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2. I also support candidates who I agree with on most issues that are important to me.

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:18 PM

Apr 2013

Unfortunately, sometimes that candidate is not a Democrat and certainly not a Republican.

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I Have Never Been a Single Issue Voter [View all] MineralMan Apr 2013 OP

depends on how important an issue is markiv Apr 2013 #1

How many of those have ended up taking office? MineralMan Apr 2013 #3

None. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #4

Not all elections were won by the candidate I voted for. MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

I'll let you know if my single vote ever swings an election. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #10

It's never a single vote. It's always the collective of votes MineralMan Apr 2013 #11

OK. That's your decision. I've made a different one. MineralMan Apr 2013 #15

And yet, we live in a country with a well-defined and understood MineralMan Apr 2013 #17

Really? Durn idealists! Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #18

Defend cynicism all you like. MineralMan Apr 2013 #19

K&R BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #6

Thanks. I appreciate your comment. MineralMan Apr 2013 #7

I have always been a single issue voter - fairness, that's all I want. 1-Old-Man Apr 2013 #8

Are the Republicans going to deliver that fairness? MineralMan Apr 2013 #9

Thanks. I'm a pragmatist because nothing else makes sense. MineralMan Apr 2013 #13