Just curious about what people believe has to be done to fix anything

[marym625]

93. I would never not vote

I haven't missed one election since I turned 18. All the way from village to presidential. I have never voted anything but a straight democratic ticket.

Until now.

I am sorry but I disagree. We are no longer that different. And some of the things that are happening are no longer worth voting a straight ticket. And NOTHING will change as long as we continue down this destructive path.

I know there are still democratic candidates out there that actually stand for the same liberal values most of us do. But there are way too damn many that don't.

The instant runoff elections, which I learned about here from 99Forever, would solve the problem you have with third party candidates. But if someone in my district, city, county, State, whatever, voted for the Patriot Act, is against a woman controlling her own body, is against HJRES 43/SJ RES 15, doesn't do everything possible to stop fracking and global warming, etc etc etc, I will not vote for them.

Don't forget, Gore won in 2000 and then gave up. Carter was not reelected because he was an ineffectual President. Had he been like the man he has been since leaving office, he would have won. Kerry, most likely, won in 2004. I don't believe for a minute that the black box voting machines weren't rigged. They proved that Bush received more votes in some counties in Ohio than the rest were voters. And don't forget all the disenfranchised voters that year. But the Democrats whimped out and did nothing about it. Again.

It was Clinton that deregulated the banks to the point of no return. I know he sure didn't start it but he could have ended it and instead made it so much worse.

Though there are differences between the parties there often is not enough difference in each candidate. And more often than not, a liberal 3rd party candidate stands for what we truly stand for.

For too long we have played the game along with the politicians. That is why we are where we are.