Reply #12: They really don't have any

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political leanings toward one party or the other, and cast their votes based on how they feel how well a candidate is able to do the job.

so with them it's not partisan at all. They didn't vote in the primary because they didn't like any of the repub candidates.

they voted for Gore and Kerry, and they wished Kanjorski was still our rep instead of Sherwood.

they are in favor of impeaching bush, but only if cheney was blocked/impeached or otherwise out of the picture for being 2nd in line. They were quite adamant about seeing Cheney as the real power in the administration and would be happy with both bush & cheney gone at the same time.

as far as the mudslinging goes - depends on how you define mud. if it's defined as negative campaigning - then yes both sides are doing it. if you define it based on how truthful is the quality of mud - then you have to look at individual campaigns and decide if it's total fabrication, exaggeration, or gives a misleading impression