December 3, 200718 yr It seems Dems are full of many single issue voters, they are just different single issues. I agree with this. The Democratic party is full of single issue voters, but their agendas are all over the place. They are also more tolerant of other agendas, as long as their own agenda doesn't get stepped on.
December 3, 200718 yr Apart from the issue of abortion, I think far fewer Democrats are single issue voters on the subjects of gun control and religious views than are Republicans. That is probably a fair statement. However, I will now pose a similar question to you - why the negativity surrounding the phrase "single-issue voters?" We have to take America as we find it, and to declare "single-mindedness" in voting as "bad" somehow only strengthens most epublicans' views that Democrats see them as backwater hicks.
December 3, 200718 yr That is probably a fair statement. However, I will now pose a similar question to you - why the negativity surrounding the phrase "single-issue voters?" We have to take America as we find it, and to declare "single-mindedness" in voting as "bad" somehow only strengthens most epublicans' views that Democrats see them as backwater hicks. I didn't think I was making a qualitative statement about the merits of being a single-issue voter. Just hypothesizing why questions related to gun control and religious beliefs might be more significant in Republican debates. That being said, I am of the opinion that single-issue voters are barely participating in the election process and that this effectively allows the candidates they put in power to enjoy carte blanche on every other issue.
December 3, 200718 yr For now, the debates should center on the issues that are important to the party, not the electorate as a whole. That will come later.
December 3, 200718 yr Author For now, the debates should center on the issues that are important to the party, not the electorate as a whole. That will come later. If that is accurate, there is a major and true difference between the two parties based upon the direction of questions in the debates. Moreso than I thought. I would guess that 75% of the topics strongly differ in the two parties' debates.
December 3, 200718 yr Divisive questions? You use that phrase as if it were a bad thing. I watched the debate, and just about all of the questions were related to issues that a great deal of Republicans hold near and dear. There were questions related to gun control, abortion, and religious views. I know it's appealing to play the victim here and claim that the questions were somehow formulated to cast the Republican candidates in a bad light, but if the questions don't elicit "divisive" responses, how can you figure out which candidate you're going to vote for in the primary? Debates where everyone holds hands and sings kumbaya do not inform the voting public. Did I? I am glad that CNN tried to rig the debates by allowing liberal Democrats to grill the Republican candidates. I believe that the tactic has backfired and made their Republican targets look much more courageous than their Fox News Channel-ducking Democratic counterparts. As I said before, I believe that CNN did the Republicans a favor but I do not believe for a minute that was CNN's intent. Democrats looked weak when they dodged the Fox debates. Hillary looked even weaker than the rest of the pack when she whined about the questions that Tim Russert tossed her way, and then again when her staff gave Wolf Blitzer a public pat on the head for doing such a "good" job in a subsequent debate. I think that you are a bit confused over who played the victim card and when it was played.
December 3, 200718 yr I am a registered Democrat. I think that is an assumption and the Dems have decided to not even court my vote and those Evangelical Democrats like me. Who is the last Democrat Presidential candidate you voted for?
December 3, 200718 yr Author Who is the last Democrat Presidential candidate you voted for? Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Michael Dukkakis Ross Perot Bob Dole GW Bush GW Bush Huckabee:D
December 3, 200718 yr Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Michael Dukkakis Ross Perot Bob Dole GW Bush GW Bush Huckabee:D Were Mondale, Carter, and Dukakis pro-life?
December 3, 200718 yr Author Were Mondale, Carter, and Dukakis pro-life? Different time of my life. Lot like Mitt Romney. At one time, I drank the liberal Koolaid that it was not a life. I began to purge myself of that mindset with the Perot vote and fully embraced it in the late 90's. Ironically, I was not a Christian nor attended church till the early 90's. Baptized in August of 1992. Read the Scripture about luke warm and Jesus spitting luke warm Christians out of his mouth in 94. Took that hard as I was a luke warm Christian that showed up on Sunday mornings and gave those 2 hours to Christ and kept the other time for me. I didn't want to be spit out. It seems my thoughts on the issue corresponds with my change of lifestyle and faith.
December 3, 200718 yr Different time of my life. Lot like Mitt Romney. At one time, I drank the liberal Koolaid that it was not a life. I began to purge myself of that mindset with the Perot vote and fully embraced it in the late 90's. Ironically, I was not a Christian nor attended church till the early 90's. Baptized in August of 1992. Read the Scripture about luke warm and Jesus spitting luke warm Christians out of his mouth in 94. Took that hard as I was a luke warm Christian that showed up on Sunday mornings and gave those 2 hours to Christ and kept the other time for me. I didn't want to be spit out. It seems my thoughts on the issue corresponds with my change of lifestyle and faith. So it is a litmus test for you now.
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