How have you voted in past Presidental elections?

[peachgirl]

Originally posted by dianeschlicht
I see you finally "got it", and edited the word "poll" out of you thread heading. Thanks. Go to it folks.

Ooops, sorry! I posted before you said it was okay....

 

[goin2disneyagain]

Originally posted by peachgirl
Ooops, sorry! I posted before you said it was okay....

ROTFL!!!!!

 

[rcyannacci]

Originally posted by ThreeCircles
Let me guess, Tom Ridge or John Ashcroft your boss by any chance?

That reminds me, I have to return that overdue library book on international terrorism before I end up on someone's list...

Oh my....I'm laughing...no, I'm crying...laughing...crying... (I didn't see a smiley for that complex emotion)

 

[Alice28]

92- Perot (hiding my head in shame....should have voted Bush)
96- Dole
00- Bush
04- Bush

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Originally posted by Saffron
1976 - Carter
1980 - Carter
1984 - Mondale
1988 - Dukakis
1992- Clinton
1996 - Clinton
2000 - Gore
2004 - can't decide, might do my first write in depending on where PA stands in the polls nearer to the time of the election but ... definitely, absolutely, positively without question NOT Bush

oops, I forgot Carter in 1980...that's what I get for copying someone else's post..

 

[bsnyder]

1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Perot
1996 Dole
2000 G W Bush

 

[SoonerKate]

2000 - Gore
2004 - I'll vote for Kerry

 

[4greatboys]

Now where's that big bowl of milk??

1984-Reagan
1988-Bush
1992-Clinton
1996-Clinton
2000-Gore
2004-I'll be voting for W

 

[Eeyore1954]

Showing my age

Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Reagan
Bush 41
Bush 41
Dole
Bush 43

Next election -- most likely Bush 43

 

[wdwdvcdad]

GHW Bush
Clinton (still wondering how I was so blind)
Dole
GW Bush
will be voting for GW Bush

 

[Disney Doll]

I generally vote for the candidate whose platform most closely resembles my way of thinking.

I usually feel like I am choosing between the lesser of 2 evils.

 

[inaminute]

1976 Carter
1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush 1
1992 Clinton
1996 Didn't Vote
2000 Bush 2
2004 Bush 2

 

[katerkat]

I'm very young - have only voted for Bush so far. And will do so again in November.

 

[beattyfamily]

84- Reagan (at 18 years of age!)
88- Bush
92- Bush
96- Dole
00- Bush

Of course voting for Bush in 2004!!!

 

[TerriP]

This topic/poll/debate/whatever is really interesting to me. I'm surprised at the way most people have consistently voted straight Dem or straight Repub. Maybe I shouldn't be....but I am.

I voted in my first election in 1996 for Clinton. In 2000 I voted in the Republican primary in my state for McCain and wanted him to be the Repub nominee *very* much. Since he wasn't, and I could not support Bush or Gore, I didn't vote in 2000. I'm embarassed by that since I know voting is a right and priviledge I need to act on, but what can you do when there's no one you honestly want????

This year, I'm still undecided. I will not vote for Bush but have not decided on whether I will vote for Kerry. Once again, I may find myself without a candidate I want to elect.

I wonder if there will ever be a "real" candidate for those of us who are not on the far right or far left....

 

[faithinkarma]

This topic/poll/debate/whatever is really interesting to me. I'm surprised at the way most people have consistently voted straight Dem or straight Repub. Maybe I shouldn't be....but I am.

I have to admit that when I first moved to the US this is one thng that startled me. I had people say to me " am a republican ( or democrat ) my father was one, my grandfather was one, and I will always been one". That was completely different from what I was acustomed to. Certainly we had leanings, but I seriously doubt that many of us consistently voted for one party. Certainly I never did. It is a phenomenon I still puzzle about a lot.

 

[Galahad]

But this poll is only about the Presidential election, of which there are few. I'll bet most people here have a more varied voting record when you take other offices into account. I've voted for a number of Democrats (though no Libertarians or "Independents").

 

[TerriP]

Originally posted by Galahad
But this poll is only about the Presidential election, of which there are few. I'll bet most people here have a more varied voting record when you take other offices into account.

Good point, Galahad. I hadn't thought of that. I bet you're right.

 

[faithinkarma]

Originally posted by Galahad
But this poll is only about the Presidential election, of which there are few. I'll bet most people here have a more varied voting record when you take other offices into account. I've voted for a number of Democrats (though no Libertarians or "Independents").

I guess that is what surprised me...that the people I spoke with ( granted a small sampling ) voted for the party, not the man, running for president. It was just a completely unfamiliar concept to me. But of course, we do not register with a party either, so it is not surprising it was foreign to me.

 

[Galahad]

Originally posted by faithinkarma
I guess that is what surprised me...that the people I spoke with ( granted a small sampling ) voted for the party, not the man, running for president. It was just a completely unfamiliar concept to me. But of course, we do not register with a party either, so it is not surprising it was foreign to me.

Yeah, I actually think we'd be better off if we hadn't migrated to parties in Jefferson's day. Because of the way congress works (see other thread) then party becomes artificially more important (probably too important). John Adams was right....political parties will be our ruin.