Have you ever voted for a republican?

[cynatnite]

Poll question: Have you ever voted for a republican?

[frogmarch]

1. Never have, never will. n/t

[AteAlien]

4. me neither

I'm 48 and have never, nor will ever, vote for a Republican. Especially now.

[margotb822]

9. same here.

wouldn't be able to do it.

[bdamomma]

31. never have and never will either.

[bigwillq]

2. Yes

In a mayoral race

[Xipe Totec]

3. Yes, a real one

Gerald Ford.

[Canuckistanian]

21. Different times, no?

Those were the days when Republicans weren't warmongers, Nazi sympathizers or religious nutcases.

They merely had a different political view.

[yellowdogintexas]

46. voted for Howard Baker in his umpteenth run for re election in Tennessee,

to the Senate; another real Republican and a good man; good senator too.
I also voted for Lamar Alexander when he ran for Governor because the Democrats just couldn't seem to come up with an opponent who wasn't tainted in some fashion. So I voted for Lamar.

I have been voting since 1967 and those are the only 2 R votes I have ever cast when there was actually a Democrat opposing. I do have a friend who is an elected judge here and he never has an opponent so I sometimes split my ticket and vote for him; he's a pretty good guy.

[susankh4]

5. Nope.

It would be a very hard thing for me to do.

[JerseygirlCT]

6. Lowell Weicker against Lieberman

'nuff said?

[Alexander]

28. Perfectly understandable. Weicker was closer to progressives than Lieberman.

Especially in retrospect, it seems like you made the right decision.

[JerseygirlCT]

100. Yes, I've doubted plenty of decisions I've made in my life - but

not that one!

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. No.

[RB TexLa]

8. yes, for state senate, the Dem was bat shit crazy and more conservative than she was

haven't really regretted it. She's done ok representing the district and has only had bat shit crazy republicans run against her.

[Double T]

10. NOT YET! Don't force ME to crossover to to the dark side by..........

nominating the incomparable unaccomplished incompetent, BO the fraud.

[racaulk]

18. You would vote for McCain over Obama?

:shrug:

[Buzz Clik]

25. Hm. I have whoever that is on Ignore. That will keep me from being tempted to respond.

[racaulk]

35. Yeah, as an Obama supporter, be glad you didn't see the reply I responded to.

:hi:

[Buzz Clik]

51. Thanks for taking one for the team.

:evilgrin:

[Double T]

36. Make SURE that YOU keep it that way.

Sure as hell wouldn't want YOU to engage in debate!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

52. Ok, I'll debate you then. Explain why McCain is better than Obama.

[racaulk]

63. Thank you for calling him to task.

I'm still waiting for an answer to that also.

[Double T]

65. BO is the weakest MOST unaccomplished candidate in this entire primary process.

BO can't even chair a Congressional committee properly; how would YOU expect him to run the country ANY better? Voting 'present' more than 300 times is NOT a leader; just another noncommittal fence walking politician. This isn't about mccain being better than obama; it is about BO track record of un-accomplishment, incompetence and fraud.

[Eric Condon]

70. "This isn't about mccain being better than obama"

Then why would you vote for him, a Rethug, over Obama, a Democrat (and a damn good one at that)?

Is your rabid, fanatical devotion to your candidate really so important that you're willing to vote for McCrazed rather than admit that your candidate lost because she ran an awful campaign and people FINALLY got tired of her bullshit? Are you really willing to support the Rethug nominee if Obama is the nominee?

Of course you are. After all, Hillary is.

[liberal4truth]

44. A vote for McCain is a vote for four more years of PAIN.

[gauguin57]

73. The thought of any DUer voting for McCain over Obama makes me want to be ill.

It's unpatriotic, that's what. You'd be dooming our country to four more years of darkness and despair with McCain.

Even if you don't like Obama, Jesus Christ Almighty on a Low-Sodium Triscuit ... ANYONE's better than McCain!!!

[crispini]

99. My cat would be a better president that McSame

and cuter, too.

[devilgrrl]

11. yes.

I voted against Diane Feinstein because I saw no difference between her and her opponent.

:hide:

[Warpy]

12. Ed Brooke in Massachusetts

the election before he ran against Tsongas. Tsongas got my vote then.

Brooke was a very liberal New England GOP, much more liberal than his Democratic opponent, something that used to happen frequently in New England before Reagan gave the party to the lunatics.

After 1980, it was all over. I would never vote GOP again.

[racaulk]

13. No

I have yet to find a single Republican, in any race, that has been worthy of receiving my vote. And I don't see that changing any time soon.

[MercutioATC]

14. Yes, the mayor of my suburb....and I'd do it again.

He's helped implement a plan that's given us great city services, great schools and low property taxes.

His challenger last election was a carpetbagging, lying, sleazy Democrat.

I voted for the Republican because he was the better person for the job.

[HughMoran]

15. Yep

Which is why my never voting for a Republican ever again for as long as I live sucks for them.

[TheFarseer]

16. Bob Dole for president

I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was doing. on the bright side, no harm done.

[cynatnite]

23. You are forgiven :) n/t

[harun]

49. Since you said I can too, that was my first vote for Pres (n/t)

[HughMoran]

17. Yep

Which is why my never voting for a Republican ever again for as long as I live sucks for them.

[Iggo]

19. Yep, first time out.

Back in '80 I voted for Reagan. Had no clue what I was doing. Thought it was a huge popularity contest. Plus my parents hated him so he must be cool, right?

I have since pulled my head out of my ass.

[OhioBlue]

20. yes, at the local level

most of the time that is all we have. I especially like our County Treasurer even if she is a repub. She does a great job - runs her office well and has excellent customer service.

[Buzz Clik]

22. Woe is me. I almost hate to confess.

I was raised to be a junior conservative knuckledragging reactionary robot. As such, I voted for Richard Nixon in 1972 (I was 18) and Ronald Reagan in 1980 (old enough to know better).

I'm so ashamed. :cry:

[mitchum]

24. Only Bill Clinton

[Buzz Clik]

27. badda bing!

[Alexander]

26. Yes, once for a local judge, because he helped me out when he didn't have to.

I got a ticket for MIP at the age of 20, and took my sweet time scheduling the alcohol diversion class that was supposed to get it off my record, and the only scheduled class was after the court-mandated deadline.

I petitioned a local judge to move the deadline later so I could take the class, and he did. He was a Republican, and the only one I voted for, for that reason alone. It likely would've gone on my record had he not done that.

He ran for another office later, and I voted for his Democratic opponent - but in the year I voted for him, he didn't even have an opponent, so I didn't feel too bad about it.

[newmajority]

29. Never in a general election, but I did vote for McCain in the 2000 Repuke primary

Only to vote against the Chimp, of course. I thought McCain was a reasonable human being at the time, but I knew no Son of a Bush could be.

[Fox Mulder]

30. I can honestly say that I have never voted for a Republican.

And I started voting (turned 18) in 2000. I vote straight down party line.

[Mind_your_head]

32. Yes, I once believed the lie

HOWEVER, now that I'm 'jaded' I'm not gonna believe every/any thing that a "D" has behind his/her name either.

I guess I'm one of them there GDI's! (God-Damn-Independents) that don't belong to sorority's/fraternity's either.

[lunatica]

33. When you vote for one Republican you vote for all Republicans

I've often wondered where they get their daily talking points, down to the exact same wording. Is it a mass email list? A fax with their morning coffee? Do they have a tiered system where whoever decides what the spin is tells a few capos who then tell the soldiers beneath them? Is it Rove? Cheney? Cheney's hit men, Addington and Scooter? The Prince of Darkness Negroponte? Kissinger? Whoever it is sure gets the daily message out well because even the most senior Republican Senators say the exact same words.

The Democratic party is, as everyone knows like a herd of pissed off cats. Pissed off at each other. So when you vote for one particular cat you know you like it (the cool cat you voted for).

But if there's no Democrat that I will vote for, then I don't vote on that particular race on the ballot. I will never vote for a Republican unless I want the party line to rule my life. Which is, you got it, never.

[Rosemary2205]

34. Yeah, but he wasn't a Republican when I voted for him.

A local guy I have known a long time. For school board. He's since manuvuered his way into Ga state government and is a Republican. We lost touch when he move across town but if his speechifying of late is sincere then my old friend has gone stark raving batshit. The dude must have drank water out of Zell's cup or something.

[UTUSN]

37. No. Nope. Nup. n/t

[scarletwoman]

38. Absolutely not, my parents raised me right. (nt)

[Brigid]

39. Sure.

But not for a long time, and never again. Not for any office.

[Nicole]

40. No n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

41. Hell no. n/t

[Fireweed247]

42. Hell no!

Maybe I will when I get older and I have lots of money and I only care about myself and protecting my money.

[-..__...]

43. I vote the person... not the party politics.

Although I'm decidedly and vote Democratic, drinking from the political party Kool-Aid punch bowl cuts multi ways.

[Dukkha]

45. Yes Joe Leiberman on the 2000 ballot

[TahitiNut]

47. Sounds like the kind of question one would ask who first voted after Reagan's first term.

It's funny how "always" and "never" and "all my life" and other such terms roll so easily off the fingers of folks 45 and younger. I suppose it's easy to forget the 60s and 70s when the liberal/conservative alignment just wasn't so clear-cut.

Oh well ... I'm showing my age, I guess. (sigh) :hi:

[Melynn]

75. There were liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats

back in the old days. Not so much any more.

[seabeyond]

48. i mean like.... ever, for anything. not just president. right. n/t

[NeedleCast]

50. I have

Simply having a (D) next to your name does not always make a person the best one for the job.

[last_texas_dem]

53. No

But I wasn't eligible to vote until the 2002 elections, so since I've been able to vote it's been generally understood that the vast majority of the 'pugs are insane. Plus, I live in TX, which lessens the chance of voting for a non-insane 'pug even more substantially!

[drmeow]

54. Not knowingly

In the mayor race they don't list political parties but I found out later I'd voted for the republican. I read some Q & A's with him and the other candidate and he seemed to know what he was doings. Since in office he's done some good and some bad. I didn't give him my vote at re-election because of his stance on one tax issue which polls showed the majority of people disagreed with them (he wants to cut taxes to save the average homeowner about $30/year even though property values are going down - the majority are fine with keeping the taxes where they are to ride out any economic downturn).

On a national level - never (regardless of the candidate's other position, there's always been one that breaks it for me ... abortion ... won't vote from someone who wants to restrict abortion unless I have absolutely no choice).

edited to add

no pun intended :)

[burrowowl]

55. Hell NO!

Would have voted for Gus Hall before I would have voted Repuke!

[Warren DeMontague]

56. No. nt

[Jackpine Radical]

57. Yes, in local elections in a county where there effectively was no Dem Party.

40 years ago. I don't know what the statute of limitations is in a case like this.

[Blue_In_AK]

58. Governor Jay Hammond of Alaska in 1978, I believe.

A wonderful man for whom I have no regrets voting.

[libnnc]

59. I'd sooner chew on Crashcart's left nut.

No. I have never. EVER. Voted for a republican.

[proud patriot]

60. nope

[dysfunctional press]

61. yes- in a republican primary, i voted for the uber-wingnut in the senate race...

the incumbent dem wasn't contested, and the wingnut wouldn't stand a chance in the general.

the wingnut lost the primary, but dick durbin won the general.

[Petrushka]

62. Yes. Once upon a long time ago, as a first-time voter, I voted for Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.

And . . .


I voted for Marshall County's own all-time favorite Republican--Arch A. Moore--whenever he ran for whatever office.


:shrug:

[tool_of_the_people]

64. Not so far, but . . .

. . I'm only 55. Pigs may still learn to fly in my lifetime.

[Beregond2]

66. Yes,

and what a mistake! Dan Evans had been a very good governor of Washington State, so I voted for him for U.S. Senator. He proceeded to go to DC and become Reagan's little lap dog. Never again.

[Harry Monroe]

67. Yes, voted for a Louisiana Republican Governor

Buddy Roemer, a reformer, over Edwin Edwards in 1988. If you know anything about Louisiana politics, you'll understand why. I could not, in good conscience, vote for this man in 1988, after standing trial on charges of mail fraud, bribery and obstruction in 1985. In 1992 Roemer, the incumbent, was defeated in Louisiana's open primary. He came in 3rd behind Edwards and David Duke. I had to hold my nose and vote for Edwards in the General Election in '92. I even had one of those bumper stickers on my car which read "Vote for the Crook. It's important" as well as the other one which said "No Dukes. It was a sorry choice the citizens of Louisiana had for Governor in '92, but thankfully the crook beat the Klansman. Edwards is now serving a 10 year prison sentence. He was sentenced in 2001 on racketeering charges. He was a colorful character, but also a crook.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Edwards

[RB TexLa]

74. Not everyone had to hold their nose to vote for Edwin either in 87 or 91

and if you watched the trial you'd know he has no business being in Oakdale.

[mitchtv]

68. Milton Marks R San Francisco

Great guy

[lonestarnot]

69. I refuse to participate as there is no FUCK NO category.

:evilgrin:

[Kitty Herder]

71. I voted for McCain the 2000 primaries, just to vote against Bush. (We have open primaries.)

I hated Bush even then.

[gauguin57]

72. A lifelong Democrat, I even did lit drops for a Republican once.

Very moderate Republican. Journalist and journalism teacher. For city council. Many years ago. I knew he'd help bring transparency to those meetings (observe the open-meeting regs, for example). He was a good councilman, so I don't regret putting his campaign lit on my neighbors' doors.

I voted for John Anderson AFTER he switched from Democrat to Independent to run for president as a Unity Party candidate in 1980. That I do regret ... I heard him speak, and I was young and silly, and thought he really could bring the two parties together to solve the country's problems. Should have voted for Carter. I was mad at him about some things that, in retrospect, were ridiculous.

I wrote in Bill Scranton III's name (Repub. PA Lt. Gov under Dick Thornburgh) back in 1990, so I wouldn't have to vote for Bob Casey for re-election for governor of PA (the whole pro-life thing).

End of my confession. How many Hail Marys do I have to say now, Father? I'll make a good Act of Contrition (I grew up Catholic, so I can do it in less than 15 seconds!)

[Melynn]

76. I voted for John Anderson too.

I don't count that as voting for Republican because he was running as Independent.

[SeattleGirl]

77. A few, yes.

For instance, our Sec of State, Sam Reed, is a Republican, but he is not a partisan hack.

Lots of Dems in WA like him.

[earth mom]

78. And people think DU hasn't been overun by freepers the past few months?

:puke:

Wonder how many of the Obama-nuts voted yes in this poll?!

[cali]

88. This Obama "nut" did.

I will NEVER regret voting for Jim Jeffords, who was a truly honorable
man, and far more of a liberal than many dems. And fuck anyone who
says differently.

[earth mom]

104. I'm not surprised. nt

[ieoeja]

106. I did. n/t

[stevedeshazer]

109. I did, and I've been here about three years longer than you.

Maybe you're just really young.

Is this your first election?

[Oeditpus Rex]

79. More than once for one guy

Bruce McPherson, who was my California Assemblyman and then state senator before he was appointed secretary of state (he preceded Debra Bowen). He was a moderate and had a hell of a record on the environment; much of the Central California coast is protected because of him.

[OutNow]

80. My Dad Explained it to me - Taft Hartley

I was 10 in 1960. There was some anti-Catholic stuff going around (Kennedy will take his orders from the Pope, etc.) I asked my dad, who often called Italians Dagos, if he would vote for Kennedy who was a Catholic or Nixon. A life-long union man, he explained it to me in 10 minutes. If you elect Republicans you get Taft-Hartley. You get more highways and less train and trolley service because the Republicans hate that the railroad unions are the strongest unions in the country <in 1960 of course>. You never vote for a Republican.

I am proud to say that he never voted for a Republican, and neither have I. The disappearance of the middle class is directly related to the near-disappearance of the union shop. Repeal of the Taft-Hartley act was always in the Democratic Party platform in those days, and is still in the platform of many state Democratic Party organizations.

[Withywindle]

81. Yup, once that I can remember.

For George Ryan over Glenn Poshard for IL Governor in '98. Ryan was pro-choice; Poshard wasn't. For state and local offices, that's a deal-breaker issue for me. (For Pres, not necessarily if I feel I can trust the person to appoint non-fascist judges at least--all the D POTUS candidates I can remember have been smart enough to be at least moderate on this issue).

Yup, I knew Ryan wass a total crook then too. But better a crook than a uterus cop. (Sort of like the Edwin Edwards principle)

[Marr]

82. Hmm... does Gore/Lieberman count?

I'm referring to the Lieberman part of the ballot, of course.

[orleans]

83. hahaha! ... NO! n/t

[ElkHunter]

84. I've voted in every election since 1972...

...and around 1980 we had a conservative Democratic governor that was being challenged by a Republican that was actually more progressive. In that instance I voted for the Republican. It's the ONLY time I've ever voted for a GOP candidate and I hope I never have to do so again.

[cali]

85. Happily- and proudlly- voted for Jim Jeffords

on quite a few occasions.

[BulletproofLandshark]

86. The only way I would ever vote Repug

is if I had a repug family member running for office. And even then I'd probably just leave that one blank on the ballot.

[Perry Logan]

87. Let's just say I TRIED to vote for Kerry.

[cali]

89. Let's just say that anyone who thinks Kerry is a repuke

is a moron.

[Perry Logan]

90. You misunderstand me. I meant my comment as a joke about the vote-flipping machines.

I.e., I tried to vote Democratic, but may have voted Republican accidentally. I'm totally clear on John Kerry's party affiliation.

[Mezzo]

91. but there's always a first time for everything. nt

[timtom]

92. Absolutely NOT!!

Totally out of the question.

[RebelOne]

93. Only Republican I ever voted for was this one.

www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/rogersbio.htm

He was responsible for introducing the anti-dog-fighting bill here in Georgia. I voted for him because of his stand on animal protection issues.

[BoneDaddy]

94. NOpe

I have not

[MrSlayer]

95. Yeah, in my foolish youth I voted for Poppy Bush twice.

I obviously was not politically aware and had a completely different mindset back then.

[Maureen1322]

96. Yes,

Local Councilman.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

97. Nope.

It's in my genetic makeup not to EVER vote for any Repuke. My father and grandfathers would haunt me if I did.

[raccoon]

98. Yes. May God/Goddess forgive me. nt

[treestar]

101. For Attorney General of Delaware

I thought the Republican had better qualifications than Joe Biden's son (who won.)

[Seeking Serenity]

102. Yep, the day I agreed to marry DH.

:-)

[MiniMe]

103. Yes, Connie Morella was my congressperson for a long time

And I voted for her. She was a republican in a very very blue Montgomery County Maryland, so that should tell you something. I voted for her until she was the deciding vote to impeach Clinton. Wrong move Connie, she was slaughtered by Chris Van Hollen in the next election and has never been heard from since.

[Ikonoklast]

105. Yep. Common Pleas Court Judge

Actually campaigned for and contributed to.

Rated the best judge in my county by both Dems and Repubs, and that's saying something. Very smart, very popular guy, and very fair toward people in unfortunate circumstances.

[Cleita]

107. Yes, once on a state election a long time ago

because at the time I felt the Democratic candidate was a doofus. I regretted it and it made me realize that you always vote for your party first. The time to pick your candidate is in the primaries if you can.

[shanti]

108. never have, never will

n/t

[Spike89]

110. Used to be some decent republicans

Oregon had a tradition of some very moderate and progressive republicans. It isn't so much the case any more, but I still have qualms about voting affiliation only. Dems have gotten all my support for the past 20 years, and almost all of for the years I voted prior.