Your PRIMARY reason for voting AGAINST Bush is...

[UdoKier]

Poll question: Your PRIMARY reason for voting AGAINST Bush is...

Not that there aren't plenty of GREAT reasons to vote for John Kerry, what is the pivotal thing that makes you want to vote against Bush?


There is no "all of the above". This is about what people's priorities are.

Feel free to post your reason if it isn't here.

[Erika]

1. Can You Put In a Catagory For All Of the Above?

Mr. Bush is NOT a nice man and certainly NOT a Christian one.

[UdoKier]

6. I think most of us would agree with "All of the Above"

I'm just wondering what people's individual priorities are.

For me it's about half 9-11 and half Iraq war...

[951]

2. His stupid demeanor, smirk and annoying way of speaking drive me nuts.

I've always hated him for this reason from the begining

[UdoKier]

9. That is annoying...

but I could overlook it if he was doing a decent job.

[grannylib]

3. Aww dammit - I really wanted "All of the above." But I'll go with the

religion issue. I am thoroughly disgusted at the way the sadly mislabled "Christian Right" laps up his idolatry/blasphemy.
Shows how much they value style over substance, and how empty and hollow their own 'faith' must be in order to believe such a lying, sack of shit, filthy whore to the corporate machine....
*lol* how's that for a nice Christian attitude my own self, eh??

[JSJ]

4. because i'm legally prohibited from driving my fist through his face nt

[punpirate]

5. This one really needed a category...

... for "all of the above." I wouldn't vote for him because he and his band of ideological dwarves are the worst thing that has happened to this country in over a hundred years.

They've set us back, domestically and internationally, by decades. That's why I won't vote for these cretins.

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[Systematic Chaos]

7. I am sorry but I simply cannot prioritize based on that list

It's all true, and it all is so hard to take that it's threatening my emotional and physical health. We seed the f**ker OUT on November 2. Plain and simple.

[coloradodem2005]

8. Too many reasons to count.

I don't know if there is a primary reason. I hate the war, the economy and his so-called healthcare plan. But, I did not have these reasons in 2000. It was very intuitive. I did not trust Bush in 2000. I thought that he was a false christian and I felt like things were good and I thought he would try to take us into harder times.

[nickgutierrez]

10. Of the ones you listed, the Iraq war takes precidence

I've been solidly anti-Bush ever since I found out just how he stole the last election. I don't like people who steal elections. :)

[grace0418]

11. I know you didn't want to make an "all of the above"

but that is truly my real vote. I chose the murder of tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens because it's just that, murder. But ultimately, I detested the guy long before Iraq or even 9/11. I would have a much harder time finding something positive to say about him. Other than I have to say I'm impressed at how thorough he has managed to be. He has left no stone unturned in is quest to fuck up everything that is good about America.

[amber dog democrat]

12. all of the above

also dynasties are bad for democracies and I will never forget or forgive the stolen election of 2000

[MichaelHarris]

13. I just figure if

we vote the anti-Christ out of office we can do away with all that Armageddon and mark of the beast stuff. If you don't vote for the anti-Christ he can't bring those 7 guys on horses on our ass. Covering my bases as it were.

[OneBlueSky]

14. why complicate things? . . .

he's a fuckin' idiot . . . nuff said . . .

[Sugarbleus]

15. Before 9/11, I was hot to defeat bush because of his domestic

stance. With or without Iraq or 9/11, we still have to conduct daily business here at home. Bush started out with a black eye in my opinion. I knew he would start hacking and hewing at social programs when he got selected; that is why I've battled against him from the git go.

Having 9/11 et al, just makes it all the more imperative that Bush be defeated. He lays waste to everything he puts his hand to.

BAD PRESIDENT...anyway you slice it. Bush, YOU'RE FIRED!

[BamaGirl]

16. I really need an all of the above choice

I guess the first choice sums that a little. His military service is a huge issue for me though. The fact that he avoided service in Vietnam and is completely unwilling to listen to military experts in Iraq puts him on my "when hell freezes over" vote list. I have a personal stake in this war (a husband who could get redeployed). He does not. And has shown no interest at all in the lives lost other than soundbites for his image. Then there's the religion thing. What on earth makes these ppl think it's ok to legislate religion? Everything else ties for third.

~~BamaGirl

[last_texas_dem]

17. Mean and evil

Although my reasons have evolved over time.

Initially, I was opposed to him mainly because of partisan reasons... disagreement with him on most major issues. This was when he was Governor of TX; he wasn't a very good Governor, but didn't have enough power to truly screw things up too much.

When he first ran for President it was mainly his bumbling idiocy and seeming lack of intelligence that caused me to oppose him. I no longer think * is unintelligent, though. I think his open dislike of those who are intelligent is telling and I think he is not as intelligent as a President should be, but I think he's far too slick to be as dumb as I used to think he was. Easily manipulable, perhaps, but I think he knows he's being manipulated and milks his seeming incompetence for all it's worth, knowing it appeals to a lot of the more ignorant of Americans.

His deception then came into play in terms of my dislike for him. He ran as a moderate whenever anyone who had studied his record and the type of people backing him/financing him that he was going to govern from the right. Also, he blatantly stole the election and smiled about it all the way to the White House. Not to mention all the lies he has told relating to almost every major policy he's promoted in office, especially his sickening lies related to 9-11 and the war with Iraq.

Disagreeing with him on most if not all major issues, his subpar amount of intelligence, his deception of the American people on so many levels... certainly all significant reasons to oppose this man. But to me it comes right down to a sinister truth that occasionally comes to the surface. I think he is simply a mean and evil character... like a psychopath/sociopath (sorry that I'm not sure which one I'm looking for; from the little bit of psychology I know, both personality types seem like they could apply the Shrub). I think he's dangerous because he seems to care about none but himself, his status, what (some) people (the important ones... the ones that finance him and vote for him) think of him. And while not particularly intelligent, he's smart enough to know how to manipulate enough of the population not to see through all of his bullshit. This has already led to some dangerous situations, and if he isn't tossed out as soon as possible things can get much more sinister... just what could someone like Shrub, who has proven himself to be interested in no one's interests but his own and those of his elite base, accomplish in four more years, knowing what he has already duped the American public into believing when he still had to answer to them at election time?

[Hello_Kitty]

18. I've known people like him my whole life

Through a combination of bullying, arrogance, and sheer determination, sprinkled with generous doses of assistance from well-placed relativesand friends they are able to rise to heights they are not remotely qualified to attain. And for some reason, if they're not very bright on top of it, it's even scarier. Because they have no concept of the consequences of their actions, the stupid/ambitious types just steamroll everyone who gets in their way. What's even more exasperating is how they manage to convince people to support them. Just like Bush does when people are impressed by how 'decisive' he is, believing it to be a sign of strength and resolve. No, he's an arrogant narcissist, that's all.

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

31. Absolutely! Hear hear to that!

He is the worst boss you ever had, the frat boy who groped your girlfriend and puked on your car and got away with it, and also the kid who would hurt you on the playground and then get YOU in trouble for it.

He has the face of the worst kind of person. It amazes me that so many not only vote for him, but identify with him. I am leaving the country regardless of the election's outcome. I cannot share a country with his constituency.

[ronabop]

19. Missing: Because he's not even a republican. (n/t)

[kayell]

20. Because he is moving to destroy democracy and bring fascism to the US

and Imperial rule to the world. He is the most dangerous world leader since HItler.

Because he is doing his utmost to ignore the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Patriot Act I, Patriot Act II, etc

[hyphenate]

21. There are many reasons

to hate Bush and to vote against him. That's obvious, but there are just so many lies, condescending remarks, gaffes, and half-truths in this entire administration to ever have it back again.

Personally, I think he's a danger to a lot of things: he's complicit in making a secret pact with Enron and other power companies; he doesn't know crap about running the country; waging a pre-emptive war against Iraq; harboring Saudi criminals and allowing them to get out of the country right after 9-11; borderline personality disorder; wrecking the environment, trying to make the science go away and trying to give big oil the right to drill in ANWR--these are only a few of them.

As a firm supporter of women's rights as well, I think he is likely to dismantle Roe V Wade if he is reelected, making choice some thing else that is criminal behavior. And we must not EVER forget the other members of this administration, especially Rove, Cheney and Ashcroft--the last of which has scared me personally since Day -1. Blurring the line between church and state is also frightening, and that needs to be stopped, but unless we get rid of this administration, it is likely to get worse.

[mikehiggins]

22. I chose reason 1 because it sort of includes most of the rest of

the reasons. I'm not actually a "partisan" democrat as much as I am an American citizen but there is no doubt in my mind that history will call these last few years the "conservative nadir".

The worst I've ever seen in my 40 years in politics.

[Dem2theMax]

23. But I need an 'all of the above' choice! Because all of them ARE

my priorities. I care about all of the choices you listed.
If America is to survive, * has got to go.

And hey, where was the 'I think he's the anti-Christ' choice?
:evilgrin:

[area51]

24. How 'bout

Because Bush destroyed the economy & made it next to impossible to get/keep a job?

[Zynx]

25. Iraq is the most important issue in more than thirty years.

[Maeve]

26. Because I love my country and my world

And Dubya is "leading" us right over a cliff. War, deficits, a total lack of care for the poor..it's all one piece.

[ObaMania]

27. All of the above.

[Briarius]

28. I'm going to add another All of the Above

In addition to a hope that we can begin to push the country back to the left.

[Squeech]

29. All good reasons

But my real reason is, I hate corruption, and Smirky has brought back the worst of Nixon *and* Reagan *and* Poppy all put together.

I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to Kerry, the former prosecutor, the guy who busted the BCCI Bank, turning over all the rocks these criminals live under.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

30. Simply put,

his policies are wrong for America, and the hubris with which his defends his policies (I've never made a mistake during my Presidency. Don't dare question my judgment) bothers me a great deal.

[yardwork]

32. It was hard to choose just one

[Generator]

33. Kerry is more manly and Edwards is cute!

I'm a woman. It's the way we vote, afterall. Remember Clinton got eight years, don't under estimate the handsome man factor..and Gore got more votes last time.

Otherwise Kerry is a man and * is a shell of a man. A liar, a cheat, a murderer and oh.. that about covers it.

Did I mention Edwards is cute?

[MrBadExample]

34. I have another reason.

You know the Emergency Broadcast System? Occasionally our local one goes off and I freeze, thinking "Oh, fuck...this is it". Then they announce it's due to flash flood warnings or an abducted child or something, and my heart resumes beating at its normal pace.

I'm tired of feeling that way.