How long have you been a registered Democrat?

[mvd]

I've been one since '96, when I was old enough to register. I'm in the 6-10 year range.

[sakabatou]

1. Became one last week

[mvd]

3. Great!

Congrats - nice to see newly registered progressives. :hi:

[MoonRiver]

2. Since Selection 2000. n/t

[RoyGBiv]

4. Since I turned 18 ...

Registered on my birthday.

[ck4829]

5. Became one in the 2004 Primary

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Still a Green who votes for progressive dems when offered

------------------------------------------------------
URGENT yet easy! Hold the government accountable for Katrina's aftermath
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4736062

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. Since 1988

I hadn't voted before, simply because I didn't know or care enough to. I saw the major patyies as mild deviations of each other, and the minor parties as ineffectual at best.

Once I started paying attention, I registered Democrat, and nothing I've seen since then has made me regret it.

[eallen]

8. It would feel strange living where one has to register party affiliation.

That's not done in all states.

[Jamastiene]

9. Since 1988. Wasn't old enough for the primaries, so I had to wait until

the general election and voted Dukakis. I wanted to vote for Jessie Jackson even at 17 years of age.

[marbuc]

17. Since 1989

Missed the Dukakis election by 3 months. I was a big fan of the Duke, and especially Lloyd Bentson. I voted for the Dem ticket in my HS's mock election.

[ComerPerro]

10. Six years ago, when I turned 18

[nickinSTL]

11. we don't register for a party in Missouri...

I'd be a registered Dem if we did.

I do, however, always vote Dem in the primaries...closest there is to 'registered' here...short of volunteering/working for the party, I guess.

[Clark2008]

53. Same here.

Although I have mostly voted Democrat since 1988, I've never registered as a Democrat. It's not required in my state and, to be honest, sometimes I vote in Republican primaries to vote AGAINST some of the idiots the Repubs seem to always put up.

[LSdemocrat]

69. That's my situation

I'm a lifelong Democrat anyway.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. You didn't give me a category

When I registered for the first time, in 1974 at 18, I registered as a Democrat and remained so until last year. I am now not affiliated with any recognized political party.

[mvd]

14. The poll counts the total years

But everyone post it if you no longer are a Democrat.

[MojoXN]

27. I can't blame you there...

Hobson's choice: You can have a political party of any stripe but "honest." Including MOST Dems. There are some notable exceptions to this rule. Dr. Dean comes to mind, as does RCB. And then you got your Conyers, of course. But as for the rest of the prominent Dems, fuck 'em. What the hell good have they done for America lately?

Capitulated and acquiesced to the rape of our Republic? Ooh, how about letting Republicans destroy the transparency and legitimacy of the electoral process? And then there's the ever-popular, "Letting the Right define the terms of political discussion for the last decade, and not serving as a vigorous opposition?" I could go on and on, but the longer I rant, the more people I'll piss off, so I'll shut up now.

You can call me MojoXN.

[qanda]

52. That would be my category also

Registered Democrat for 15 years. Now I'm a registered Independent

[bigwillq]

13. It'll be 3 years in November

I was always registered as an Independent but always voted DEM.

[RallyInDC]

15. never have.

I'm simply an independant voter.

[Zhade]

16. Used to be, now an independent.

NT!

[FlemingsGhost]

20. Yup ... changed to independent, three years ago.

20 years was all I could endure.

[TransitJohn]

18. 5 years

always an independent, never voted a straight party ticket in my life..but in 2000 registered Dem so I could vote for Bill Bradley in the primaries, went back to independent, but been Dem again since 2002. If the progressive elements in our party don't eventually win out and build a solid platform, might just vote w/ my heart, and go socialist all the way.

[Kerrytravelers]

19. Day I turned 18, I made my family proud and turned in my reg as DEM!

[LostInAnomie]

21. I registered as one when I turned 18.

That was back in 1998. Do the math and figure out how old I am.

[WestMichRad]

22. Not yet - staying independent

and will continue as an independent, with many Dems in office continuing to be spineless wimps. Will continue to support those espousing truly progressive agendas, regardless of their party affiliation.

[WarNoMore]

23. Been a registered Independent forever...

Although I think I;ve only voted Republican once, (local sheriff). A

Always looking for a progressive Dem.

[XOKCowboy]

24. Never been anything but a Democrat

I turned 18 the year that they changed the voting age to 18. I registered as a Democrat to vote against Nixon. I've been a Democrat ever since. Proud of it too.

[Endangered Specie]

25. From the day I registered.

[soliddemocrat]

26. I've been a democrat all my life :)

Hello Everyone, Even before i was too old to vote i've been a democrat all my life. But when politics did sink into my life and i learned about the liberal left wing party and the messed up republican right wing party i've taken to the liberty of always voting democratic. Though i will confess i have a hard time voting on a solid democratic ticket whenever i vote in the primaries but i do vote for John Kerry :). So i've been rooting for democracy all my life and my Grandma Gumina (pronounced guh-mean-uh)is a solid democrat as well and she voted for Kerry as well and i like to inform her on the latest things that are going on as of late whenever i see her up north in Shelby,Michigan on their property. I'm a very down to earth guy aside from a few brash breakouts on the boards because sometimes i'm just shocked at what happens on here. But other than that i'd do anything for liberty and justice to get the ball rolling again in the next election. I know it's another 3 years down the road but i'm hoping that by then the votes won't get hacked. And i'll be sure to do everything i can to prevent the votes from getting hacked. I hope to hear from you soon,good luck in all you do.

Signed,
Greg

[I Have A Dream]

35. Welcome to DU, Greg. Glad to have you here!

:hi:

[Elwood P Dowd]

28. Since 1968

but I voted for Nixon that fall. I was just fed up with the war, what happened in Chicago, and the whole Johnson administration. Voted Dem for all other offices.

[nosmokes]

29. was a loyal dem from 1978 - 2004. proud green now.

where's the dem party representation of the people? where is the outrage about bushole suspending the davis-bacon act? john kerry? i worked my ass off him and he quits and leaves it up to the 3rd parties to file lawsuits about the ohio vote count. it wasn't easy leaving the democratic party. i volunteered my time for mcgovern in '72 before i was voting age, but it was the democratic party that abandoned me, not the other way around. did you know that the environment isn't even part of the dem party platform? WTF is up with that?

[greekspeak]

30. I was just "voter" until I moved to FL...then I registered as a democrat

Just never registered by party in Missouri. I voted dem but never registered Dem there.

[Tesla]

33. I was a DIE HARD Jimmy Carter fan!!

My first vote!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

31. Since 1969 at 18 years old. nt

[geomon666]

32. Never

And that won't change anytime soon by the looks of it.

[sybylla]

34. No party affiliation in my state when you register

So you missed a category. I've voted in every election in the 24 years since I came of age and never had to register a party affiliation. But I have been a dues paying member of the Dem party for most of the past 15 years.

[Iktomiwicasa]

36. You have to be an American to register as a......

Democrat. Since I'm not American, I'm registered as Independent ;-)

[6000eliot]

37. Since I turned 18

Too many years ago to count!

[MiniMe]

38. Same here

Took a while to do the math, LOL.

[6000eliot]

40. 1977 here.

Yikes!

[MODemocrat]

39. I'm in my seventies, and love being a Democrat

In my lifetime, I've had the opportunity to work for both parties, and I remember when the republican party was a real decent party. However, just seeing the difference in the two parties made up my mind at an early age.:thumbsup: :dem: :hi:

[Spider Jerusalem]

41. Since 1995, when I turned 18 and registered to vote.

I was one of only two people in my tenth-grade history class to vote for Clinton in our mock election in 1992, too.

[leanin_green]

42. Since I was 18 and serving in the Navy under Carter.

Saw Reagan coming in 80 and got the hell out before I ended up in some B-movie storming the beaches somewhere.

[JanusAscending]

43. I voted for John F. Kennedy!

My first election as a registered Democrat was for Pres. Kennedy in 1960. Got to see him "up close and personal" when he visited our state twice!! God !!, it seems like yesterday!! I had just turned 18! I worked for my dad who ran for State Rep. in my early teens. He candidated on a shoestring! "Me", going door to door, giving out flyers in our small town. I guess you could say I was born a Dem.! Dad was STRONG on unions. For a kid I got to meet many exciting people. Like Adlai Stevenson, Chris Dodds' dad Tom Dodd, Senator Benson, and the Gov. of CT. at the time, Chester Bowles. Wow, what a blast from the past!

[nonconformist]

44. June 1991, day I turned 18. nt

[Stuckinthebush]

45. You forgot "Never Registered because my state doesn't allow it"

I'd click on that one.

[NNadir]

46. Since 1970, when I turned 18. I have never voted Republican. Not once.

[Alamom]

61. Same here....1970....18 years old.

[BlueStateGirl]

47. Since I turned 18 in1991.

[WLKjr]

48. Since I turned 18 and started voting a day or two after my b-day

[Citizen Jane]

49. 19 years, but

I worked on Carter's campaign before I could vote!

[Tsiyu]

50. My first vote was cast for Jimmy Carter 28 years ago n/t

[DELUSIONAL]

51. Party membership isn't required in WA state . . .

not a valid question for WA state residents.

[ladylibertee]

54. I'm just a baby but.....

I only had opportunity to vote for Gore/Liebermann and then Kerry/Edwards. I look forward to an Edwards/Clinton 2008

[RockaFowler]

55. I registered in High School

They did registrations at our High School (1989) in your senior year. So, I was 17 when I registered and then received my voter registration card on my 18th birthday. I was a Democrat that day and stayed one ever since.

As a side note, my dad came to this country in 1961. When he finally became a citizen in 1965, he was a registered Democrat. He has never changed it since then and I am proud to say that.

[in_cog_ni_to]

56. I was born a Democrat, but registered as one 32 years ago at age 18.

:hi:

[SarahB]

57. Since I was 18.

[OnionPatch]

58. Almost 20 years!

And it's not that I didn't explore other possibilities along the way. I have voted for Greens, Independents and so on, although I can proudly say I've never voted for a single Republican in my life. Even when the choices weren't that great, it always came down to the fact that Republicans are basically against the everyday working people in favor of their corporate sponsors. What's a girl to do?

[More Than A Feeling]

59. Illinois doesn't do that, I don't think

but if it did, I'd be three years, since I first became eligible to register.

[SCDem]

60. I've been one since '96 also - my first election as well

though I remember first identifying with the Democratic party in '88 at the age of 11.

[Greylyn58]

62. Registered to vote when I turned 18

and just like everyone else in my family, I registered as a Democrat.

I don't know how other younger people felt when they turned 18, but I was excited to be able to vote. To me, it was my first step toward becoming an adult. I graduated High School in 1976 and was able to vote in my first big election that year--for the Presidency.

It seems a long time ago now.

[Douglas Carpenter]

63. Voted for the first time on my 18th birthday for George McGovern

I suppose I registered when I was still only 17 about three months before that.

I always think about how the Republicans lost in a humilating defeat in 64 -- but that was the birth of the modern American rightwing.

We never hear the Republicans saying that we can't win with a REAL conservative because Goldwater lost so badly in 64

From secrecy, and deception in high places, come home, America.
From a conflict in Indochina which maims our ideals as well as our soldiers, come home, America.
From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America.
From the entrenchment of special privilege and tax favoritism-
From the waste of idle hands to the joy of useful labor-
From the prejudice of race and sex-
From the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick, come home, America.
Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream.
Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward.
Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world.
...
This is the time."

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

64. Since '65. But, I consider the Dem Party the lesser of two evils.

As an Anarchist/Socialist I've always considered the DP a vehicle to slow the progress of this country becoming what it has become. An oligarchy with a facade of democracy.

My nose has been worn out voting for politicians posing as progressives while being slaves to the bosses.

I've voted for 2 candidates for president that I actually supported (McGovern and Dukakis)rather than as "not as bad".

I've finally had it with the politics as usual that keeps this country in the hands of the plutocrats. I'll be voting Green in '06.

[SmokingJacket]

65. I've always voted democratic, but registered independent.

Stupidly, I didn't want to be pinned down.

A couple years ago I realized all I was doing was preventing myself from voting in primaries, so I switched to Dem.

[Penndems]

66. Since 1974, and I have three people to thank for it:

My maternal grandmother, who told me "our family doesn't vote for Republicans. They're for the rich."

Richard Nixon (no explanation necessary), and

Jack Herrity, a former Board of Supervisors Chairman (Republican), who just destroyed Fairfax County, Virginia, through his too-chummy relationships with developers.

Enough said.

[mnhtnbb]

67. Just re-registered independent after 30 years

of being a democrat. So did my husband, after 40 some years.

[MrBenchley]

68. Proudly voted for "Acid, Abortion and Amnesty" in 1972

and voted Democrat ever since. Only time I can ever remember doing otherwise was the election in the 1980s when that scumbag Ed Koch ran for NYC mayor as a Republican, a Conservative, a Liberal and a Democrat.

[NewJeffCT]

Off & on for maybe 3-4 years

I initially registered as a Democrat when first registering at 18... then I stopped a few years later because I didn't like the annoying GOTV phone calls... I changed to independent. Last year, after we moved, I registered as a Democrat in my new town.

[NewJeffCT]

70. Off & on for maybe 3-4 years

I initially registered as a Democrat when first registering at 18... then I stopped a few years later because I didn't like the annoying GOTV phone calls... I changed to independent. Last year, after we moved, I registered as a Democrat in my new town.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

71. Since 1997, when I turned 18.