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I would vote for almost any DEM before a (r), but Huntsman is a pretty good candidate if he repudiates the extreme wing of his party and doesn't allow himself to get caught up in the hysteria like last year.
You would vote for a Dem over Huntsman? That has to be the DUMBEST thing I have ever heard. My God what the heck has happened to the republican party? You guys sound like Scientologist...
Depending on the Democrat; I didn't say any Democrat..Obviously you vote party line, I vote candidate..I don't happen to like his total stand on immegration and I am a little confused on some of the other stands he has taken. Taxes went up in Utah while he was governor. I have been told by people in Utah, but I realize it could just be rumors, he says one thing but doesn't always come through. Of course we could say the same about most politicians I guess.
Depending on the Democrat; I didn't say any Democrat..Obviously you vote party line, I vote candidate..I don't happen to like his total stand on immegration and I am a little confused on some of the other stands he has taken. Taxes went up in Utah while he was governor. I have been told by people in Utah, but I realize it could just be rumors, he says one thing but doesn't always come through. Of course we could say the same about most politicians I guess.
I'm a lesser of 2 evils voter, not an all or nothing voter.
It's crazy to hear so many republicans saying they would vote for a Dem over a Repub that isn't 100% GOP.
I will always vote for the candidate who has the most in common with my beliefs...
I'm a lesser of 2 evils voter, not an all or nothing voter.
It's crazy to hear so many republicans saying they would vote for a Dem over a Repub that isn't 100% GOP.
I will always vote for the candidate who has the most in common with my beliefs...
I certainly do not think I ever said I would not vote for a Republican that was not 100% GOP. In fact, I have said over and over, I don't expect to find a candidate I 100% agree with, regardless of what letter they have next to thier name. For some reason and I can't put my finger on it, Huntsman is someone I do not trust..I too have always voted for the candidate that comes the closest to my beliefs..
I certainly do not think I ever said I would not vote for a Republican that was not 100% GOP. In fact, I have said over and over, I don't expect to find a candidate I 100% agree with, regardless of what letter they have next to thier name. For some reason and I can't put my finger on it, Huntsman is someone I do not trust..I too have always voted for the candidate that comes the closest to my beliefs..
To me, Huntsman is just a hypothetical. I suspect I would go democrat, but I am pretty anti-Hillary, so thinking more broadly. Also, I like the fact that he was an ambassador to China and speaks Chinese. I think that will be very valuable in the coming decade.
You do have to follow your instincts to a degree. My wife was all gaga for John Edwards, but something about the guy did not add up for me. I guess my instincts were right.
I certainly do not think I ever said I would not vote for a Republican that was not 100% GOP. In fact, I have said over and over, I don't expect to find a candidate I 100% agree with, regardless of what letter they have next to thier name. For some reason and I can't put my finger on it, Huntsman is someone I do not trust..I too have always voted for the candidate that comes the closest to my beliefs..
Conservatives are naturally wary of the RINO factor after the early 2000's. We had an R WH, US House, and Senate after 2000. The result was the fastest growth in federal spending since LBJ. What a blown opportunity that was, and I think still drives GOP politics in ways that Dem observers will never understand.
Who in the Republican party said this? Link? Quote?
You seem to have this wild caricature of conservatives in your head, and when a conservative speaks or writes, you can only perceive the caricature.
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I am reacting indirectly to nmnita, who said she'd rather vote democrat than for Huntsman, who is not a real republican. That struck me as odd. A lot of the GOP base has become like that, hence the purging of the RINOs. As for me, I take people on their word. If you are a gay, pro-choice republican or a racist, gun-loving democrat, I assume you have your reasons. I would not say you cannot be in the party you choose. Now, I don't know if I would vote for someone that far out of the party maintstream, but I would not really doubt their party affiliation or legitimacy.
I know that not all conservatives fit the caricature, but it seems that those who don't are ostracized by their own base, which is kind of a sign the GOP has gone from party to cult.
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