Based on a William Pitt thread.

[MUAD_DIB]

Will you be voting for the Democrats in 2010, 2012 and beyond?





Will's thread for the interested.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7894711&mesg_id=7894711

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Other.

[Brickbat]

2. I'm happy to vote for my U.S. rep, so yes.

Beyond that, it depends on the candidate.

[Individualist]

3. Other

[Mari333]

4. I will vote for any progressive dem who runs in 2010 and 2012

thats it. I have a whole list now , thanks to Kucinich, to be challenged in the primaries.

[Bluebear]

5. I'll vote but the GayTM is closed.

[Blue-Jay]

10. "GayTM" sounds like an awesome way to get money from the bank.

:D

[Toasterlad]

19. If By "Awesome" You Mean "Fabulous", You're Right.

However, like Mr. Bear, my branch is also closed to non-progressives.

[Robb]

6. All I know is I'm powerless to resist The Pitt.

Cooked peas.

Damn.

[mikelgb]

7. I'll be voting anti-Incumbent in the primaries

Whoever runs against my repug congress-critter will get my vote in the general. I have no major reasons that I can think of not to vote for Boxer in general. I hope in 2012 that Obama draws a primary challenger from the right.

btw there is no "the Dems" on any ballot, all politics are local

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. I will vote for REAL Democrats whenever possible

and never vote for a DLC'er or Blue Balled Coward again.

[Journeyman]

9. I believe the critical issue isn't will we vote for Dems, but will we work hard for them?. . .

Merely casting a ballot isn't enough. Encouraging our neighbors to get out and vote is infinitely more important, same as donating early and often has a greater impact than the single vote we'll each cast on election day.

So it isn't so much, will you vote, as it is, will you actively support?

[MUAD_DIB]

13. That's a good point, but what I have been seeing today was that some

DUers are just not going to vote for the Democrats in 2010.

I would agree that actively supporting your candidate/party is definitely important, but this poll was created to gauge DUer interest in voting this november and beyond.

[WA98070]

11. I will vote for any progressive I can, I will NOT vote for a DINO!!!!!

I am tired of having to defend my progressive stands when being challenged on the DLC's record. Explaining that the Repubs of 60s and 70s have taken over the Democratic party gets very tiring.

Yes the DLCers are better than Bush but that is like saying it is better to be put to death by neglect rather than torture.

[JHB]

12. You're missing an option:

Will vote for the Democrats, but don't want them to feel too sure of that just yet.

[MUAD_DIB]

14. You're more than welcome to create a poll based on your own criteria.

:)

[Tailormyst]

15. Other: It depends on who the Democrat is

No more getting my vote just because they claim to be a democrat.

[Ozymanithrax]

16. I will vote for the candidates that comes closest to my liberal-progressive phillosophy...

that have a chance of winning.

That will probably be democrats, because Republicans will never support the things that I think need support.

But if a member of the Green party or a independent progressive runs, and looks like he can pull a plurality of the vote, I'm there.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. How many Greens in Congress?

In your City Council?

In your state delegation?

A laughable litmus test.

Just say: "I'm voting for the Dem."

[Ozymanithrax]

23. The qualifying limiter on my statement was "if." It is a wonderful word with a real meaning.

But I won't say I'm voting for the Dem. In my city, the council and the mayor are non-partisan. We all know who the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are. But they don't run that way. At times, I have seen a dozen names on the ballot for a minor office and find that I have no opinion. In that case, I choose a woman and reject anyone who claims being a businessman. I think we men have had enough chances screwing everything up and businessmen are the worst possible choice. Also, parties change.

Up until 1948, Democrats did not let black people in the party. Strom Thurmond left when they voted to let them in, and Strom ran on a segregation ticket. Next week, next month, or next year I may be faced with the fact that the Democrats have altered their philosophy to the point where I can not support them.

Finally, Democrat is a factor in my choice, as is the candidates stance on education, a woman's right to choose (there are right to life Democrats I will not vote for), gay marriage rights (there are Democrats that supported pop 8 in California and I won't support them), health care (I will not support a Democrat that votes against the current health care bill), and many other issues. Being a member of the NRA is a mark against any candidate. In almost every case, a Democrat will win. But almost isn't every. Almost is also a great qualifying limiter with a real meaning.

***edit to change Arlen to Strom***

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

24. I support your choice- and method thereof.

[Toasterlad]

18. Other. I Will Be Voting Exclusively For Progressive Candidates. Forever.

[G_j]

20. me too nt

[Lorien]

21. +1

Grayson is my congressman, so I'll vote for him again. The rest will probably be write in or third party.

[Yuugal]

25. +1

[LynneSin]

22. There was a primary system setup for a reason...

Once the primaries are done there is absolufuckinglutely no way I will do anything whatsoever that will enable Republicans to win. And by Republicans I mean those with the "R" slapped next to their names.

There is only one democrat in this whole wide world that has the same ideological beliefs that I have and well, that person is me. So unless I'm running for office (highly doubtful) then every other democrat out there is a compromise.

Even the Ben Nelsons, Blanche Lincoln, etc etc will get some of the votes right from time to time. Republicans will get NONE of the votes right at anytime at all. If the primaries are finished and that's the candidate, I would rather have a 70% democrat over a 100% republican any day of the week.

Folks we have to start working these primaries