hillary, or some other loon, and I may sit this one out. __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. -- Benjamin Franklin
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