'Fess up!! Have you ever voted Republican?

[Silverhair]

I am discussing on a national ticket - congressperson or above. Local politics can vary so much that a committed Democrat can easily vote a local Republican on a school board election or such things. But that is one of the functions of local elections - to weed out the garbage. Usually, but not always, it works.

I will confess. In 1968 I voted for Nixon. In fact I voted a straight Republican ticket. I offer this as my excuse. I had been back from Vietnam and was very, very angry at LBJ and the whole Democratic party since he was the head of it. Needless to say, Nixon was a severe disappointment to me.

Anybody else care to admit to straying from the fold, and why?

[southpaw]

1. I voted for Reagan in '84

I had just turned 18 and was about as politically savvy as a caesar salad.

Since then: Dukakis, Clinton, Clinton, Gore, Kerry...

Straight ticket Dem since the second Clinton vote

[sniffa]

2. i pretty much aLways voted repub

untiL 2000. a few times i went 3rd party, but i don't think those were for big eLections, just LocaL/state.

[karynnj]

3. Never for President

I did vote for Millicent Fenwick though and for a town council Republican - Not many given I've voted since 1972 and still have my McGovern button!

[RobertSeattle]

4. By accident once

It was some Fairfax County, VA election with two female candidates, both with very similar sounding names. When I got to the polling place they didn't have the (D) or the (R) specified and I could recall who was who! Ever since I've voted absentee since that gives me time to have all my info available!

[mattclearing]

5. Fuuuuck No. n/t

[Darkhawk32]

6. Yes I have. And I feel dirty about it now. n/t

[terrya]

7. Not for President. I voted for Jim Thompson for Illinois Governor in 1976.

I was disillusioned with Dan Walker, Thompson's predecessor as Governor. I thought Thompson would make a decent governor.

[HeilChimp]

57. I would have voted for George Ryan in hindsight

I have NEVER voted for a Repug candidate but if I had to it over again, I would have supported George Ryan for Illinois Governor over "Democrat" Glenn Poshard in 1998.

Ryan is better than a lot of Illinois Dems on progressive issues. He tried to get the guns off the streets, worked to abolish the racist death penalty system and freed all the folks convicted under its unjust laws, stood up for a woman's right to choose, created a progressive program to build Illinois roads and schools, fought to life Chimp's embargo against Cuba, etc., etc. He is definitely more of a Democrat than Glenn Poshard ever was.

George Ryan has been thrice nominated for the noble peace prize by a distingushed U of I law professor. I wish we could have him back as Governor.

On a related note, I wouldn't vote for Ray LaHood, but I wouldn't object to him being Governor either. No Repug has done so much to lynch his own party in Illinois.

The rest of the fascist Repukes can go pound sand.

[crazyzoeillinois]

76. Right on!!

Ohhhhh my god, that is right. I have friends downstate who told me about LaHood. He was challenged by a pot guy in 04!!! Ryan wasn't too bad for Illinois issues. We need a Ryan back. Blagojev's too soft. LaHood is sort of like Ryan but I think laHood should be more his liberal self and come out of the repug closet!!!

[mantis49]

88. I couldn't bring myself to vote for governor in 1998.

I didn't like Ryan, and Poshard was a RW calling himself a Dem. So I left it blank.

[Withywindle]

132. That's the only time for me!

Had neutral feelings about Ryan.


But Poshard was anti-choice.

I will not vote for a candidate who isn't pro-choice. Period.

Cannot, will not, even a Dem
Cannot, will not vote for them.
I do not like pro-forced-birth, Sam I am.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

145. George Ryan??? And his COMMERCIAL drivers licenses for cash???

How many lives did he endanger by letting unqualified truckers on the road??? He's two steps away from being a murderer. Further he took bribes for appointments. Geez, he was one of the most corrupt pieces of scum that ever graced the Governor's mansion. He was effective but damn, I would never EVER want that piece of shit back in office. No one who fills our state offices with his own cronies in exchange for personal bribes is that great a guy. And the nobel prize nomination means nothing, George W. Bush got one too.


Oh and he was the Illinois campaign chairman for Bush in 2000. Yeah, a real winner alright.

[AntiCoup2K4]

8. Only for strategic purposes

Such as voting McCain in the 2000 primary, just to vote against the Idiot Son of an Asshole. I don't know what the fuck happenned to McCain in the last few years, but I still believe the country would have been better off under him than Junior.

[Walt Starr]

9. Never ever, not even once

Straight Democratic tickets my entire life.

[cali]

10. Yes, and I'm still happy

I voted for Jeffords twice before he became an independent.

[RubyDuby in GA]

11. I did the crossover thing in the 2000 primary for McCain

I can't remember why now, but I remember everyone I knew (Dem) was doing that.

That would be my only time on the dark side.

[AntiCoup2K4]

32. Can't speak for "everyone" but this was my reasoning....

I didn't really have a preference between Gore & Bradley, figured Gore would probably get the nomination, but was fine with either. But I KNEW that George Bush's retarded son would be the worst President this country ever had and my thinking on McCain at the time was that he was an honorable Republican who was willing to go against his party, so I could live with him if I had to.

Junior has exceeded my expectations of being a shitty president in about every way imaginable, while McCain has failed to live up to his. But I don't regret the vote for a second.

[elderly man]

130. I did the same, for the same reasons.

[txaslftist]

12. My first vote: Reagan in '84

Not once since then, not even at the local level. Hell, I was 18 and stupid.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Proudly...never. n/t

[MarianJack]

14. From the "It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time" File...

Reagan in '80 for pres (I was a pissed off Kennedy Democrat who wanted to HURT Jimmy Carter. I've LONG since repented :spank: )

when I lived in PA, John Heinz in '82 & '88 (he was a very good man and a very good senator. I loved Teresa's remark in '94 when she referred to lil' ricky santorum as a "Forrest Gump with an attitude").

None since and I don't see ANY possibility of it happening again.

[crazyzoeillinois]

77. Shocking!!!!!

Wow I could never do that!!!! Vote for a repug are you off your rocker or were you!!!

[MarianJack]

85. As i Said...

...I've LONG SINCE repented. Never again will I do something that stupid!

John Heinz was a good man and a good senator, though. Teresa has had great taste in husbands!

[Suziq]

15. Hell No!

I grew up in a very Democratic family. My dad was president of our local Democratic Club when I was a kid.

My first political memory is handing out literature for Kennedy back in 1960 (of course, I was very young then :-) )


:hippie:

[stubertmcfly]

16. does voting for ben nighthorse campbell count?

prior to his defection across the aisle, of course.

and i voted for gore in '00... with liberman on the ticket, that kinda counts too, right?

[Roland99]

17. Most of my life

Reagan in '84
Bush, Sr. in '88
Clinton in '92
Dole in '96
Bush in '00
Kerry in '04

[Pirate Smile]

What caused your conversion and is it permanent?

[Roland99]

28. Iraq....plain and simple

I feel closer to Chomsky at this point than Safire. ;)

[Silverhair]

138. Conversion???? I was raised Democrat!!!!!

I have posted many times that my first political activity was as a volunteer at the local JFK headquarters in 1960. Did you even read my reasons why? Did you even read the rest of my post???? Please do that. I did say that Nixon was a disappointment.

I do hope you can understand that being sent to a no-win war by a Democrat was rather traumatic, and that I might have been a bit angry over it.

[Silverhair]

142. OOPS. SORRY. I thought you were responding to my original post.

So my other post was with that thought in mind. I see that you were responding to another person. I regret the error.

[Pirate Smile]

25. Whoops - dupe.

[Pirate Smile]

18. What was your reaction to Kerry and VVAW when you got back and, if

negative, how did you get over it? Obviously, many never have gotten over it.

I don't want to hijack your thread but I'm curious.

[Silverhair]

29. At the time, I was hostile to it. I still don't like it.

The opposition to the war did not occur in a vacuum. I saw the war as part of the larger war against communism. In the early 60's the communists were definitely on the march and trying to achieve world hegemony, and it looked like they might pull it off. I still view communism as one of the greatest evils that has ever been visited upon humanity. I was angry with LBJ, for his half a war policy. Either you fight a war all our (short of nuclear) or you don't get in it at all. LBJ was trying to fight nice, and send diplomatic signals by the bombing pauses, self imposed limits, etc. The NV correctly understood those messages as sign of weakness. Kerry's VVAW and the demonstrations contributed to that signal of weakness of resolve on our side.

We should never have gotten involved in Vietnam, but once in we should have fought it all out from the start.

It turns out that I was wrong about the need to war with communism. George Kennan was right and communism fell of it's own weight.

In modern terms, that would mean I agree with Kerry about Iraq. We should not have gone in, but now that we are in, we need to complete the job.

[Mountainman]

50. I can never understand the idea that even though a war is wrong we should

fight it out to win.

I am a Vietnam vet and I never saw the war as a war against Communism. Communism never really worried me.

But when we say a war is wrong, then we say we need to fight it anyway, isn't that saying we are wrong too?

If the war was wrong we should have called a truce and found a way to end the killing. In then end the Communist got what they wanted and could have had it much sooner with much less killing if we would have said the war is wrong we will not fight anymore.

The whole war was for nothing in my opinion. When I see the Wall in Washington I say why? Just like yesterday when 37 of our troops were killed, why? Should we keep on fighting just because we are in it?

[ginnyinWI]

89. I see a similarity in what they are warning about now

Back then they said if we pull out of Vietnam, then the Communists would swarm in and kill everyone, etc etc. Now they say if we pull out of Iraq, terrorism will increase and it will be bad for the Iraqi people, they'll have civil war, etc etc. I can't help but feel that this is being hyped and we are being "had" once again. I'd be interested in someone explaining the difference. Seems to me the people there just want peace and to be left alone. Win their governments over with economic measures, not war. It is what they did in Vietnam, finally.

[demnan]

19. Never!

not even in primaries.

[bullimiami]

20. never.

[On the Road]

21. I Voted Republican Before the Early 90's

[JerseygirlCT]

22. Weicker against Lieberman. I feel just fine about that! nt

[IronLionZion]

23. not yet, but I will vote in the Republican primary for 2008 maybe 2006 too

It's important that a good Republican runs against Hillary, because she will probably lose.

And my Republican PA congressman, Bill Shuster, is an asshole. He barely sqeaked by in the 2004 primaries and that better not happen again.

[Norquist Nemesis]

24. Not that I recall

Possibly at the local level, but often D or R is not even an issue with that.

The first year I was eligible to vote was 1980...and I cried when Reagan went in.

[DemGirl7]

26. On a national ticket...NOOOOO!!!

but I'm somewhat of a new voter...since I'm 22 and I have a birthday after election day, and the first time I voted was in 2002, and I voted the Democrat incumbant for the House of Reps., and In 2004 I voted for all Democrats.

[Cheswick2.0]

27. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Nope

[CWebster]

30. Nah, voting for Democrats is Republican enough these days nt

[stevedeshazer]

31. I voted for former Sen. Mark Hatfield

He was a moderate Republican dove...against the war.

[CBHagman]

87. Yes, I remember him.

He belongs to a breed we don't see much of these days.

[stevedeshazer]

108. We could use more of that

He was so much better than the guy who inherited his seat, Gordon "Pea Packer" Smith.

[deutsey]

33. Connie Morella in Montgomery County, MD back in the late '80s

and early '90s.

She was a liberal Republican (had to be in order to win in that county) and was very supportive of human rights (which I was working a lot on at the time).

After I moved away, I think I heard she became more under the thumb of the Busheviks after the 2000 election. I believe she ended up losing to a Democrat.

[DaveinMD]

80. she signed the contract on america

being pro choice doesn't make you a liberal. She voted for the entire conservative economic agenda. Thank god we finally got rid of her.

[deutsey]

96. I said I voted for her in the late '80s, early '90s

way before the frickin' Contract on America (I had moved away by then anyway). Her pro-choice position mattered to me, of course; however, I was very active in Amnesty International at the time and she actually showed up at human rights events I attended. I know, because I talked to her at these events. Say what you will, but that scored points with me, especially when not an elected Democrat that I can recall could be found at these events.

The fact the dumbass kowtowed to the right in '94 contributed to Morella ultimately losing her seat (she also supported Bush early on). Montgomery County was a liberal Democrat stronghold when I lived there. It didn't surprise me at all when I found out she lost the election a couple years ago. IMO, she deserved to lose.

[DaveinMD]

102. okay

I thought you included that election in there. 94 changed everthing. I also thought she was a complete phony. She put a false nice image and let her husband do all sorts of dirty tricks.

[livinginphotographs]

34. My first presidential election was 2000.

I voted Libertarian. Not quite as bad, but almost.

Since then, I just vote straight Dem, or third-party for some local races.

[TexasSissy]

35. Nothing to "confess." I did vote Repub once. Reagan's first election.

For Prez. I didn't make that mistake twice. But I'm not ashamed of it; who knew how bad he'd be? And also, the economy was in shambles (interest rates were over 20% - DU's younger members won't recall that, maybe, but the economy was in a cesspool. A change had to be made. Could be the Dems should not have run Carter again. But something had to be done, I thought. Who knew an ACTOR would turn out to be so bad?)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

36. I voted for Mark Hatfield when he was Senator from Oregon

I appreciated his stances against war and for the environment, and I wondered what the hell he was doing as a Republican.

But he's the only one.

[B3Nut]

37. Used to only vote Repub.

This year was the first year voting Dem in a national election. The GOP isn't getting any more votes from me. Took long enough to see through their facade. Of course, if the Busheviks are real Republicans I'm a purple spalted aardvark, but that's another thread. ;) I guess I'm just an ex-GOP turncoat. :D I've become quite a bit more liberal than I ever used to be...I'm now a registered Dem and voted straight donkey. The elephants have morphed into a hideous macabre caricature of their former selves. Truly sad, really...

Todd in Beerbratistan

[xxqqqzme]

54. welcome, Todd

voting Democratic now is just good common sense.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

65. Turncoat here too

Although I never, ever was a straight Republican ticket voter. I always voted for the candidate rather than the party lines. I agree with your statement that "The elephants have morphed into a hideous caricature of their former selves. Truly sad, really..."

Sad, but not our fault...the party left me.

[moggie12]

38. No, but would have been sorely tempted by McCain n/t

[Mountainman]

39. I voted for Gerry Ford and will regret it all my life.

I lived in Michigan at the time and was caught up in the idea that Ford would keep the auto industry strong and keep jobs in Michigan. That was the one and only time I voted for a repuke. I still don't think Ford is as bad as the gang we have now.

[DaveinMD]

81. Ford was a decent man

not like this current crew.

[Hippo_Tron]

117. I'd kill for another Carter v Ford election

I like Carter better than Ford but for a Republican, Ford rocks. I think that Ford has been very critical of the current administration.

[Riptide]

40. Nationally, no! But, I have on the local level...

School board elections here mean you get to choose from the list of Republicans. It sucks. Why the hell do they have political parties in a school board election anyway?

[E_Smith]

41. yes, voted for dole

I voted for Dole. Then voted for Gore. Would have been tempted by McCain. Now I can't see ever voting republican again.

[freestyle]

42. Buddy Roemer for LA governor in 1991

The leading candidates were the criminal Edwin Edwards, the klansman David Duke, and the turncoat Roemer. I voted Roemer in the primary. He did not make the runoff, and I supported Edwards, who thankfully won. A bumper sticker at the time was "Vote for the Crook, it's Important" Very special circumstances, otherwise always Democrats.

[Hippo_Tron]

118. Edwards rocked, except for the whole criminal thing

He was definately the most effective governor that we've had in years. It's too bad that good LA politicians also have to be corrupt.

[Silverhair]

139. Remember the Edwards vs Duke election?

LA politics can be colorful. It was really funny. Even the national Republican ticket was trying to help the Democrat. For those who don't know, Duke was the former head of the KKK. I don't remember offhand what they call the title - Imperial Grand Dragon?? or some such. The choice was the crook or the kook.

[Magleetis]

43. Yes

I voted for Mike Foster for Gov of Louisiana his first term. He said he was going to bring teachers salaries up to the southern regional average. My wife is a teacher and I was all for it. He never did it, he was lying. How surprising!!!! Fool me once, uh I won't get fooled again.

[Hippo_Tron]

119. Mike Foster wasn't all that bad for a Republican

My dad was actually part of a discussion group that got to meet with him when he was running for governor. My dad (a diehard democrat) basically said that the guy wasn't great by any means but at least he didn't kiss up to the religious right while he was in office. When others were dissapointed with him because he didn't do half of what he said he would do in that meeting my dad said "Ah come on guys, he's a politician what do you expect." My outlook of Foster is that he was great by no means, but we could do MUCH worse.

[liberalgenes]

44. Never for president, but

I did vote for Lew Lehrman over Mario Cuomo in the mid-80s. No reason other than I was young and stupid and had no political awareness whatsoever.

[lady lib]

45. No! Never!

But in local elections I have because we frequently have no other choice in my wingnut community.

[TexasLawyer]

46. Yes

In Texas we vote for our state and county judges. There are many excellent Republican jurists, and I'm friends with some of them. I don't necessarily hold their party against them.

Also, around here judicial candidates sometimes don't stand a chance unless they declare themselves to be Republican.

[sendero]

47. As I have confessed here...

... twice before, I voted for Reagan twice. Reagan made me the Democrat I am. By 1986, I realized that 90% of what the left said about Reagan was true.

Since then, I have voted for a Republican mayor of Dallas, Laura Miller. She is not perfect, but she's better than the last mayor and her opponent who were nothing more than pawns of the big developers here.

I cannot see myself voting for a Repub in a national election, but frankly I wouldn't rule it out. Think Chafee for example. I can easily imagine a Dem being worse than him.

It's mindset and true values I'm looking at, not always only party.

[progressoid]

48. NOPE - not nationally

[A Brand New World]

49. Back in my much younger days I voted for Ford. I think it would have been

my first election. I really don't think he was that bad a president, especially considering what we're forced to endure now.

Then in 2000 in the Ohio primary I voted for McCain just to vote against *. I didn't realize by doing that I was changing my party affiliation. I started getting all sorts of Repub. propaganda. Plus you can only change affiliation back at the next primary. Drove me crazy til I got it fixed, just knowing I was on their "lists".

[HughBeaumont]

51. I voted Bush/Quayle in '88

That's called being young and stupid, but I also didn't like Dukakis or Bentsen at all. Thankfully, I got smarter that following year.

[El Fuego]

52. Nowadays, I vote a straight D ticket just on principle.

I personally became acutely "politically aware" during the reign of Bush I. I started voted democrat and never looked back.

[lojasmo]

53. Never. I started voting in 1986. EOM

[hughee99]

55. I voted for William Weld for governor of MA in 1992.

I think it was 1992... when he was running against conservative democrat John Silber. Even the state Democratic Party leaders were angry about Silber winning the nomination.

[welshTerrier2]

116. me too ...

hell of a choice, eh ??

that was the only time i ever voted for a republican ...

[moobu2]

56. Never, I couldn't and have a clean conscience.

[DemDogs]

58. Never -- at any level (n.t)

[KissMeKate]

59. I have not voted-

which I guess, multiplied, means I might as well vote republican.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

60. Since 1966: NEVER! Never even considered it.

I did vote for the Peace & Freedom Party in '68 in opposition to Nixon and Humpty.

[Phebe]

61. Lifelong Republican

I always voted Republican, except I never voted for Nixon (yeah, McGovern, what can I say).

Except in 2004, I voted against Bush and for Kerry, because of the torture, and the losing war.

Unacceptable.

[Warren DeMontague]

68. George McGovern was the far better choice.

I'd vote for him today.

[Sgent]

69. Yep, in 2004

I voted for Roger Wicker-R (Incumbent) for congress. He was the only serious candidate running. The Democrat didn't even live in the district. Sorry, but you don't get my vote if you live 200 miles outside the district, and admit it/don't care. Mississippi requires congressional candidates to be state residents, not residents of their district. One advantage is Wicker lives 3 houses down from my parents, and my sister went to school with his daughter. If I ever need the personal intervention of a congressman, I will get it.

Other than that, I've voted for some state races for the R (Ag. Commissioner, etc.)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

114. Hi Phebe!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[fob]

62. Only in polls such as "Who's the biggest A-hole?" or "Worst pResident

ever?" Then a repuke is SURE to get my vote!

[ourbluenation]

63. Never - not once...even at the local level.

My conscience is clear :)

[Blue Wally]

64. Let's see:

1960: JFK (only president I have ever been wildly enthusiastic about)
1964: LBJ (Goldwater was a mad bomber)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (my kind of guy)
1972: Tricky Dick (couldn't stand McGovern)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Ford was terrible)
1980: Jimmy Carter (reluctantly, but Reagan was going to blow up the world)
1984: Reagan (thought he'd earned it)
1988: Bush I (reluctantly, thought he was a closet liberal)
1992: Slick Willy (Bush I a disapointment)
1996: Slick Willy (Dole a nothing)
2000: Gore (seemed a good way to go)
2004: JFK (reluctantly, would have preferred Gephardt)

[Warren DeMontague]

66. No. Not even for dog catcher.

n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

67. I voted for Gerald Ford in 1976

just because I didn't know enough about Carter, but I voted Carter in '80 and we lost. I've been forced by default to vote for Ted Stevens as our senator because there's never any opposition. I guess I've probably voted for Don Young, too, for the same reason. It seems like nobody even bothers to run against these guys up here except real wackos. This year we did have a good Democratic senatorial candidate, Tony Knowles, but he was beat out by Lisa Murkowski. I always vote Democratic in the local elections.

[tsuki]

70. Yes, in 1968. Wrong move. Since Jimmy Carter, I usually vote 3rd party

candidates. This year was the first time I voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate. Senate, none. Representative, none.

[Contrary1]

71. I voted for Reagan in 1980.

BUT...I believed then as I believe now, that Jimmy Carter was the
most honest and decent man to have ever been president of the US.

Having said that, I don't believe he made a good president. If it
makes any sense at all, I think he was probably too honest and
decent for the job.

I have never, and most likely never will again; have the same deep
respect for any of the men or women elected to that office, that I
have for President Carter.

[Nederland]

72. Nope

I've voted 3rd party many times however. In fact, the first time I ever voted Democratic for President was in 04. Before that, I was never in a swing state and didn't want to throw my vote away on someone I didn't believe in.

[drummer55]

73. Voting a straight party ticket is

moronic in every sense of the word.

vote for the person best suited for the job be they republicrat, demopublican, Independent, Green, Liberterian, etc...

Denigrating all of the other party just because they have been taken over by a small but powerful group alienates the moderates of that party.


Sometimes I think the majority of us never got out of gradeschool emotions or logic when it comes to dealing in politics.


remember the enemy of my enemy is my friend. There are a hell of a lot of republicans who are angry at GW and want him gone. You have to find and reach out to those people...not alienate them and make them feel that they have to stay in the "US versus THEM" mentality

Me venting...

[ArkDem]

74. I voted for Hoover, the first time he ran.

Don't know what I was thinking.

[OneTwentyoNine]

103. So...you were born in 1907??

[ArkDem]

147. 1905

[Scatamooch]

75. Not Intentionally, But Then I'm From Floriduh

Hey There Silverhair!
Welp, I'm From FLORIDUH, So I'm Not Really Sure Who I Voted For! There Were Reports That Votes Cast For Kerry/Edwards Actually Went To Bush/Cheney...Maybe We Should Go Back To Writing Their Names Down And Stuffing Them Into A BoX!

Scatamooch:bounce:

[ieoeja]

78. Bush I in 80 primary and 88 general election

[DaveinMD]

79. Hell No

I've never voted for a Republican in my life. Not even for Connie Morella, who called herself a moderate Republican just because she was pro choice.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

82. Never above Mayor

I voted for Guiliani in 1993.

[napi21]

83. Only when they are running unopposed!

There were lots of 'm in this last election! I also contacted my Dem party when I got home to ask what in the world they are doing? Why did they let all these seats go unopposed?

Guess what? I didn't get any response!!!!

[Blue Wally]

144. Running unopposed.......

Anytime a politician (of whatever party) is running unopposed, I get outraged and protest by voting for the other party for that position by writing in my own name. I have thus received votes over the years as both a Democratic candidate and a Republican candidate. I think the major parties owe it to the two party system to have a candidate for every office (wouldn't hurt if the third parties did the same).

[ultraist]

84. I have NEVER voted for a Repub

Even the most liberal Repubs seem too conservative.

[CBHagman]

86. Oh, yeah.

I voted for Gerald Ford in 1976. Mind you, even my Republican father didn't think there was all that much difference ideologically between Jimmy Carter and Ford.

I also voted for Connie Morella once but saw the error of my ways. She is a moderate to liberal Republican and thus got the support of many, many Democrats. I even got into an argument with a Democrat who kept insisting, "Connie is not a Republican!" I found out later that she usually left her party affiliation off campaign materials.

That particular district is now represented by the able and decent Chris Van Hollen (D).

[mvd]

90. No, I haven't

I've not voted for certain positions, though. In the Klink/Santorum race, I didn't vote since I didn't think Klink would be that close.

[KalicoKitty]

91. Only ONCE...in a primary!

That was for John McCain in the 2000 Michigan primaries. ABB!!! Tickled me when Bush lost after fatboy Engler promised Bush he'd win in Michigan. LOL

[floridadem30]

92. not even once

[Mend]

93. Never, ever, not once and I have voted for years.....

not even local elections. I want to be straight with God.

[Demi_Babe]

94. NEVER have and NEVER will

[orleans]

95. NO NO NO NO NO

never never never

didn't wanna
didn't wanna
didn't wanna

couldn't do it
shouldn't do it
wouldn't do it

(obviously that's just me)

[Clark2008]

97. I have to or I would never be able to vote in some local elections

eom

[CatholicEdHead]

98. Yes

until after 9/11. Then I saw how it was exploited and other news keeping up on BushCo.

While I am not a guarenteed Democratic vote (also MN Indpendence and Green), I will not be voting for any Republican anytime soon. All levels have had the same kool-aid.

[VOX]

99. Never. Not even tempted.

I'm in CA, so I've usually had good choices for national tickets.

[pbartch]

100. never. i've been voting for 25 years too

[Piperay]

101. Yes, when I was one and

I voted for Nixon too, sigh. I became a Democrat in time to vote for Carter.

[Carolab]

104. Are you kidding? HELL NO! n/t

[wildeyed]

105. I was registered as an Independent for awhile so I could vote

in repug primaries. We have some real nasties down here in the south, sometimes it is easier to knock them out in the primary but impossible to get them in general. But other than that, no.

[WanderingAengus]

106. Lowell Weicker

And would certainly do so again, given the opportunity. But that's it.

[DianeG5385]

107. Republicans I have voted for

Reagan in '80, because I was sucked in by the propaganda machine ridiculing Carter's competence(voted Carter in 76, my first time to vote).

Um, that's pretty much it. I'm wracking brain, there may have been the very occassional local repub but I doubt it. I knew after my Reagan mistake that there was a wholesale attack on liberalism, B-1 Bob was my congressman in the eighties, and the stuff he spewed was an early indication of what these guys were planning.

Since then, I've been a vigilant liberal.

[Clarkie1]

109. Never n/t

[Politicub]

110. I've never voted for a repub

I've been voting since '92. I have voted for Independents and greens on ocassion, but never for a repug.

[mtnsnake]

111. Nope, not that I can remember, although I thought about Pataki

because he has been one of the better Repukes as far as environmental issues go, especially concerning the Adirondacks. He still has some room to improve in that respect, though.

[Gabi Hayes]

112. sure....Clinton in 92

[GreenPartyVoter]

113. Yes... Olympia Snowe

[Hippo_Tron]

120. How are you satisfied with her job BTW?

I mean she's obviously better than most Republicans but frankly I think that we could do so much better from a state like Maine.

[GreenPartyVoter]

124. We could except that

a) we like the fact that she has seniority on the Hill

and

b) the voluntary clean election system never really works on the gubanatorial and federal levels because there are some people who just have wads to blow on the races.

AS far as how she does, she can be really off the mark in some areas, but I have to say at least she is fighting to get the air pollution issues dealt with.

[Dinger]

115. Does LIEberman Count?

No, I didn't, but I was just curious.:think:

[Slyder]

121. Yes, when Republicans were decent human beings

In my voting life in Kansas, I have voted for Republicans. I was even a registered Republican! In Kansas the true election is sometimes the primary! I have voted for Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Bob Dole as senators. And I will defend my votes.

But no more. now that the Republican Party has sunk to stinking depths of degradation and corruption, becoming the party of lies, payoffs, torture, triumphalism, pride (and all the other Deadly Sins), bribery, and destruction civil liberties and everything else this country was founded on.

The party of Goldwater, who was an honorable man, has become the party that would crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. I call upon the spirits of the Founding Fathers and Mothers to hound eternally everyone of them like the Harpies did of old.

[Skittles]

122. I would never vote for one of those bastards

there's the occasional Democrat I won't vote for but I would not vote republican EVER

[Vadem]

123. NEVER!!!!!

and never will!!!!!!!!

[marigold20]

125. NEVER

I guess I could if there was a real race betweeen an OK repub and a raving lunatic Democrat but so far, the choise has not presented itself. If a Republican is running unopposed for something like County Clerk or Sheriff, I'll just let the Republicans vote him or her into office.

[Melynn]

126. Voted for John Anderson

I voted for John Anderson in 1980. Anderson was a liberal Republican who ran for President as a independent candidate against Carter and Reagan.

If I had to do it over again, I would still vote for Anderson. I thought he was the best man for the job.

[indie_voter]

127. No. However,

I would if there was a decent candidate to support.

I turned 18 in 1982, by that time Republicans were on the path to where they are today.

I confess, I am disgusted with the DLC, but I am hoping Dean wins the chair and the tide turns.

[Spiffarino]

128. I voted for Reagan in 1980

Within about 3 months of his inauguration I determined that he was indeed the Antichrist. I have voted Democratic, Green, or something else ever since. I have Reagan to thank for my becoming a committed liberal.

[proud2BlibKansan]

129. I voted for Dole

as my state senator. But I have never voted for a Repuclican for prez.

[Sparkly]

131. Not ever, for anything, fwiw. n/t

[Hissyspit]

133. No

[muse]

134. Never, never, never!!!!!! What a horrible thought.

[zulchzulu]

135. I voted for my dad once

He was running for City Council...a moderate Republican (social liberal/fiscal conservative).

He got my vote.

[ailsagirl]

136. Never ever

[McCamy Taylor]

137. Never! Voted Socialist a few times when the Dem was sure to win.

[orpupilofnature57]

140. One time DaMato,what a mistake,voted commie to avoid it, otherwise

[slor]

141. Hell No!!

Not ever before, in other words, a perfect score.

[SweetLeftFoot]

143. Yes

but it was in the referendum we had in Australia for getting rid of the Queen.

[Charon]

146. voted Republican

Voted for Reagan both times. Learned my lesson thought