Are you a Libertarian?

[dry land fish]

The point being she's a Democrat who isn't going along with everything else the Democrats are doing right now. It's like people are refusing to accept that some Democrats are turning on their party.

If someone claims to be a Democrat, but disagrees with the principals of the Democratic party, it's not the Party's fault. One becomes a Democrat because they agree with the party, not because they want the party to agree with them.

Why would someone vote for the Republicans if they are an Atheist?

Because they don't like social programs, maybe? The Democrats are big supporters of social programs?

This isn't an American issue. This is general politics and basic logic.

Actually the Democrats nor the Republicans are following what their party really stands for. They just sit up in Washington pretending to follow the party but in reality they are just robbing the taxpayers. I guess she likes social programs more than Republicans..I don't know. I don't know what brought on the discussion over the social programs. I know that she seemed to be really irritated and was venting her frustration toward the welfare system that day.

I'm telling you that no one I know in my area that I talk to likes social programs regardless of their party. I live in a Democratic majority county and the working class despises welfare and food stamp recipients. When I was a kid my parents and neighbors would dog the hell out of people in the community who were on food stamps and welfare. It's looked at as being lazy and worthless. I think people are mad that they work and pay taxes so everyone should. Oh and Democrats usually support unions. I support them if they are needed. Here..even though we are full of Democrats they HATE the union. Just mention the union and they get fired up. This is a huge manufacturing area and every factory has had union organizers trying to unionize. It never works. So I guess depending on the area Democrats and Republicans are different than they are in other places.