Who would you vote for today?
 

I know Bush will win (FOFC leans heavily to the Republican side), but I'm curious to see how it breaks down.

Please note: Your votes will be public. :)

i'll actually vote, but they both suck.

Hate all of the choices available... no clue who I'll vote for yet.

Third Party, because they would do good for this country, it needs a shake up. Either Nader or Libertarian, i have not decided. (I know they are very different, but I am split between the two because I have odd views I suppose, or just insane)

60-40 Kerry

W will W

If Georgia looks to be contested, I'll vote Bush under the lesser of two evils theory. More likely, Bush will have it locked up, in which case I'll continue to vote libertarian.

My voting area is literally the next building over, so there is no logical reason that I shouldn't vote... except that I don't want to.

Hah, I have the same logic behind probably voting for Kerry. I just can't fathom this state being close.

Michael Badnarik is the Libertarian candidate.

Our polling station is in a garage across the street. Pretty convenient. I haven't missed a vote since we bought the house. Bush. Lesser of two evils.

Nader, unless Jersey somehow is looking reall close, then Kerry.

It does? This vote would appear to put that notion in question -- I've always had the impression FOFC was pretty well split down the middle. Not sure where the "heavily Republican" rep comes from.

I was torn on this vote here.

My inclination right now is that I want to investigate the Libertarian candidate. I agree with a lot of what the Libertarians have to say, but know nothing about this year's presidential candidate.

If push came to shove, I would have a hard time deciding between Bush and Kerry. They both are polar opposites of me on one issue or another at the top of my personal "top issues" list..

It sure seems like it to me. Maybe our Republican contingent is just more vocal.

Interestingly, Kerry is winning, though mostly from the lesser of two evils catagory.

And I also have/do believe FOFC leans to the Republican side.

Well, Reagan is kicking ass in the other poll... then again, voter turnout there is a lot heavier. Maybe neither of these candidates really inspires anybody.

Well I voted for Reagan in the other poll, but Kerry here.

I wish it was Gore running this time, not Kerry.

That might be one of the few things that would get me to vote for Bush. :D

Ding, ding, ding! Franklinnoble wins the prize.

I think there will be a significant number of people voting Kerry not because of Kerry, but to get rid of Dubya. I also think there will be a significant number of people voting for Dubya not because of Dubya, but because they feel a need to keep Kerry out of office.

If I were a Democrat, I'd be pissed off that Wesley Clark didn't get a better shot. He seems a hell of a lot more "Presidential" than Kerry.

I about cracked up when they were doing that Vietnam montage of Kerry and they showed the photo that makes him look like Gomer Pyle...

Come on Frank, give the guys who put it together a break. He *does* look like Gomer Pyle! That's like complaining that a photo of Al Sharpton makes him look like "Bookman" from Good Times.

Bookman! Nice one.

Good ol' Buffalo Butt.

I am writing in Powell or Watts.


Homer: America, take a good look at your beloved candidates. They're nothing but hideous space reptiles. [unmasks them]

[audience gasps in terror]

Kodos: It's true, we are aliens. But what are you going to do about it? It's a two-party system; you have to vote for one of us.

Man 1: He's right, this is a two-party system.

Man 2: Well, I believe I'll vote for a third-party candidate.

Kang: Go ahead, throw your vote away.

Private Pyle! What is your malfunction?!?

I'm writing in R. Lee Ermey.

While the overall percentages may or may not be reflective of America as a whole, I have a strong suspicion that one trend in this poll mirrors the nation as a whole:

1/3 of likely Bush voters are voting "lesser-of-two-evils"
2/3 of likely Kerry voters are voting "lesser-of-two-evils"

In other words, it appears that the two largest factions are those who strongly believe in Bush, and those who strongly believe he is evil. The "those who strongly believe in Kerry" segment, I suspect, is significantly smaller--meaning that more people will be voting "against" Bush than "for" Kerry.

I think I ran off most of the Republican Kool-Aid drinkers. There are still some Democratic Kool-Aid drinkers around, though. :p

"Libertarian" is just a fancy way of saying "selfish bastard".

;)

Or "Republican without all the money"

;)

Good stuff, you two. :D

SI

I think the title of this thread is interesting -- Who would you vote for TODAY? I wonder how many of those that voted could see themselves changing their mind about their vote. I think that this year, there's a lot more potential for things to happen, but on the other hand, my guess is that a lot more people already have their minds made up at this point.

Or "The Future" :p

"The future, Conan?"

SI

I am not so sure it does. It would not suprise me if the split is almost 50/50. We have plenty of regular contributers who lean to the right and a few who lean to the left, but we know very little about the political views of the majority.

For example, I don't recall Quiksand ever stating his political opinions. His comments never fail to leave you in the dark. :)

If you were able to search the archives back to 2000, you might be confused about my political views as I have found myself in arguments with both sides of the fence over the years. Since becoming an admin on this board I have usually kept out of political threads. Most of you know nothing about my political views, and that is the way I like it.

I dunno. Maybe the resident Republicans are just more vocal. I can think of many prominent, vocal Republicans on the board, but not too many who are prominent, vocal Democrats. NoMyths being the first who comes to mind.

Less filling.

Picard/Riker...wait, that was 1992.

Let's see, I voted for Clinton in 1996, Gore in 2000, guess it's time for the major flipflop and go with Bush this time. Maybe I just hate change *shrug*

The only thing I know is that I'll know who carries Minnesota before 99.99% of the state...one perk of working for the Sec. of State.

Yeah, but do you have the ability to change it like if you were working in Florida ;)

SI

You have to wait until afterwards to find out.

For what it's worth, no other state has gone for as long without voting for a Republican to be president as Minnesota...not since Nixon (yes, we voted for Mondale)

So far I don't much plan on voting in the Presidential election. At this moment, anyway. Partly because no one really "inspires" me, including the libertarian canidate. I've barely even gotten into any kind of research on the canidates, so if the election was today, I wouldn't vote. (But by the time the election does come around I will have done some research and I will vote. I just don't know who it will be yet)

There will be plenty of other elections to vote in, even if you don't want to bother with presidential. It's much easier to get to know your local candidates and their decisions will effect your life much more directly than those at the national level anyway.

Not gonna vote, but not because I think they all suck, so there's no option in the poll for me.

I'll probably vote for Kerry, but if Michigan looks locked up for him I'll vote for David Cobb, the Green candidate. Voting for Nader is basically useless this time, in terms of helping the growth of a 3rd party, since he is running as an independent.