democrat

8/30/2014 3:33:49 PM

neither

that way, i can always vote in the primary where my vote is most influential

8/30/2014 3:38:20 PM

independent

8/30/2014 5:53:09 PM

Independent.

8/30/2014 8:08:29 PM

Lutheran

8/30/2014 9:48:21 PM

unaffilitated

8/30/2014 9:52:08 PM

Unaffiliated > *

8/31/2014 1:07:11 AM

i there a difference between independent and unaffiliated?

8/31/2014 2:03:57 PM

Republican, for 2 reasons:

1. FL's closed primary system that makes it pointless to register as an independent here.

2. Potential desire to run for office someday on the GOP ticket if/when the party comes around more to my liking, and a desire to have no record of defection to, say, the Libertarian Party (which I find to be too crazy most of the time, anyway).

8/31/2014 2:32:37 PM

Unaffiliated

Quote :

"i there a difference between independent and unaffiliated?"

there is no such thing as independent in NC; in NC the recognized parties are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or you can just not register with a party at which point you are an unaffiliated voter.

8/31/2014 5:41:15 PM

Was Democrat, but for the last several election cycles I've been Republican.

8/31/2014 7:31:03 PM

[Edited on August 31, 2014 at 8:40 PM. Reason : wrong thread]

8/31/2014 8:34:37 PM

unaffiliated.

9/1/2014 7:31:57 PM

Independent/Unaffiliated, which means I'm susceptible to propaganda on the left about religious nuts on the right.

9/10/2014 7:20:55 PM

Unaffiliated. I quit the GOP in 2012 over that imbecilic, asinine, detestable gay marriage amendment.

9/11/2014 4:36:33 AM

See^

9/11/2014 8:42:17 AM

Democratic


Then again in Ohio your affiliation is determined by which Congressional primary you last voted in, or "unaffiliated" if you last picked an "Issues-Only" ballot or didn't vote in a Congressional primary for a long time (I think the last two); because of this, I was a registered Republican for two years, until this spring, and unless the Democratic races become more interesting in 2016, I'll probably be a registered Republican for two more years starting that spring.

Also, looking way back, when I lived in Indiana, I couldn't have a party affiliation on my voter registration; the whole time I lived there and was of voting age I thought I'd register as a Libertarian if only I could, and by the time I could, my libertarian convictions had weakened.

9/18/2014 5:18:33 AM

that sounds odd.

9/18/2014 7:37:09 AM

Not that anyone cares, but it shows that people change:

-First registered as Republican and voted for Bush, supported his administration and the Iraq war. Gradually learned I was duped and in a few years became vehemently against Bush admin.
-Voted for Kerry
-Switched to Independent at the end of Bush's terms and got a little caught up in the Ron Paul mania before coming to my senses, and changing to Democrat and voting for Obama
-Presently Democrat, and don't see that changing any time soon as long as Republicans are going to be the way they are.

9/19/2014 7:17:15 PM

^sounds like you're more of an anti republican than a democrat, which is understandable.

I loathe Dems as much or more and choose to just not vote for either.


^^^ I cannot imagine you voting for any republican, ever.

9/19/2014 9:28:35 PM

D

9/19/2014 9:46:10 PM

A sex offender (oh wait...this isn't chit-chat)

Independent

9/19/2014 10:59:13 PM

Well, I changed my affiliation to Libertarian today.

The GOP has just gotten too shameful and embarrassing to even be nominally associated with it anymore.

Obviously the support for Trump and almost every single thing that he stands for is utterly repugnant at worst and contrary to what the GOP should be at best...but Cruz is disgusting and abhorrent, too. If we're at the point where Rubio is considered a moderate RINO, then fuck it, I'm out.

I've held on as long as I could for several reasons, a decade and a half after I really wasn't functionally a Republican anymore. I didn't view changing my registration as meaningfully beneficial, even if it wasn't particularly beneficial to remain registered GOP. I still don't, really, but at this point it's worth it to me to not be associated with that political cesspool even nominally or administratively.

[Edited on March 12, 2016 at 11:10 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2016 11:01:44 PM

Was a D in North Carolina, never voted in my 2 years in Massachusetts, have not yet registered in California but will as a D.

3/12/2016 11:09:44 PM

D

3/13/2016 12:19:57 AM

^^^good news for you - bernie has shown that you can just change your affiliation whenever it becomes politically beneficial for you.

3/13/2016 10:20:30 AM

^^^^
Do you still loathe the Democratic party as much as or more than the current Republican party?

If so, why do you still loathe the Democratic party more than the current Republican party?

3/13/2016 3:55:34 PM

I loathe them in different ways, both in terms of terms of specific policies and in terms of broader philosophies. It would be a toss-up which side I loathe more. I'd say I loathe Democrats more universally, but those who draw my most incendiary ire tend to be Republican. My overall view of life, the world around me, and approach to thinking through issues would be much more at home in the Democratic Party; my overall philosophy about government is more at home in the GOP.

To put a more tangible point on what I think you're asking, no, there is not a snowball's chance in hell that I would cross over to the Democratic Party. As far as voting...I will basically never vote Dem; I do vote for Republicans on occasion (although I expect for that to continue to be less and less).

Oddly, while I've never aligned with the hard-line "libertarian wing" of libertarianism and have always been much more of a moderate pragmatist, I think that I am even more so that now than I was, say, 10 years ago. In other words, my change in parties is not due to me becoming "more libertarian"; if anything, it would be slightly the opposite. It's more a matter of how violently off the rails basically the entire GOP has gone.

...but still, while I view them both favorably, I'd probably choose Jon Huntsman over Gary Johnson (even though Gary Johnson is extremely reasonable by (L) standards).

3/13/2016 5:06:57 PM

^ basically sums up my point of view

I can't say I'm libertarian enough to be libertarian but I can't stand the democrats or republicans either. I just say I'm socially liberal, fiscally conservative, and in favor of less government rather than more.

3/13/2016 6:27:41 PM

Quote :

"My overall view of life, the world around me, and approach to thinking through issues would be much more at home in the Democratic Party; my overall philosophy about government is more at home in the GOP."

I have come to realize this election cycle that this is pretty much where I sit. I have always leaned republican when it came to many govt issues but then when I realize I don't mind some measures of gun control, think religion makes you look like an idiot, am fine with gay marriage, am generally pro choice etc. I don't think I fit in very well with a lot of core republican views haha

3/14/2016 8:41:18 AM

Throw me in with this group of ex-republicans. I changed my registration a few years ago. ^pretty much sums up a lot of my views. Though, I don't mind voting R/D/L/etc, based on the person.

3/14/2016 10:06:22 AM

VA does it right. You register to vote period. There is no concept of registering as a member of a given party.

when you go to vote in the primary, they ask you if you want a democrat or republican ballot, and then you vote in the primary of your choosing.

in NC i was originally registered republican. And then the GOP went batshit insane and i registered libertarian, not necessarily because i fully align with them, but more as an implicit vote for a third party in general.

My positions are all over the place. Depending on the topic, people will assume i'm a democrat or republican based on my position. or on other topics, like abortion, both sides will hate my position.

[Edited on March 14, 2016 at 10:43 AM. Reason : . ]

3/14/2016 10:38:48 AM

librarian

3/14/2016 10:44:13 AM

Unaffiliated

3/14/2016 10:47:03 AM

Unaffiliated, but I voted for Trump in the Primaries. I know he isn't going to win, but it would be great if he would. We need to get an outsider in Washington, so maybe there will be some actual changes for the better.

3/22/2016 8:04:01 PM

Duke I think you could be a DEMOCRAT if you lived in the PacNW at least in local and state politics you are supporting very different agendas then in the South. Let's face it Democrats due to demographics have to pursue a very different agenda in say North Carolina then say in Oregon. Mel Watt isn't exactly looking out for my well being.

3/22/2016 8:33:42 PM