When did you become interested in politics? (Rush Limbaugh, Clarence Thomas, party affiliation)
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I first demonstrated interest when Bush ran against Clinton in 1992. I supported Bush because my father did. After Clinton took office he became very vocal about the evils of the Democratic Party, particularly how they wanted to take his guns away, ban him from riding snowmobiles and muscle cars, levy insane taxes on him and give all his hard-earned money to lazy welfare slobs (his words). I remember him always listening to Rush Limbaugh and local conservative talk radio shows. Naturally, I became a rather vocal Republican myself, until I was about 11, when I underwent a Catholic religious "awakening" and became critical of his views on the death penalty, race relations (he was never a real "racist", but he despised the young black "gangsta" culture) and social justice issues. Interestingly he was rather libertarian about some social issues (he voted for Coleman for the MN governor race in 1998, although was happy that Ventura won), although I think he changed somewhat there upon his conversion to Catholicism in 2002. The Iraq War really caused a split between me and him, as well as his habit of buying ever-larger SUVs (though that revolved at least equally around aesthetics).
I got interested somewhat during the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings. I was apolitical at the time apparently because I was supporting Thomas though I had sympathy for Anita Hill. I didn't know the political affiliation of any Senators at that time.
Then I really got interested during the 1992 presidential election. I wanted to study up on why Governor Bill Clinton was always on the tv and why everyone was beating up on the guy. I didn't vote for him though because I thought he and Gore were too good looking to be in office (silly, I know ). I voted for Bush and then when he didn't win, I just shrugged it off and thought...well maybe another time. I did vote Clinton for his second term and have voted for Democrats (presidential elections) ever since.
When I voted for Reagan in the grade school mock presidential election. Thanks to this forum, I now realize that I and my fellow students were being subjected to indoctrination.
When I realized that one parent was Democrat, voting for Carter and the other was Republican, voting for Reagan. I was way too young to fully understand politics at the time but I got interested. And the more I studied, the more I realized one parent was "right".
I have been a registered Republican since the first day I could vote.
I became interested in politics when Clintin was elected for his second term. I immediately change my party affiliation and have been a republican ever since. I never voted democrat anyway. Probably would have voted for Kennedy, but he died befire I was 21. The Tea Party helped me realize what was happening to our country and it is up to "We the People" to do something about it. It is a good feeling to know that one vote Does make a difference. Sign petitions and get involved!
I became interested during the 2000 election. It was kind of fun that it was so close, and it was exciting to watch all the folks in Florida trying to figure out what happened. After that Bush did a pretty good job of making me a Democrat in his first term and I have been one ever since.
I became interested during the 2000 election. It was kind of fun that it was so close, and it was exciting to watch all the folks in Florida trying to figure out what happened. After that Bush did a pretty good job of making me a Democrat in his first term and I have been one ever since.
as long as your one of the "real" Dem's i can actually have a rational conversation with. The Dems are good people , great people to say the truth but i have to hope your not falling prey to these "so called" dems who are making darn sure what little we do have ends up in the pockets of the people who for some unknown reason seem to need it more than i do. IE- i go get the bread so they can have the beacon.
i look forward to the day we we can get back to the basics of Dems and Rep parties and get away from the god awful unrecognizable group of talking heads with no real interest in our flag and what it means to even have the privledge to fly one.
If your truly a random student, you may have just found your problem with your obvious message delivered (ie- you didnt take any of the election seriously like is a game), you may have just found your problem in general.
There are many random students out there who are afraid to get out of school for lack of finding work so they end up getting a degree that makes them percieved as too expensive to an employer. with no experience and an MBA,, thats useless in 80% of students cases where they got a "do you want fries with that degree" and expect me to give them Debt forgiveness for thier stupidity.
I'm pretty apolitical, actually. I once ran a thread on whether intelligence and apathy can coexist. In terms of voting, I tend to be more interested in infrastructure issues. I think that those with high political ambitions tend to have skeletons in their closets, in addition to being fairly out of touch with ordinary people.
When I was in business college. I had an accounting instructor who spent a good deal of time railing on Jimmy Carter (called him the "Peanut Farmer" or "Skippy in Chief") and the Democrats. At the same time, I was briefly going out with a liberal California transplant (a UCLA dropout), who thought Carter was the "best President we ever had". (Years later, I contacted him on Face Book, and guess what? He thinks OBAMA is the best President we've ever had!!!) The huge contrast in views made me pay more attention to what was going on politically.
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). I voted for Bush and then when he didn't win, I just shrugged it off and thought...well maybe another time. I did vote Clinton for his second term and have voted for Democrats (presidential elections) ever since. 
