I have voted Republican a handful of times at the local and state level but never in national elections. Until the GOP stops pandering to the Christian Right and the ideological descendants of the Dixiecrats, they will never receive my vote for a U.S. congressional seat or for the presidency. It's a shame, too, because there was a time when there were Republican policy makers who were fiscally conservative and relatively socially progressive, and they didn't feel compelled to demonstrate how stupid they could be just to make their voting base feel more at home. That's the party I would likely side with if they still existed. They don't.
That's not to say that I am happy with the alternatives the Democrats present. It's a lesser of two evils choice for me. I hold my nose and vote. At least the Dems aren't hopelessly retrograde on social issues.
That's not to say that I am happy with the alternatives the Democrats present. It's a lesser of two evils choice for me. I hold my nose and vote. At least the Dems aren't hopelessly retrograde on social issues.
