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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Rallies Against GOP Health Care Plan at Town Hall [View all]bekkilyn
(454 posts)If there were 20 Republicans in the senate who supported Medicare for all, big money out of politics, public education, science, reproductive choice, etc., I'd have no issues whatsoever voting for them or having them in the senate. The R beside their names would make no difference. It's typically not the case, so more often than not, Democrats get my votes. It's just that it's not guaranteed. It needs to be more than the D.
I'd "unregister" as a Democrat, not out of enmity because I do share many things with Democrats, but simply because I'm not really loyal to any particular political party and being Unaffliated represents me more. Currently though, I'm able to better help in my county by being registered Democrat, so I did.
The reason a candidate has to earn my vote is because they want it and thus have to show me why I should vote for them instead of one of their opponents. Sometimes I do vote because the other person is truly worse, but that's a lousy reason and opponents aren't always worse, especially locally.