tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post6904471165113879738..comments2024-03-22T15:15:09.943-04:00Comments on Lionel Deimel’s Web Log: Support for Democrats: A ClarificationLionel Deimelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-33518238045874958922012-10-24T14:23:52.299-04:002012-10-24T14:23:52.299-04:00I already voted. Straight Democratic Party ticket ...I already voted. Straight Democratic Party ticket (absentee from Guatemala)...I did not vote, or even consider to vote, for one Republican (or any of their selfseeking ¨measures¨). I have lived long enough to know when danger looms large (and near)...Republicans have lost most contact with everyday reality as they spin themselves into some kind of righteous cacoon of greed driven by fear and hate. If there are exceptions, they ought be ashamed of themselves for piggybacking on the promotion of the ills of society.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-76850890045775692902012-10-24T11:11:59.553-04:002012-10-24T11:11:59.553-04:00Jason and Jim's comments are absolutely right ...Jason and Jim's comments are absolutely right on point. I could not agree more. In the "good old days" it was possible to consider voting for a Republican, including those mentioned in the earlier comments. The Republican replacement for Richard Lugar in Indiana, Richard Mourdock, puts Todd Aiken to shame by saying during a debate last night that he doesn’t support abortion in cases of rape because while horrible, “it is something that God intended to happen.” There are now 2 Republican U.S. Senate candidates who are hopelessly beyond the pale on record. Lord knows what they say in private.<br /><br />Bob Button <br /><br />Dallas Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636139367169016741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-18489360188211868692012-10-23T12:31:14.720-04:002012-10-23T12:31:14.720-04:00One of the startling disconnects in American polit...One of the startling disconnects in American politics is that voters consistently say they vote for, "the person not the party." In reality, one cannot separate the two, as your analysis demonstrates. And there is other analysis that confirms it, among the most to me alarming is that the party of a congressperson is the single most accurate predictor of votes. Another is the amazing disparity between the approval of Congress (in the low 20% range) and the consistent reelection of incumbents. <br /><br />I too will be voting straight party this time. I am one of the casualties of the tea party assault on reason, a liberal "Eisenhower Republican" whom the wingnuts do not want. Ok, they do not have me.<br /><br />If the wingnuts continue to dispose of the decent conservatives (Cf. Richard Lugar in Indiana,) the party is doomed to irrelevance. One can only hope that a new party structure that does not include a dominant ultra-right wing pseudo-Christian version on a Mullah can evolve.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimB JimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-20654297668817824012012-10-23T12:20:25.910-04:002012-10-23T12:20:25.910-04:00I'm sorry, I can't say I agree with you.
...I'm sorry, I can't say I agree with you.<br /><br />I mean, if I find out the Democratic candidate is an axe murderer, I probably wouldn't be able to vote for them. <br /><br />Well, OK, maybe if they're just a little bit murder-y.<br /><br />The Republican Party of Dick Thornburgh, Arlen Specter, John Heinz, Hugh Scott, Bob Dole, Howard Baker, etc., is gone, and has been replaced by something approaching a far-right-wing cult. Even people such as Tom Ridge, Christie Todd Whitman and David Stockman --- hardly liberals! --- have been pushed out. <br /><br />It frustrates me, because the Republican Party just isn't giving me a choice right now --- I want elections to be difficult choices. I don't want to have to reflexively vote for a Democrat just because they're the "non-crazy" alternative.Jason Togyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065480675704305601noreply@blogger.com