Will You Be Voting Democratic In The 2008 Presidential Election?

[Placebo]

I will be, no question, but I know some are so upset this time around that they'll be switching to Green or another third party.

[liberal N proud]

1. It is absolutely important that we get down to one common left party here

Otherwise it is two or three parties against the repukes. They get the majority because there are so many liberal or progressive parties dividing up the left.
We need to find one candidate and everyone unite behind him and blast the bastards out of control. We can worry about the multi parties later, but now is the time for solidarity.

[G_j]

2. where did I hear that before? n/t

[liberal N proud]

8. I know it is an old line, but unless one of the lesser parties can

make a huge burst in membership and swing a remarkable candidate. What else are you going to do?
If we all split our votes and 40% vote Democrat, 30% vote Green, and 25% vote Libertarian and the other 5% write their own name in or who knows, then the Right Wing again has the majority with thir aristoctatic principles.
If we are split we will never again see the left in power in this country. NEVER!

[G_j]

11. much can happen

until then. For all we know 'swing voters' and disenchanted 'republicans' could vote third party also.
I don't know anymore, but I feel nothing but contempt for the Dems who gave us the war, PATRIOT act, Ashcroft, Goss, Negroponte etc. and are about to give us Gonzales too. They basically even gave us * the first time by refusing to fight for what was right.
Maybe I just won't vote for the first time in my life. :shrug:

[liberal N proud]

37. Not Vote?

That will play right into the repukes hand!
They want nothing more than to completly disinfranchise the left to the point we do not vote.

[G_j]

41. just venting

I've been voting for over 30 yrs. I imagine that will continue. But I will say that right now my enthusiasm for the whole process is at an all time low.
We also need clean electons, a paper trail and an end to voter suppression.

[liberal N proud]

51. Those are the thing we need to fight for from here on

We need to do whatever we can and whatever it takes to do our part in the process to make the elections clean and fair again.
If that is gettting involved, then do it.
It if means protests, then do it.
But if we sit on our behinds and do nothing, nothing will happen but more corruption.

[Cobalt Violet]

6. If the party moves one millimeter more to the right don't count on me.

I voted yes in this pole because I want so much to be a Democrat. I won't compromise my values any more.

I just would like to know that if our party were to become as left as we use to be would the moderates really go and vote for the extreme right repukes?

It should be apparent to this party that the left is willing to go left as the party goes right. Yet the right still go repuke. It hasn't help to moderate ourselves.

[w13rd0]

3. It will depend on the candidate, the Party, and the campaign...

...at this point, I rule nothing in or out.

[Sara Beverley]

4. I'm looking for a viable third party. If one starts now it could win.

I will not be voting Democratic in 2008. I'll stay home first.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Same here

[American Tragedy]

75. I somehow doubt that a third party is going to suddenly rise and

attain 270 electoral votes in the next presidential election. Think about how hard that is.

[Darranar]

5. Depends on the candidate. n/t

[MatrixEscape]

7. Sorry to be a downer,

but with the sum total of the way things are going, I have no faith that there will be a 2008 election.

I would change my mind if I didn't see so much insanity and bypassing of what was once the rules. Unless there is a drastic, and I mean major, change in the course of events, I don't see Dubya leaving the White House without being dragged out, kicking or screaming, or when his life clock runs out and the Sandmen come.

By 2008 I foresee a Fascist Theocracy in full bloom.

[GetTheRightVote]

9. Sorry, due to no show Kerry, I will be voting for the Green Party

who has my back right now, yes, DNC you lost my vote this time

[earthside]

14. If there is a 2008 election ...

... which I am not certain there will be, I suspect that you all will have this choice: theocratic/fascist Republican; establishment, DLC Democratic; or progressive Greens.

In that case - I'll vote Green.

[carnie_sf]

47. Me too nt

[LittleClarkie]

54. Geez, don't wait to see who the candidate is or anything

Okay, buh bye.

[yurbud]

10. Depends on whether the dems are WORTH voting for

If progressives can do to the democrats what the religious right and big business have done to the republicans, then I will absolutely vote democrat.

If they don't, it doesn't matter. We'll all be wearing orange and sitting in dog kennels at Gitmo for posting on this website.

[n2mark]

12. Okay

Vote for a third, fourth or fifth party...let the pukes win that is what they want. Maybe you are a puke at heart. I'm not at all happy with the Dem. party, but no way am I voting for anyone else except the Dem party. There is no way I am handing over my vote for the pukes and this will happen if there is a split in our party. Go ahead and do what you damn well please, but don't complain to me when the pukes win in 2008. They will win, we are split right now, this is making Rove so very happy! This is what the pukes want. Split us so they can win. No way for me. I won't be part of the split, flame me if you want, I don't care. Go ahead give your votes to the pukes, let the Nazi's rise!

[Yuugal]

17. maybe I am a puke at heart as you said

but I'm not dumb enough to believe the party of the DLC and "shhhhhhhhhhh, don't mention election fraud or they will beat on us" is worth spit anymore.

""They will win, we are split right now, this is making Rove so very happy! ""

Have you considered that maybe KKKarl's real fear is that we form a real party for the common folk instead of trusting the bootlicking corporate asswipes who run the show now? Rove is smiling right now because all that corporate money pumped into our party is corrupting it just like what happened to the repukes.

[LaurenG]

26. The Democratic Party had better get to work

If George Bush got a third term and switched parties I bet you wouldn't vote democratic. If some absolute moron runs I'd have to look more closely at Canada.

[Yuugal]

13. I don't think I'll be voting dem

Either we won't be able to vote at all, the DLC will make sure there is no real choice by making us run another war-mongering corporate suck up, I'll be in jail for my beliefs, or in another country.

[latteromden]

15. It depends on the candidate. I don't think anyone should completely rule

out voting for the Democrats forever, nor should Democrats completely rule out voting for third parties forever. But it really depends on the candidates. Hell, I would even vote for a Republican if their candidate was good enough (now watch, I get lectured for saying that!).

[JI7]

16. yes, been voting Democratic since i could first vote

which was in 2000. voted for Gore, voted for Kerry and will vote for whoever is the Democratic Nominee in 2008.

[n2mark]

19. Our party is splitting

this is what the pukes and Rove want to happen. Do the pukes do this when they disagree? No, of course not. They just become more cohesive. When the tough gets going the pukes pull together. We do not do this, we widen our gap by tearing each other apart. The Dems. need to STOP TEARING EACH OTHER APART. This is the fall of the Democrats.

The pukes know shrub is an idiot, they will not admit it, but will keep supporting just to win. On the otherhand, the Democrats will not defend their candidates, they don't care if they lose.

It is time for the Dems to take this same attitude. Support, support and support no matter. The Dems screwed Clinton, they did not support through his problems, if this was a puke, the pukes would have been there 100%. It all comes down to ----
SUPPORT whether right or wrong!

[n2mark]

23. I read the different sites during the election

The Kerry site was not supportive of him, there were posts on DU who did not support Kerry, how many pukes did this to Bush? We tore Kerry apart He should do this, he should have done this. Let's give him advice.... You didn't dare see this on any of the Bush's sites --- they were for him 100% for the shrub. Did we do this? No, we knocked Kerry and his team and gave our support to the shrub. We have only to blame but ourselves.

[Cats Against Frist]

32. But we can't.

Blind, unflinching, lap dog loyalty is psychologically not a part of our make up. It leads us to reject religious dogma, the so-called cultural superiority of conservative social institutions and the destructive consumer impulse.

If we "got in line," we'd be non-thinking automatons with shit for brains. We'd be freepers.

That said, I agree with you, though -- they will win, always, if we split, unless some major third party candidate can unite progressives, libertarians, greens, dis-affected Republicans and the non-voting couch people. I hold out hope, but I think that both sides are too set in their ways to save democracy, and will overreach, causing the zombie-eyed, lockstep GOP christo-corpo-fascist constituency to clean up, and re-write history, the Constitution and our entire reality.

Fun stuff.

[Cuban_Liberal]

18. Absolutely.

There is no viable alternative, and we MUST remove those thugs from power, as soon as possible.

[readmylips]

20. I wanna vote for Ahhnold Schwarastnazi....

at least we know he's a Nazi.

[MrSlayer]

21. Of course.

Who I will be voting for is up in the air though.

[SmokingJacket]

22. Yes, of course.

By then, Bush will be in prison along with his cabinet, doing hard time.

Think positive!!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. Sure

just like he was charged with insider trading!

NOT

Why should his luck change now?

[imenja]

27. How can you know you'll switch?

When you haven't seen the candidate or the platform? What makes you all so certain the party won't move in a direction that you prefer? They haven't even elected the DNC chair yet.

[troubleinwinter]

28. I have to be shown it's even worth my while.

[Stinky The Clown]

29. Abso-fucking-lutely!

This past cycle started with as much ABB sentiment as pro Democrat sentiment. The 08 cycle is likely to be even worse in terms of the horrendous future posed by the right, unless *they* have a split and their moderates divorce from the extremists. A while ago I saw that as a real possibility, but now, I think the chance for such a schism has lessened.

Unless you're completely suicidal, you should not go to a third party. The very fundamentals of our system make the chance for a successful third party less than zip. If the Dems don't fit you, work to change the party from within.

I know everyone has heard that before, but think about it. Really think long and hard. The left is totally out of power. We're lucky if we have a few dogcatcher slots in elected government. We're lower than whale shit, folks. We can NOT afford to splinter.

I think the DLC will be gone by the time the next cycle rolls around. Maybe not for 06, but it is even possible they'll be gone then. I personally want to see Howard Dean as DNC Chair and see some real change happen. I can see a groundswell of real grassroots influence on the party. It isn't there today, to be sure, but it will come.

And everyone needs to be willing to compromise something to come to a common point from which to move forward. And no, I am NOT suggesting a rightward drift. If anything, the drift needs to be to the left.

The fact is, we - all of us no matter what flavor of the left we are - have better policies than the right. Our positions are good. Sure, you want it this way and I want it that way, but the middle of those two points is far, far better than anything the right has for us.

We have to stick together and the Democratic Party is the only game in town (said with nothing but with genuine goodwill to the Greens and Libs).

[journalist3072]

30. 2008

I'm not sure how, or IF, I'll be voting in 2008.

I'm just so discouraged with the entire political system now. I gave money twice to the DNC this last campaign season, with the hopes they would use it to stand up and fight for my values and my interests.

Yet they just keel over and play dead. There is a lot of political cowarice in the Democratic Party.

I want them to be just as angry as I am about the fact that in places like Ohio, there were not enough voting machines in predominantly African-American neighborhoods, people waiting over 4 hours to vote, and some gave up. That is an outrage; it's disgusting and there is no excuse for that in 2004.

Yet many Democrats, save for the Congressional Black Caucus, are acting like it's no big deal.

[Null Pointer]

31. I'd like to

But I really appreciate what the Greens and Libs are doing in Ohio. Depeding on who they run, I may consider voting Green. (Don't worry, as my avatar advertises, I'm in MA - if it's close, say Kerry vs. Romney, I'd vote Kerry again)

But two dudes from MA running for president from both major parties? Never effing happen. Not in my lifetime. My poor state has been permanently marginalized. Oh well.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

33. Green most likely. Unless the Dems miraculously nominate a leftist.

Naaaah....the DLC will say too liberal no matter what.

[Walt Starr]

34. I dunno

I really don't know. If the candidate is DLC or follows the DLC line, no fucking way.

[maduroftime]

35. Maybe...

I voted yes, but I really want to see a nominee in 2008 that truly support my belief system, not compromise it (otherwise, I am voting Green).

(yay, my first post!)

[Nordic]

36. as it exists now? No frikkin' way

Maybe if Dean is allowed to take it over and actually reform the party.

Otherwise I'll take my support somewhere else.

The Dem party, as it exists now, can't win anyway, so what's the point?

They seem to enjoy losing.

Go DFA. Take over the whole party. PLEASE!

[davhill]

38. Assuming there is a 2008 election

And Bush has not declared himself President for Life.

[zann725]

57. By then, they'll proably be just Coronations. Elections too much trouble.

You know...too many lawyers (and 'frivolous lawsuits')!

[Blue Diadem]

76. my thoughts exactly! n/t

[bklyncowgirl]

39. Maybe

Depends on what the Democrats do between now and then and also on who each party nominates.

If by some chance the Republicans nominate a moderate republican whose name is not Guiliani and the Democrats nominate a politician whose politics are essentially the same as said moderate Republican, I will be sorely tempted to vote third party.

If there's a strong right wing third party candidate, a moderate Republican candidate and the Dems nominate a total sellout I could also vote third party.

Since none of these things are likely to happen I'll probably end up voting with some reluctance for the Democrat, unless, of course the Democratic party does a complete about face and starts getting its act together.

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. It depends on whether or not we still have evoting machines and

whether or not we have a Democrat in the Senate who will stand up and protect our election system on Jan. 6.

If we do still vote on evoting machines, I will not vote. If we don't, it will depend on what happens on Jan. 6, 2005 and whether or not we have a Senator who has the guts to contest the Ohio electoral votes. If noone stands with Conyers and the other Representatives, I will be a new member of the Green party who may or may not vote, depending on whether we are voting on the theft-machines or not.

[UdoKier]

42. Depends on the nominee. Probably yes.

If the party swings much further right, I will not support it, however.

[BeachBuckeye]

43. Ya want to know one of the reasons we lost the election?

Go to a Republican board and ask the same question. That will point out the fact that they practice solidarity and we are fragmented. Any thought of a third Party to overcome the Republicans is just plain silly.

[Killarney]

44. Exactly.

What this poll shows is that some DU'ers just love losing.

[Blue Wally]

45. 1992 and 1996.......

Ross Perot siphoned off a lot of Republican votes. Same in 1912 with Teddy's Bull Moose party which threw the election from Taft to Wilson.


"Get on the raft with Taft, boys,
Get in the winning boat.
The man worthwhile
With the big, glad smile
Will get the honest vote.

He'll save the country sure, boys,
From every kind of graft.
Let's all join in
We're sure to win
Get on the raft with Taft."

[Freebird12004]

46. Why

would I change now?

[NVMojo]

48. Nevada's voting machines are controlled by the Repukes, I won't vote

at all.

[carnie_sf]

49. I will definitely be voting

but if the DLC and the other corporatist assholes succeed in turning the Dem Party into even more of an irrelevancy than it is now, I'll be voting green.

[dinmo]

50. I say yes

but if the DNC doesn't get their act straight by 2006 then in 2008 I will vote third party, I hate to say that because I have been a democrat my whole life. Kerry let me down when he didn't contest the vote on the 3rd

[Tinoire]

52. Depends on the candidate and the party's direction n/t

[dolo amber]

71. Seconded

[Z_I_Peevey]

53. If the politicians can prove to me that my vote will count,

and if the Democrat is a Democrat and not some Repub stooge, then hell yeah, I'll still vote Democratic.

But I won't be suckered again if things remain just as they are.

[LittleClarkie]

55. I just got here, I ain't leavin' that quick

This was my first proper paying attention election. What I told the folks who used to try to "convert the converted" and get me to go to their little, "we're the only true Christians" church over my own, mundane Lutheran one, was that if my current affiliation turns out to be inadequate, they may see me.

But I'm just getting to know the party. And I love my candidate. They'd have to become the "eating dead puppies" party to lose me at this early date.

[against all enemies]

56. 67% on DU are voting Democratic, 33% 3rd party. President Jeb Bush,

with 100% of the Republican vote wins.

[durutti]

58. And what did you say this last election?

Oh, that's right...

ABB logic is discredited. Give it up.

[Name removed]

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[radio4progressives]

59. Going Back to Green

The Democratic Party has really lost it, and I'm not talking about the presidential elections, (which they actually won, but didn't intend to win, so they're laying low on the elections fraud and waiting for it to all go away)but now the party has all but openly admitted (publicly and officially) that they intend to PURGE the party of progressives.

If DU'ers are not aware of this fact, it's damn time you get yourselves informed. unless of course, you agree that the progressives should be purged and that the party should move further than it already has to the Right. I'm not sure how far right the dems want to go before they're satisfied it will have wooed a significant number of former republicans to switch over, - but this should be viewed as nothing short of an outrage by progressives if not insane.

Some progressives say, good! let the Dems try and do this so they can lose more elections and the Green Party start winning significantly in what has been long held by Democrats.

As someone who has been a Democrat nearly all of my life, with a brief engagement with the Greens in 2000 - I haven't decided yet, if the purges will be a good thing for the progressive movement or not. I understand the argument, and to a point it makes sense, but will the Dems succeed in pulling the wool over the eyes of the rank and file into thinking they're still all about traditional progressive/populist values, in order to placate these concerns, and to get dems to "shut up" and "fall in line"?

As i read a lot of threads in this website, it appears that not enough are as informed as people should be and are easily distracted on nonsensical issues.

I'd prefer to see rank and file progressive dems really take back the party, give voice to our values and principles, including doing fierce and open battle in strong opposition to the radical right wing extremists, and the FASCISTS who now taken full control of our entire government. (no thanks to the lily livered, mealy mouthed, but war monger dems in congress including Nancy Pelosi, Senator Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Harman, Senator Kerry et al)

On Edit: I meant to inlcude Pro-War Senator Hillary - Good Job in Fallujah, Mr. President! - Clinton, which Democratic operatives are currently floating for 08.

[Placebo]

60. Yes 67%, No 33%

111 votes so far. Interesting.

[patricia92243]

61. Need a "I'm not sure" place to vote or at least "other"

[Cat Atomic]

62. No. They lost me for good this year.

The Democratic Party is struggling to maintain the status quo, because that's where the money is. They'd rather be corporate losers than populist winners.

Anyone who's still saying that we all have to stand together behind some corporate DLC stooge, because the alternative is worse... well... you were proven wrong this year. Stop saying it.

It's time to back populists.

[Nikia]

63. Probably

The Democratic party has been my party, has the best chance of winning against Republicans, and usually runs decent candidates. Of course, I don't know what will happen for sure in four years, but chances are that I will be voting for a Democratic candidate.

[Ladyhawk]

64. How about "I don't know"?

I am thinking of switching to Green, but if the Dems pull a good candidate out of their asses (pun intended), I may vote Dem.

At this point the Democrats are basically just enablers of Republicans. I see no spine, no dedication. And yes, I'm still pissed at Kerry. I wish he would prove me wrong.

My Senator, Dianne Feinstein, doesn't even bother to vote against horrible things. We should find a real liberal and replace her. We might just be able to do it in California.

[timtom]

65. I voted "Yes"

But, let it be known, I have 2 criteria. I

1) Vote against blatant evil.

2) Never vote republican.

I guess that boils down to vote Democratic ticket.

This time around I was very strongly for Kucinich.

No one else moved me.

[Withywindle]

66. Yes, almost certainly

Of course it's silly to announce that before we have a clue who the candidate is, but I plan on voting to win!

I would definitely appreciate less public backbiting of the nominee. I realize authoritarianism and unquestioning leader-worship are not part of our methodology, and I value that very much--however loyalty and teamwork should be when we've got elections to win.

[kath]

67. ummm, unless there's MAJOR election reform, there's probably not

much point in voting. :-(

[DemGirl7]

69. I still believe in the Democratic party....

therefore I will vote for them, personally I don't mind modernate democrats that much unlike alot of people on here.

[GOPBasher]

70. How do I know right now? It depends on the nominee.

Though I most likely will, yes.

[BurtWorm]

72. There should be an option to wait and see.

It really depends how the party develops. If it moves right, selecting an anti-abortion ideologue, for example, the chance I will vote for it will go down.

[AngryOldDem]

73. I don't know

I'm not stone-cold committed to any party anymore, and quite frankly, have never been. While the Dems represent most of my issues and priorities better than the GOP or Greens, in many ways I feel isolated from Democratic policies -- such on abortion -- that leave me at times feeling politically homeless. I also feel somewhat distanced from fellow Dems on the issue of abortion, and more specifically, religion. So right now it's really too soon to tell where I will land. The lessons the DNC learns from 2004 by the DNC will speak volumes to me. And I will be listening.

[NoPasaran]

74. Of course!

How else is Howard Dean going to be elected President?

[MaryH]

77. I don't think I'll bother to vote again. It does no good.

The only thing that will change things is for people just to get out in the streets.

I never voted before Clinton. I voted for him. And I went out to vote for Gore. And then Kerry.

But I'm tired of politics. All that energy wasted. We are going to have to find another way.

[derby378]

78. It wasn't our fault...

...that John Kerry couldn't seal the deal. Between Karl Rove's manipulation of the Religious Right to turn out the anti-gay vote and the timely rigging of touchscreen voting machines in certain key states, Kerry's mediocre campaign didn't stand a chance.

[oc2002]

79. Poll is too much of a YES?NO? there is no way I will vote for another DLC

Republican lite.