Elections 2006

[PerryChase]

I’m starting this off-topic thread because the mid-term elections are coming up soon.

What issues do you think are important? What are the politics that will affect the economy, real estate or your own life?

Have you decided how you’ll vote?

[technovelist]

Since I don’t believe the government can do anything about the coming economic disaster, I’m voting solely based on one thing: war vs. peace. An anti-war candidate will get my vote; no pro-war candidate will.

[PerryChase]

One issue that is politics but somewhat real estate related is the transfer of the Mont Soledad cross to the Federal Government.

What is the Congress thinking barging into a local issue? This is a states rights situation. The Federal government has no business interfering.

Republicans, it appears, are religious fanatics hell-bent on imposing their values on everyone else.

[Mark Holmes]

Well, to be completely honest, my mind is made up. I will simply vote against any Republicans and initiatives. Notice I said against. I’m not terribly enthusiastic about voting for too many Democrats, but given the nuttiness of the current right-wing Republicans running the GOP, I could not in good conscience participate in any way to keep them in power. Remember when conservatives were fiscally conservative, pro-states rights and small governement? Now they’re spending like drunken sailors, consolidating all power at the federal level and intruding in the most private of our citizens (not consumers) decisions. As far as initiatives go, I’ve lost any faith in a process started as a way to empower little people that has been co-opted by monied interests. No worries though: with the economic precipice of the bursting of the credit bubble quickly approaching, I have a feeling that Republican will soon be considered a four-letter-word. RPLN?

[picpoule]

I’ll vote straight Republican ticket. I’m a conservative and not ashamed to say so.

[L_Thek_onomics]

The 9/11 attack caused about 1 Trillion Dollars damage. If the Islamo-Fascists get their way, we can have the worst economy ever. Sorry, I can’t trust Howard Dean, Barbara Boxter and Michael Moore with our security.
L Thek

[Anonymous]

I’m with picpoule, a conservative Republican.

Perry, I was happily signed up to chain myself to the cross to keep it on Mount Soledad. I’m glad that it’s staying, and so are many of my Jewish friends (I’m Catholic).

The big question for me is whether to hold my nose and vote for ‘The Governator’ or not. I’m tempted to abstain on that one, let the DemoRats and Mexican illegals run CA into the ground (low home prices, though!), then help bring sanity, and the GOP, back.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

Vote Libertarian.

I stopped voting for Republocrats years ago.

[Anonymous]

The Republicans have lost any credibility at all with their unwavering support of that fiasco in Iraq. Additionally, they are turning into a part of religious fanatics (aka bible thumpers) and that is scary to most of us intellectual minded people.

My main beef with the Democrats is their soft approach to the illegal immigration issue, particularly in supporting amnesty which is just ridiculous in my view.

So, independent party or libertarian candidates are the only choice on principle but they have no chance to win so as usual it will be the lesser of two evils.

[JES]

Libertarian = wasted vote, as is a Rebublican presidential vote in California. Thankfully, evangelicals are having many more children than their liberal counterparts. And since close to 80% of children vote along family lines, we may see CA swing right yet again.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

Voting for a third party is the only way to NOT waste your vote. You throw away your vote by voting for either of the two lame-on commercialized candidates.

Just because you didn’t pick the “winner” means that you wasted your vote. Watch how the Republocrats react in the event that a Libertarian or a Green captures 5% of the popular vote for a high-profile race. Historically, third parties have been catalyst for change in either of the two major parties (one, really).

I’m far more interested in using my vote to send a message for change, rather than having it get lost in the abyss of the status quo.

[L_Thek_onomics]

“Sending the message” is the most ineffective way to make changes. Join one of the major parties you want to change and work hard to influence its policies. Third parties will never win majority status in the US.
L Thek

[Anonymous]

I’m with L_Thek and JES!

[PD]

To say that all republicans are religious fanatics is out of line. I a firm republican but I am agnostic. I much prefer moderate republicans but there are some democrats that I could live with.
I can’t stand people like Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton. I cannot believe some of the garbage that comes out of her mouth!

[picpoule]

PD – I’m not a Christian, either.

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