What do you consider yourself?

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None of the above. 🙂

I think both parties fail on at least one church teaching or another. The liberal/democrat coin depends on the issue. I’d be considered liberal on some issues, conservative on others, and a moderate on still other. Hence I consider myself a liberally conservative moderate that is unaffiliated. 😃
 
Usige said:
None of the above. 🙂

I think both parties fail on at least one church teaching or another. The liberal/democrat coin depends on the issue. I’d be considered liberal on some issues, conservative on others, and a moderate on still other. Hence I consider myself a liberally conservative moderate that is unaffiliated. 😃
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Me, too.
 
None of the above, but not undecided. My first consideration is Life. After that, I will look at a candidate’s views on other points.
 
Translating them in Canadian parties I have to say “None,” 'cos there’s not one mainstream party I could vote for in good conscience.
 
I consider myself conservative, and I put that ahead of party affiliation. I’m registered as a Republican, but I’m considering re-registering as an independent.
 
DaveBj said:
I consider myself conservative, and I put that ahead of party affiliation. I’m registered as a Republican, but I’m considering re-registering as an independent.
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You have to register with a party in order to vote?:confused: Can’t you just decide who to vote for on the day?
 
I am conservative only in that I wish to conserve all that is good, true, and beautiful: in morals, family, politics, and faith. I am a monarchist, but a constitutional one - which would make me liberal in 1700 and conservative in 1920.

Most of all I consider myself a Christian, and that colours everything I believe. 🙂
 
Classicist said:
I am conservative only in that I wish to conserve all that is good, true, and beautiful: in morals, family, politics, and faith. I am a monarchist, but a constitutional one - which would make me liberal in 1700 and conservative in 1920.

Most of all I consider myself a Christian, and that colours everything I believe. 🙂
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Here here!
 
triumphguy said:
You have to register with a party in order to vote?:confused: Can’t you just decide who to vote for on the day?
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You don’t have to register with a party to vote, but Alabama has a closed primary, meaning that you have to be registered as a Republican to vote in the Republican primary, or as a Democrat to vote in the Democratic primary. In the November elections, one could be registered as a Looneybird and it wouldn’t matter.
 
triumphguy said:
You have to register with a party in order to vote?:confused: Can’t you just decide who to vote for on the day?
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The Primaries are the equivalents of leadership selections. For example, in the expected Coronation of Prince Justin this Wednesday, you would have to be a member of the Liberal Party to participate.

Canadians don’t participate as much at that level of government - we typically only come out to vote at the actual elections - if even then.
 
I realize the OP is a kid, but the poll options are redundant (sp? Why Chrome is’t spell checking is beyond me) Democrat/liberal and Republican/conservative basically mean the same thing.

My sig line will give you a pretty good idea how I vote.
 
garn9173 said:
I realize the OP is a kid, but the poll options are redundant (sp? Why Chrome is’t spell checking is beyond me) Democrat/liberal and Republican/conservative basically mean the same thing.

My sig line will give you a pretty good idea how I vote.
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Not necessarily. I consider myself a social and fiscal conservative, but there are Republicans for whom I would not vote, if I lived in the states where they are running, and there are Democrats for whom I have voted (in local elections).
 
GEddie said:
You needed another blank for “uncertain” or “rethinking.”

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Indeed. I used to have quite a liberal viewpoint, but after coming into my faith, I’ve been rethinking my stance on several issues.

When I am able to register to vote (in time for the next election, I believe), I would likely vote for whomever I thought had the best stance on the issues. It may be a Democrat, it may not. I’ve taken “quizzes” telling me which party I most agreed with, I was given the result of Green Party on one, and moderate Democrat on another. I find myself agreeing with most of what the Green Party and moderate Democrats agree with, however I find myself also becoming distanced from the Democrat party and, as a result, friends due to them being secular liberal (very liberal) Democrats and me being a religious Catholic who believes in the Church’s teachings.
 
I think people should really consider the fact that the Church really has more to agree with the Right than it does with the Left. What are some of the most core issues of the Church? Life and family. These are critical to everything from our understanding of salvation history to our beliefs on human sexuality. Which wing is popularly known for advocating abortion and destabilizing traditional family structures? The Left. Which one has had philosophies outright condemned by the Church (socialism, communism, Marxism)? The Left.

So far the Church has only criticized the Right when it’s gone into excess (capitalist/corporate greed, declaring war at the push of a button etc). It’s like when I see the Church and the Right, I see Pope Francis trying to put a wild doberman on a leash. It only seeks to restrain, not put down. When I see the Left, it’s all non-negotiable. I see our Pope having a need to really set up a fence and say, “No.”
 
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