Just checking: I plan to vote for every Democrat on the ballot in November no matter what their

[Atticus]

name is.

Is that still ok here?

[Guilded Lilly]

1. It is by me :)

[Dave says]

2. I've never not done this

I’ve been a straight D voter since I was old enough to vote.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

11. I used to have a LaRoucher who ran on the D side in my district

I left that spot blank.

[ymetca]

3. lol

yeah, it is in my book anyway.

You'd be crazy not to.

Baby steps, Ellie.. baby steps..

[In It to Win It]

4. I don't have much of a backup plan so that is the plan I'm sticking with

[LakeArenal]

5. Oh but polls and purists and negative nannies.

“They” say this. And “they” say that.

[yellowdogintexas]

6. personally, I thought it was required.

I certainly plan to vote for every single Democrat on my ballot!!

I only voted for one Republican in my entire voting life: Senator Howard Baker when I lived in Tennessee. He was a great Senator; I knew the woman who ran against him and I could not stand her.

By the way I cast my first vote in 1967. That is a lot of elections.

[Walleye]

7. Never voted for a Republican in my life. Don't intend to start now

[pwb]

8. Sure it is.

Some people seem to be on a mission questioning members Democratic loyalty. Like they are the majority of us. Trying to divide us internally. Quick to ask judgement and they get it. It is different here yes. Enjoy your posts.

[overleft]

9. As far as I'm concerned its fabulous.

The only time I voted for a repug was to keep a much worse one from becoming our local sheriff.

[brush]

10. Yes. Same here. Progressives, left-of-centers, even right...

of-centers who have to vote that way because they managed to get elected in a red district despite being a Democrat.

Sorry, I have to qualify that, if lived in Arizona I would've worked like hell to primary Sinema and would hold my nose and with great reluctance would check for her on the general election ballot if she defeated the primary challengers. As far as W. Virginia, Manchin is entrenched there with no chance of dislodging his DINO behind in that deep, red state.

[sop]

12. What should one do, vote for the Republican? Or Jill Stein?

In the old days voting machines had a switch that allowed one to vote straight Democratic (or Republican) ticket. Voters didn't even have to read the individual candidates' names on the ballot, just pull the lever and done. Pulling on the lever even opened the privacy curtain on the voting booth.

I'm always suspicious of people who tell me, "Sometimes I vote for a Republican, it depends on the candidate's positions." These voters are either lying, or they don't know all Republicans take their marching orders from the RNC.

[Bettie]

13. I do this every single time

but, in primaries, I vote for the one I like best and advocate for that person before the vote.

[Meadowoak]

14. I've been doing that for 40 years. Straight D.

[lkinwi]

15. Same here.

[Retrograde]

16. We'll have 2 Dems on the ballot for Representative

thanks to California's top-two-primary-finishers-go-to-November system.

One is the incumbent, not too dynamic but responsive: her office always replies to my emails, and I've heard she's help several constituents with problems dealing with the federal bureaucracies. The other is a Bernie Bro who is somewhat evasive about his background, offers the usual pie in the sky platform, and whose main attack on his opponent is her age (and judging by what he puts in the voters' guide sometimes has problems constructing a sentence). Now I think the incumbent needs to be grooming some successors, but I think she's still the better choice.

[Retrograde]

17. My grandfather told me to never vote for a Republican

this was back in 1972 when I first registered to vote, and I see no reason to change strategies now.

[Jade Fox]

18. I would vote for a Jack Russell terrier if it was a Democrat.

And I hate dogs.

[Cha]

19. It's more than "ok".. it's a matter of

Democracy or Fascism.

Dems are our First Line of Defense Against Tyranny! Everybody who Cares about our Democracy Better get On Deck!

💙💛

[ReluctanceTango]

20. Um... Why do you think anyone here needs this message?

Never in my life have I voted for anything but a Democrat. I'd rather rip out my eyeballs and eat them than vote for someone not a Democrat.

The only time I wouldn't vote for a Democrat is if he's charged with murder or pedophilia or some other vicious crime. Even then, I won't vote for the R or anyone else. I'll just leave that slot blank.

[IronLionZion]

21. No it's not OK. I want a unicorn or nothing

[Demsrule86]

37. Yeah they want the impossible and are willing to suffer for GOP shit...I guess.

[YoshidaYui]

22. Worked for

Me when I voted.

[JoeOtterbein]

23. Where I live, I feel...

...very fortunate to have any Dems on the ticket in the local races!

When I was gathering signatures for Chris Rodkey a local Dem running for state rep, I actually had two Dems who would not sign the petition "until they knew more" than what was on the flyer I was handing out.

I thought to myself, that they should be happy to sign like 99% of the rest of the Dems in my neighborhood.

On the good side, I had two neighbors who were surprised there were other Dems like me in our neighborhood!

[LoisB]

24. A-ok with me. I plan to do the same.

[panader0]

25. with virtually every vote in the House or Senate going straight down party lines,

it's important to never vote Repub. I'm 71 and have always voted a straight D line.
But now that the stark differences of the parties have become more extreme, It's more of a
necessity than ever to elect D's. On the local level too people. I hate when my ballot shows a R
running unopposed--we need more qualified candidates so that cannot happen.

[DownriverDem]

26. 100% Okay

Not to mention that MAGA repubs are extremely dangerous. I proudly vote a straight Democratic ticket.

[tiredtoo]

27. OK with me

As I will be doing the same.

[niyad]

28. Same here. But in the meantime, I will be voting all the less-insane "r's" in our

primary.

[calimary]

29. I do that anyway. Always look for the D.

[krispos42]

30. Vote in the primaries, vote in the general

Fall in love in the primaries, fall in love in the general

[LuckyCharms]

31. I always do that, even for the lowest of local races.

Even if I know and like the person on the other side, voting Republican is a hard no for me.

[KentuckyWoman]

32. I have voted Republican.

I voted for Zell Miller when I lived in Georgia for 5 years. He ran as a Democrat. He later switched. I thought I was voting for a Democrat.

[lark]

33. Blue All the Way!!!!

I have never voted for a R in my entire life. I'm 70 now and have voted in every election since I was 18.

[Qutzupalotl]

34. In theory, I have been willing to vote for an honest Republican.

I've just never seen one.

Okay, I'm exaggerating a little. In the past there have been a few, VERY few, decent Republicans. But the more I learned about the party and its plans, the more I wanted to vote D just to block them.

Here in Oregon, we had a decent Secretary of State, Dennis Richardson. I didn't vote for him, but he wound up winning. It turns out he counted votes fairly and complied with the law, which is what you need in an SoS. That was just in 2017, and it seems like an eternity ago.

But I don't think I can ever trust another Republican in any elected office because they have become too radicalized, truly bonkers.

So I used to be willing to vote for an R, never did, and now I never will…ever.

[Demsrule86]

36. Same and if it isn't OK and there are some here message voting...they are part of the problem...

and will likely help bring down our Republic.

[Solly Mack]

38. Never voted republican and never voted 3rd party.

That doesn't make me special, just a Democrat.