Poll: When was the last time you voted for a Republican?

[TedsGarage]

My voting record has been clean since 1998, when I voted for Chris Lauzen as Illinois comptroller. I've only voted for one Republican who won: John Engler, governor of Michigan. I was motivated by school spirit. The governor's mansion was in my high school's district, but our Engler's opponent, Gov. Jim Blanchard, sent his son to school in the suburbs instead.

Now, if I don't like a Democrat, I just leave the ballot blank. Let's all help each other stay GOP-free.

[Jack Schitt]

1. Never have.

Never will. :)

[amber dog democrat]

14. nor I

never have
never will

[RevolutionaryActs]

71. I haven't either...

... although, technically, I couldnt vote untill this last I wasnt old enough :evilgrin:


And I wont ever vote for a repub :puke:

On eidt: Spelling LOL

[BoX o BooX]

2. Reagan, 1984.

In my defense, I was an 18-year-old Marine. Now I know better.

[billyoc]

Ha! LOSER!

I voted for him in '80.

18 year old sailor. :(

[jbm]

36. Ouch! Me too...

18 year old Army. sigh....

[DeaconBlues]

73. wow, good to see that I wasn't alone in my youthful stupidity

I voted for Bush the Elder in 1988 when I was 18 and in the Army. I still have nightmares from the guilt.

[Maat]

5. I think, Reagan, 1984.

20 years ago. Oh, wow! I'm glad I saw the light.

[qnr]

15. Hmm, I was older and wiser - 23-yo Coastie, I voted Carter 1980 n/t

[RUDUing2]

83. Me too!...my first election...

[Left Is Write]

43. I was 18 in 1984 also, but...

...I was raised in Minnesota by Democrat parents. I think you can guess how I went in '84.

[LosinIt]

3. Never, even if I have to leave some offices blank

Sometimes this area can't even field a democratic candidate.

[warrens]

4. Lowell Weicker over Joe Lieberman for Senate

I had an incredible streak going. I didn't vote for a single winning candidate until Clinton.

[Taverner]

28. I heard Weicker was actually more liberal that Lieberman

one of the GOP old guard, more Teddy R than Dubya..

[warrens]

55. He was, I even worked on his campaign

Holy Joe came up with that "too liberal" meme, the traitor. "Lowell Weicker: Too Liberal for Connecticut."

[KamaAina]

57. Second that one. Weicker redeemed my faith soon afterward

by jumping over the walls of the repuke nuthouse and getting elected governor of CT with the independent "A Connecticut Party".

As for Lieberman, well, you know... he kind of jumped the shark....

[FlashHarry]

6. Chuck Hagel, 2002.

He was a shoo-in, and there wasn't a Dem even close. I disagree with Hagel on many issues, but his pragmatic, internationalist foreign policy, coupled with his "Richard Perle and the rest of the chickenhawks should be in the first wave into Baghdad" comment, earned him my vote.

Sorry, folks... :)

[terrya]

7. James Thompson for Illinois Governor - 1976.

Everyone is allowed one mistake when they vote. That one was mine. That fucker stayed around for 16 years.

[demodonkey]

8. Local Magistrate, 2003

Dem candidate was immensly unqualified, if I didn't vote for her I would have had to do a protest vote for Mickey Mouse or some such.

[DenverDem]

9. Two previous lives ago, I voted for Abe Lincoln,

since then, not so much.

[Kire]

10. why should we even post honestly, knowing...

...we will just get slammed for it?

[amber dog democrat]

21. oh come on

don't be afraid
you can trust us ..... :)

[Kire]

27. ok, I was a kid

the first time I ever voted, I voted for Christie Whitman for Governor of New Jersey - hey, Howard Stern endorsed her, so?

[amber dog democrat]

63. See

how hard was that ?
I would have voted for Nixon if he ran against the Chimp.

[NMDemDist2]

11. John McCain 2000 primary (when I was still stealthily casting ballots in

the repub primaries to vote for the moderates)

So that means I have voted against Smirky a total of 3 times

[efhmc]

12. 80's in Houston for a congressman who refused to take PAC money,

He's retired now and probably would have been booted by the bushies now anyway.(He never was an ally.) He and my husband had a regular personal letter writing conflab going about different issues. He was involved.

[chemp]

13. two weeks ago

My mayor. Either him or or his cronyism opponent.
I also voted for Linc Chaffee.

[efhmc]

26. Location. please so this means something to the rest of us dummies

from other locals. Thanks.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

39. Also two weeks ago.. I voted for a republican sheriff.

Other than that I voted straight democrat.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

75. I'd probably vote for Chafee in the next election........

......if he shows any guts......

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

16. The last time hell froze over, I think.

Or maybe it was that day when pigs flew.

[Clinton Crusader]

17. Ack! NEVER!

:scared: :puke:

[bloodyjack]

18. NEVAR!!!!

Sometimes I feel like I'm missing out on the experience, sort of like skydiving, or contracting the herpes

[Endangered Specie]

19. NEVER.

[Dukakis88]

20. Never.

I don't believe in giving them any additional house or senate seats, so even if the Democrat is accused of rape (as was the case in this last election), I'm still going to vote for him, because that's better than contributing to the Republican majorities in the House and Senate.

[Mountainman]

22. I voted for Gerald Ford. I was living in Michigan at the time.

People in Michigan felt that it was important for Ford to be president so that the auto industry would remain strong in Michigan.

I went through that phase were I felt I was making good money and had a respectable job so I should turn republican. I should have never done that and I regret it to this day. Jimmy Carter was a good man and I wish I had voted for him.

[TedsGarage]

33. My parents voted for Ford

Their last GOP vote for president. To be fair, it was a different party then, pre-Reagan and pre-Gingrich. Ford was pro-choice and pro-ERA. In my household, the most revered politician was our liberal Republican governor, William Milliken, who was also my Dad's boss. Even Gov. Milliken can't stand the Republican Party anymore. He endorsed Kerry this year.

[efhmc]

34. Loving your country more than party and power will never happen again

in the GOP.

[VOX]

23. Easy one -- Never.

Strange, my parents were moderate Republicans, and we got along fine, but I was just always a Democrat.

[demodonkey]

24. Don't Like Dem candidates? Don't Leave the Ballot Blank!

<<Now, if I don't like a Democrat, I just leave the ballot blank.>>

You can always do a write-in protest vote... vote for Santa Claus or Donald Duck -- anybody like that who gets a vote is a message that you did not approve of the candidate(s).

As a poll worker, I know these votes ARE recorded, and the message does get through.

[InternalScrutinizer]

25. Dole 1996

yes, i'm serious....

yes, i'm reformed....

[efhmc]

29. Confession is good for the soul. Welcome here.

[American Tragedy]

84. Hey, that's allright. Welcome to DU!

My grandmother eventually confessed to having voted for Nixon. Fortunately, she was disillusioned soon enough to come out for McGovern in '72.

I think it's very important that we embrace others who have voted for Republicans in the past but have changed, a la Wes Clark. Not all people are born and raised as hardcore progressives, and most Americans are not staunch partisans on either side.

[Bluzmann57]

30. Jim Leach in about '96 or so.

Thats it. never before, never again. Leach is no longer in this district, in my mind he sold out to the GOP bigwigs to get another seat in the House, so I can't vote for him, but wouldn't now anyway.

[Liberty Belle]

31. clean for almost 3 decades

The last--and only--Republican for whom I voted was Gerald Ford. After that I went to work in our state capitol, and witnessed the despicable hypocrisy of GOP leaders. We recently had a local election feature 2 right-wingers and a janitor. The clean-up guy got my vote!

[Biased Liberal Media]

32. Never have...never will.

Started voting in 1996, voted for Clinton, voted all Dem. Never voted Repub and never EVER will.

[sweetladybug]

35. Never have and never will. The 1st time I voted was for Carter in 1976

[shesemsmom]

37. 1994

When we had to purge a piss poor prosecutor!!!!!! We did it, now we have a piss poor Repug that took the other Repugs place. Looks like in 2006 we will need to replace him with A Democrat. That would be the only time I have

[Nicole]

38. Never have

Never will. Not even for dog catcher.

[maveric]

40. To my shame, Roger Hedgecock for mayor of San Diego in 1982.

I was young and unsophisticated, it was non-partisan, I didnt know.....
I'M SO ASHAMED!!!

[hollywood926]

41. Amy Salerno, House of Rep, Columbus, OH early 90s....

I loved her.

[Left Is Write]

42. I've been voting for 20 years, and

I can't recall a single time I voted for a Repub. I may have, but I can't think of any.

I have NEVER EVER voted Repub for President. Never.

[HawkerHurricane]

44. 1988

George Bush, running on a 'Ronald Reagan part II' platform.

He had the program, but not the charisma. Without the charisma, I saw through the program.

[Politicub]

45. Proud to say I never have either

My first vote at 18 was for Clinton in 92 and I've voted Dem ever since.

:bounce:

[Amaya]

46. NOT EVER

[GreenPartyVoter]

47. Last time Olympia was up

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[scarlett1]

48. Only for things like Sheriff

County Treasurer or Prosecutor, usually people that I know and work with. Did so in last election. When you live in Kansas, it happens. People register Republican otherwise they don't get elected.

[bigwillq]

49. Last time was in 1999

for mayor. I knew the women very well, friends of the family, blah blah. She was a three-term mayor and actually did well her first two terms.

[Hokie]

50. Raygun 1980

Man was I stupid in my youth!

[jukes]

51. hate 'em

won't date 'em.

[Technowitch]

52. Never. Not once.

[frylock]

53. the next time will be the first time

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[ikojo]

54. Never....

Clean since 1984!

Voted for my first winner in 1992

[Revolucionario83]

56. I'd rather....

drink out of my toilet than vote for a Reupke.

[GOPisEvil]

58. Once. Primary in the 1990 Governor's race in Texas.

I wanted to mess with the Republicans, and also honor a guy who at least answered questions honestly in the debates, so I voted for Jack Rains. Clayton Williams, that asshat, was the Republican nominee, and Ann Richards whooped his butt. I was voting for Ann in the general anyway, so what the hell?

[Catchawave]

59. With deepest regret, the only Repub I ever voted for was....

Bush in 2000.

I'm sorry guys:scared: I feel personally responsible.

[acpepperoni]

60. You can be a Republican and still hate Bush

I'm a registered Republican and still depise this administration.

[LeftyMom]

61. I never have.

I've managed to get through four elections without once voting for a Republican.

[mitchum]

62. Clinton in 96

[Hans Delbrook]

64. Never have

Never see it happening. I used to think I might vote for McCain but now I know what a douche bag he really is.

[Reverend_Smitty]

65. Never have...

although it should be noted that I didn't turn 18 until March of 02, so I don't have many elections under my belt

[Protect The Vote]

66. I was a member of Teenage Republican Society

I hang my head in shame...

I only did it to piss off my dad, who was a staunch Democrat due to labor union support. I quit after the first meeting when they wanted us to pass out flyers to support Reagan's re-election. I wasn't quite old enough to vote, but I would have gone Mondale.

Now the tables have turned and I suspect my dad may be voting Repub for "moral issues". It hurts to even type it....

[Groggy]

67. umm...no.

I've voted mostly democratic but have voted for Independent and Green Party candidates also!

[FreedomFry]

68. Proud to say I've never voted Republican. n/t

[arwalden]

69. Bush-1... 1992

[Mz Pip]

70. McCain 2000 primary

I wouldn't have voted for him in the general, but I disliked Bush so much that I didn't even want to see him be the Republican nominee. :puke:

MzPip
:dem:

[yellowdogintexas]

72. Howard Baker in the early '80s or late '70s.

Lamar Alexander for Governor in the late '70s

In both cases I flat out did not like who we put up that year, and both of them were very good men who did a good job for Tennessee

2004, voted for my friend David Evans for Appellate Court Judge because he is a good man and he was unopposed anyway

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

74. never have, never will

(unless the GOP mayor of south charleston ever runs for higher office-he's breaking with the wv electors and voting against dubya-pretty liberal guy-pro-choice, great on labor, the environment. i have no idea why he's a republican-but other than that, i never could vote GOP)

hell, i usually don't even vote democrat-unless it's absolutely necessary. i'm a 3rd party guy, myself.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

76. Voted for a Republican in town once or twice.......

....but never for a state or national office.......

[Squeech]

77. William Weld, governor of Mass, 1990

He was a prosecutor specializing in white collar crime, and he told Ed Meese to stick it, so I thought he'd be a good guy. (Also I think the Dems were running someone really odious that year, John Silber, the martinet that ran BU with an iron fist.)

It took him about half a term to turn into a typical Republican apologist/enabler for big business to trample on the common good. He was the first of four Rethug governors to turn a blind eye while Bechtel did shoddy work on a cost-plus basis on the Big Dig.

Actually it's possible I registered Republican in 2000, so I could vote against Dubya (for McCain) in the primary-- not that it mattered, since he had all the delegates he needed by then. Sometimes it's really frustrating living in a solidly blue state.

[WoodrowFan]

78. 1984?? (not Reagan)

a small town auditor who was so much better qualified than his opponent that even the local "alternative" leftie paper endorsed him! The same paper that always spelled reagan as "Raygun" in their stories...

[Midlodemocrat]

79. Never have, never will.

[gollygee]

80. Eight years ago

I voted for my then moderate repub. congressman. But he's been swayed by the neo-con movement. I sent him a letter telling him I couldn't vote for him again after he supported the marriage protection act.

[American Tragedy]

81. That would be absolutely NEVER

I have personally admired many Republicans and conservatives, including some that would shock people here on DU.

However, I maintain a profound hatred of almost everything in the Republican party platform, and its legacy in modern American history. I consider anybody who embraces the contemporary Republican political machine to be misguided and suspicious at best, and my criteria for supporting candidates is inherently biased against such individuals.

I vote strictly on issues, even when it has meant voting against friends or neighbors of mine, and no Republican has ever passed the test for me. I have voted mostly Democrat, and occasionally Green, Libertarian, and even Reform. But never for a Republican. It just seems there is always a better alternative.

[RUDUing2]

82. once...in 1988 I voted for Carroll Campbell for governor of SC over

Dick Reilly...

never have since and never will again...If I don't like the dem candidate I still vote for them as a signal of agreement with the party platform and what the democratic party stands for. To me voting for a Repub is voting approval of their party platform, which I completely believe they will vote for (no matter what they claim) when it comes to crunch time...

[cmf]

85. Never, ever.

I'm a Democrat from birth.

[Orsino]

86. 1988...

...when, to my everlasting shame, I voted for the senior Bush. I had married into a family of moderate Republicans, and bought the Dukakis-as-weasel FUD then in circulation. I'm still not sure why, after I so vigorously opposed Ford, Reagan and Reagan.

Sorry. I've learned my lesson.

[Frogtutor]

87. I don't think I ever have, but I don't remember voting in my

youngest years. I know I registered, because I served jury duty twice when I was 18! Let's see, I've voted for Ann Richards for Texas governor, then Tony Sanchez in the last election; The first presidential election I remember voting in was Clinton's first term, and I voted for Peroe (I'm so embarrassed now). Since then, it's been Democratic straight ticket all the way, baby!

Frogtutor