I voted that I was liberal and always voted Democrat, but that's because I've only voted in 2002 and 2004. I didn't register in 2000 because I wasn't informed, and I figured that an uninformed vote wasn't worth making. I would have put that I vote mostly democrat and sometimes republican, but that hasn't yet been the case in my limited experience.

Posted by Fargus at June 22, 2005 10:08 PM

Fargus,

Good call not to put in a uninformed vote. Despite what MTV and its ilk say just going out and excercising your right to vote isn't a good thing, unless you know who you are voting for and why. Once you look overa candidates platform and record, then an intelligent decisions based on one's beliefs can be made. That is the entire "VOTE OR DIE" and "ROCK THE VOTE" MTV campaigns just made me sick. Their entire "we want you to vote. it is important to vote. oh, and please vote for the liberal candidates that we paint in a favorable light and gloss over their plans" approach.

Posted by Duncan Avatar at June 23, 2005 07:39 AM

I am a conservative but often vote for Republican and for the Constitution Party candidates, depending on the positions and who is running for what office.

I did not vote in the poll because none of the options above didn't quite fit.

Thanks.

Posted by Eaglet at June 23, 2005 11:25 AM

Are you assuming that it is impossible to be onservative and vote Democrat? I'm conservative, and I REFUSE to vote Democrat, but I know many Democrats who would swear up and down they're conservative. Also, the Republican Party counts on a large number of these folks to cross over -- the so-called "Reagan Democrats."

Posted by Rev. Mike at June 23, 2005 12:16 PM

And how exactly, Duncan, were the efforts of fundamentalist churches in getting out the vote for their guy any different than `Rock the Vote'?

And why exactly is getting young voters to actually think about issues and and participate in democracy a problem for you?

Posted by jim hitchcock at June 23, 2005 02:58 PM