Political Party?

[KillarneyRose]

I was wondering if you all could take just a few seconds to post what your political affiliation is or if you don't have one. No need to elaborate as to why you choose to vote the way you do (my aim is for no cans of worms to be opened by this thread! :) ), but I was just wondering if Greeks in general tend to gravitate toward one party or the other.

If you are not registered to vote, just say which party you would choose if you registered today.

For our Canadian brothers and sisters, I know you obviously have different political parties than Americans do but please post anyway :)

I'll start...

I am a Republican. My biological sister says I make Pat Robertson look like a liberal. This is, however, just a nasty rumor :rolleyes:

[jharb]

I'm a Democrat

[The1calledTKE]

I am a democrat.

[AOX81]

Democrat

[NinjaPoodle]

I'm a card carrying Democrat



:)

[XOAlumXO]

Republican all the way!

[BLUTANG]

I am registered as independent. However, i have worked on a local and collegiate level with the Democratic Party.

[Ginger]

Republican!

[cougar15]

I am a proud and loud REPUBLICAN!!!!

[Optimist Prime]

Liberal Democrat.

[Dionysus]

Democrat.

[valkyrie]

I'm a democrat, although truth be told, today's democrats are not nearly liberal enough for me.

[damasa]

Originally posted by valkyrie
I'm a democrat, although truth be told, today's democrats are not nearly liberal enough for me.

I am the same way, and I feel the same way.

[RubberSoul]

Republican all the way.......LOVE ya Dubya!!!!

[UCFPhiDelt]

I am a card carrying Republican and I am a member of my college's Young Republican group.

[Siobhan]

Progressive Conservative



FYI here are Canada's main parties:

The Liberals (current party in power)
The Alliance (opposition party)
The PC (Progressive Conservative)
The BQ (Bloc Qubecois)
The NDP (The New Democratic Party)

On the poli spectrum:

the Libs are pretty much centre
The PC are a bit to the right and the Alliance are a bit further to the right)
The BQ are just a little to the left and the NDP are a further on the left)

When comparing Canadian and US political parties are RW parties still tend to be more left than US LW parties.

[ZTAngel]

I am a Democrat.

[thesweetestone]

I'm a Democrat!http://www.plauder-smilies.de/spin3.gif

[KSig RC]

I'm registered Republican, so I can vote in primaries here . . .

. . . although I tend to be a 'moderate' - fiscal conservative, and social liberal.

[IowaHawkeye]

I'm a proud Democrat - and a very liberal one at that :D

[ladybug1116]

I'm a Republican more towards the moderate side :)

[SATX*APhi]

Republican

[juniorgrrl]

Moderate to conservative Republican. To excho RubberSoul 'love ya dubya!"

[aephi alum]

I'm a Democrat.

[lionlove]

Democrat (what do you expect, I'm from Boston.)

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by Siobhan
Progressive Conservative

FYI here are Canada's main parties:

The Liberals (current party in power)
The Alliance (opposition party)
The PC (Progressive Conservative)
The BQ (Bloc Qubecois)
The NDP (The National Democratic Party)



Siobhan,
The NDP is the New Democrat Party, not the National Democrat Party.
Interesting note: the NDP was founded by Tommy Douglas, who is Kiefer Sutherland's grandfather....

[dzrose93]

I'm a Republican... :)

[AlphaChiGirl]

Green Party. I was a registered Green BEFORE the Election of 2000, thank you. :p

[Siobhan]

Originally posted by CutiePie2000


Siobhan,
The NDP is the New Democrat Party, not the National Democrat Party.
Interesting note: the NDP was founded by Tommy Douglas, who is Kiefer Sutherland's grandfather....

Oh how embarassing considering I have a minor in CDn polisci :o . Oh well it's 30 degrees outside and my brain is melting...

[dzsaigirl]

I am a Republican...recently converted from being a Democrat...my fiance couldn't be happier (although I almost didn't tell him 'cause I knew I'd get the "I told you so!".)

[XOBear]

TOTALLY DEMOCRAT!!!!


;)

[FuzzieAlum]

democrat ...

Just curious, aside from one Green, all the Americans on here have either been Dems or GOPs. Is there anyone who is a socialist, a libertarian, reform, etc.?

[Kevin]

I'm a card carrying registered Republican.

I lean more towards Libertarian though. Isn't that called Jeffersonian Republican?

[xok85xo]

democrat

[Jeff OTMG]

I am registered Republican, but lean libertarian. I like Alan Keyes and Ron Paul.

[phikappapsiman]

I am a registered Republican, but I usually vote Democratic in the general elections. In California, the Republican primaries are always SO MUCH MORE FUN than the Democratic primaries-you always usually have a very conservative Republican running against a more moderate Republican, who then runs against a moderate/ liberal Democrat in the general election! I LOVE California politics:)

[DG*FSU*Jenn]

I am a Democrat, but I will admit that Jeb Bush's son is a li'l cutiepie!

[hannah6782]

recent switch from republican to democrat, i just couldnt take it any longer:)

[SapphireSphinx9]

DEMOCRAT!!! (I'm from California... What did you expect??)

I am a proud Democrat... Volunteered at a State Senator's office, and helped campaign during the 2000 elections! I registered to vote the day I turned 18. Couldn't wait to voice my opinion! :D

~Beth

[Rudey]

Republican

[Thrillhouse]

Green party

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Democrat

[KappaStargirl]

Hmmmm

I was raised in a staunch Republican household and have always thought of myself as Republican. However, KappaStarboy tells me that I'm much more liberal than I believe I am. Being a Republican member of the American Library Association makes me slightly unpopular...I guess it depends on the issue. I know, I'm so lame sometimes.

[newbie]

not Greek (yet hopefully) - but I consider myself a very conservative Democrat :).

[ROWDYsister]

I'm a registered Democrat...but I must admit, Dubya is growing on me.

[RedRoseSAI]

Originally posted by KSig RC
I'm registered Republican [snip] although I tend to be a 'moderate' - fiscal conservative, and social liberal.

Same here!

[The1calledTKE]

The elections grown near so., I am bumping this up.

[IowaHawkeye]

though i love politics and am a poli sci major - i can't wait for elections to be over so these cheesy campaign commercials are off the air. i just :rolleyes: when theyre on - this is what gets people to vote for a certain candidate? please help us all...

[librasoul22]

I am sure to the surprise of absolutely NO one, I am a liberal(soul...JAM;) ) card-carrying Democrat. Although I pretty much hate politics as a general rule, and usually just vote for whoever I can tolerate for more than 15 minutes. But hey, I DO live in FL, so voting is pretty obsolete anyway, lol.

[sororitygirl2]

Republican

[greeklawgirl]

I'm registered Independent, but I most often lean Democrat.

[shadokat]

Republican! Love ya Dubya!!

[madmax]

Republican.

Anyone who isn't smart enough to figure out a butterfly ballot doesn't deserve a vote.

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by madmax
Republican.

Anyone who isn't smart enough to figure out a butterfly ballot doesn't deserve a vote.

Anyone who is a CRACKHEAD doesn't deserve to be a president. :p

[iamachiogirl]

democrat

[KSigkid]

Registered Democrat....but leaning more to the right lately, might change my affiliation to Republican soon.

Raised in a staunch Democrat household, so I'm still weighing my feelings on everything.

Collin

[Optimist Prime]

Originally posted by Dionysus


Anyone who is a CRACKHEAD doesn't deserve to be a president. :p

LMAO

[PhiSigMeg01]

Hardcore Republican! GO DUBYA!!!! :D

[TigerGirl52]

Republican all the way!

[DeltaSig]

Die hard Republican.
Was a member of College Republicans of North Texas.
Now I'm getting active in Young Republicans of Bexar County, now that I'm back in San Antonio.
4 more years.

[RACooper]

Originally posted by Siobhan

FYI here are Canada's main parties:

The Liberals (current party in power)
The Alliance (opposition party)
The PC (Progressive Conservative)
The BQ (Bloc Qubecois)
The NDP (The New Democratic Party)

On the poli spectrum:

the Libs are pretty much centre
The PC are a bit to the right and the Alliance are a bit further to the right)
The BQ are just a little to the left and the NDP are a further on the left)

When comparing Canadian and US political parties are RW parties still tend to be more left than US LW parties.

I'm a Progressive Conservative with Monarchist leanings ;)

[Lady Pi Phi]

"FYI here are Canada's main parties:

The Liberals (current party in power)
The Alliance (opposition party)
The PC (Progressive Conservative)
The BQ (Bloc Qubecois)
The NDP (The New Democratic Party)

On the poli spectrum:

the Libs are pretty much centre
The PC are a bit to the right and the Alliance are a bit further to the right)
The BQ are just a little to the left and the NDP are a further on the left)

When comparing Canadian and US political parties our RW parties still tend to be more left than US LW parties. "


I'd say that I have liberal views but I tend to vote Conservative...because I can't stand the liberal party

[DELTAQTE]

DEMO ALL THE WAY!

That's ok Demo's, we all know who REALLY won!;)

Gov Gray Davis is going to win AGAIN, just watch!!!

Demos in 2004!!!!



QTE

[moe.ron]

Green, though I don't agree with their trade policies. I think all trade barrier should go.

DOWN WITH THE FARM AND STEEL SUBSIDIES

LIBERAL TRADE FOREVER

[Cluey]

Republican.

I love the entire Bush family - Dubya, Jeb, but most of all George Prescott Bush :)

[LXAAlum]

I am what is known as a
Broken Glass Republican (see Peggy Noonan to figure it out).

[DRau]

Very Green.... See my location for explaination ;)

[Hootie]

Republican and darn proud!:D

[Betarulz!]

I'm a super Liberal, who hasn't done enough homework to decide whether I should be Green or not -- so I'll go with Democrat for now. However, growing up (and registered to vote) in Kansas, I am changing my registration to Republican just so that in the next primary in two years I'll be able to make a bigger impact on the political process (so I can keep them damn right wingers out).

[SATX*APhi]

Originally posted by DeltaSig
Die hard Republican.
Was a member of College Republicans of North Texas.
Now I'm getting active in Young Republicans of Bexar County, now that I'm back in San Antonio.
4 more years.
When I go back to SA in June, I'd like to join. :) I'd never heard of it. At St. Mary's, there is a club called Student Deomcrats, or something similar, but there is no formal Republican group on campus.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I was wondering if you all could take just a few seconds to post what your political affiliation is or if you don't have one.

For our Canadian brothers and sisters, I know you obviously have different political parties than Americans do but please post anyway :)


Ok, one of your Canadian sisters will chime in here.
I think if I had the privilege of voting in the US election, I think I would probably be more Democrat.

I am socially Democrat and fiscally Republican.
You guys (i.e. Americans) need something that falls right in the middle of those parties.

Originally posted by zntke711
The elections grown near so, I am bumping this up.
What election is that?
Georgie only ascended the throne of presidency in January 2001.

[cash78mere]

100% DEMOCRAT!!!!!! there's no other way!!!

[APhiRattlerGal]

Adri, they just started a College Republicans group on campus. I saw flyers out the other day and people have been asking me to join. I'm so busy though :( you should check it you WHEN you come back

ili

[SATX*APhi]

Originally posted by APhiRattlerGal
Adri, they just started a College Republicans group on campus. I saw flyers out the other day and people have been asking me to join. I'm so busy though :( you should check it you WHEN you come back

ili
Ili, are you serious?? Woo hoo!! C'mon, WHEN I do go back, we will definitely have to join, okie dokie? Great! :)

[texas*princess]

Republican all the way!

[SilverTurtle]

I'm registered as Democrat so I can vote in the primaries (and I'm more of a democrat than republican), although I'm really independent; no party really appeals to me.

Interesting side note: when I was growing up, my parents each registered one as a Democrat & the other as a Republican. Then they could have a voice in both primaries. Interesting idea. They, too, are opposed to our stupid 2-party system. :p

[Munchkin03]

The two party system is a joke...it's more like one big party with conservative and "progressive" arms. If they weren't threatened by the power of a third party, why would they ban third-party candidates from debating?

That said, I'm pretty darned Green, although I am becoming slightly Red.

I've noticed that the majority of people here are either conservative Democrats or Republicans. Does that reflect a general conservatism on the part of Greeks, like I've always suspected?

[tcsparky]

Republican here.

[archangel12]

I am a die hard republican. I was at the national convention in 2000. Plus I served as a state college republican officers.

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
The two party system is a joke...it's more like one big party with conservative and "progressive" arms. If they weren't threatened by the power of a third party, why would they ban third-party candidates from debating?

That said, I'm pretty darned Green, although I am becoming slightly Red.

I've noticed that the majority of people here are either conservative Democrats or Republicans. Does that reflect a general conservatism on the part of Greeks, like I've always suspected?

Amen, about the third party part, we definately a rise of one (and not the green one). Think both parties are f**ked up.

How can you be a conservative democrat?