Archer 007
Rebirth
Which candiate or candiates from the other side of the aisle in your respective country would you vote for?
Crossing Party Lines
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Desmond Hawkins
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No one I can think of from the conservatives.
GerrardCapashen
Benalish Master-at-Arms
A Democrat in Republican's clothing. 
Goober
Turning Right ...
Since I am not old enough to vote yet, but should be by the time the election rolls around.
I refuse to vote for the Conservatives, their positions on Gay Rights, and Religion turn me off.
I will likely vote for the Liberals, with the NDP as a second, or maybe the Greens. Not Conservatives, that is for sure. We do NOT want Harper as PM . . .
I refuse to vote for the Conservatives, their positions on Gay Rights, and Religion turn me off.
I will likely vote for the Liberals, with the NDP as a second, or maybe the Greens. Not Conservatives, that is for sure. We do NOT want Harper as PM . . .
If I was able to before, I'd likely have voted for Rudy Giuliani for mayor in New York. Sure, he came off as a jerk sometimes, but can't argue with his ideas and results. Of course, competition in those races wasn't that great.
McCain and Powell, though I wonder how many people around them I would want to be there, considering how much they'd have to pander to the party base to get party support.
Schwarzenegger! Just kidding....
Those first three stand out though.
McCain and Powell, though I wonder how many people around them I would want to be there, considering how much they'd have to pander to the party base to get party support.
Schwarzenegger! Just kidding....
Those first three stand out though.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
I'd never do a cross-party vote for any office below that of President. Wouldn't even consider it; at that level it is all about which party has control of the institution rather than the individual in question. This is more true for legislators and less true for governors, and there are certainly exceptions, but it is a general rule.
At the Presidential level individual quirks and deviations can and often do account for serious differences between what a candidate does and what we would expect a candidate to do based on his party membership.
I'd consider voting for several moderate Republicans for President. John McCain, Arlen Spector, Guiliani, Arnold, Bloomberg, etc. But none of these have any chance in the primary anyway.
At the Presidential level individual quirks and deviations can and often do account for serious differences between what a candidate does and what we would expect a candidate to do based on his party membership.
I'd consider voting for several moderate Republicans for President. John McCain, Arlen Spector, Guiliani, Arnold, Bloomberg, etc. But none of these have any chance in the primary anyway.
Who is your congressman?
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
I'll be voting party line. The only Democrat I'd vote for would be Zell Miller, and I don't live in Georgia.
Specter is alright, I suppose....especially when placed next to Toomey.
You don't want Bloomberg. Sure, he was a registered Democrat once....but he has botched a lot of things in this city, mostly trying to juggle the finances and the taxes and getting investment. Then again, he hasn't been dealt a kind hand...He certainly needs a better PR team.
Archer 007
Rebirth
SN, that was the idea I was thinking of. This thread is geared toward the White House.
RM, good thing Zell is retiring. Maybe then the Democrats can try and win the seat.
RM, good thing Zell is retiring. Maybe then the Democrats can try and win the seat.
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
I'd never vote for Bloomberg. Other than the "R" by his name I fail to see what he maintains in common with conservatives. Raises taxes, assaults on tobacco consumption, etc.
Oh, for the White House, it'd be pretty tough. You're not just voting for the President, but also the people around him.....and if the person in question, like a Powell or Giuliani, have to please the base by getting more hardliners, then it'd be tough voting for them.
The higher sales taxes and the jihad on tobacco in bars and almost everywhere else left a bad taste in my mouth. Combine that with a property tax hike that was kindly passed onto tenants, and I have more reason to dislike the job. Sure, he's giving a rebate to property owners, but those renters won't get such relief.
Plus, I don't think we need a damn expensive stadium on the West Side, even if the Jets are chipping in $800 million. Not when we have all these other expenses.
Archer 007
Rebirth
Maybe Bush could learn from his that reckless spending cuts and massive defecits are not the ways to run a government.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Well, I'll have to cancel Mr. Sharpe's Presidential vote, but or the other positions I could go either way. I think I have a bit more republican leanings, but Bush just pisses me off. (Though if Al Frankin ran I'd be tempted to vote for him just to piss people off)
