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How do you vote?

Sun, 2006-10-22 15:14 — The Nose
On principle alone?
0% (0 votes)
For the lesser of two evils?
33% (1 vote)
To win?
67% (2 votes)
Stricktly on party lines?
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 3

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Sun, 2006-10-22 21:12 — jamesj

Where's the all 3 category?

For ballot measures and propositions, I vote my conscience.

For candidates, its principle in the primary, and then generally pick the winner who meets more of my most important principles.

If I ever was in a situation where I felt both candidates were really far from my principles, I may vote for someone who is, even if they couldn't win.

Principle is a broad term... a primary principle for me is a strict interpretation of the Constitution.  But all the principles in the world mean nothing if the person lacks integrity.

Does the fact that I was unable to vote on this poll, and chose instead to write this comment, mean that I vote my conscience?

Mon, 2006-10-23 08:38 — The Nose

Okay, okay

I find your inability to make a decision distrubing.

Here's two-bits: 1) Propositions and Ballot Initiatives are easy, they are a yes or no, where as multiple politicians have multiple positions on a variety of topics. So, that issue is a simple up or down and should be based on what you think is right; 2) Forget the primaries, that is a popularity contest, what I'm interested in is when the rubber meets the road; 3) I suppose, in the extremely rare situation where bothmajor candidates are equally evil, casting a protest vote makes sense.

I guess that was three-bits. What I was really getting at here is the two-party system that works and at the same time doesn't. When voting for a human, not just an idea or policy, how do you choose? Between the guy you really like, or the guy you think will win. Case study, the California recal of Gray Davis. My heart was with McClintock, but my vote went for the Governator, the odds were in his favor. That's the dilemma.

Sat, 2006-10-28 09:49 — jamesj

I vote

Voting for the "to win" with the following long description:  for the candidate who has the greatest chance of winning and who's statements and record align most with my understanding of sound principles of government and character.

Thu, 2007-01-18 14:59 — knobblyknees

never posted

Sometime happy dancer

Had a sec and realized that I had voted, but had never clarified my vote, (which by the way, is a really nice thing about this voting method...you can amend/clarify/quantify your answer, which you can not do on a standard ballot)

I voted for the lesser of 2 evils. Generally, that is the way I'm feeling by the end vote. During primaries, I MAY see someone I'd really like in office, but by the end, when we're down to 2 candidates, I usually don't like either.

Ultimately I'm still dealing with the fact that I am a political isolationist in a global community, so at the end of the day, politically, it's still the 1800's for me. No candidate worth their salt would ever win (or should win) with that politial outlook.