Who votes straight party ticket?

[SouthernDem2004]

Just curious because I do not. When it comes to elections other then the Presidency I vote for the best candidate and it is not always a Democrat. Some people just call themselves Democrats to run for office.

What brought this up was people in the election conspiracy section seem to think that a local Democrat getting 8000 votes and Kerry only getting 5000 votes is proof of fraud. I do not see it that way. You just had some people that did not like Kerry but like other Democratic candidates.

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. I do

and if I don't like the canidate, I leave it blank.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. I do if possible

I just like democratic policies better. In March I'm to vote for a new mayor and living in the south it's hard to know if a democrat will be on the ticket. There are a few good canidates running that I'm interested in and are republicans. It's one of those tough things because now days it's hard to know who is a neocon and who is a republican.

[MAlibdem]

3. I do.

I vote Dem. W/o a dem running in a race, i suppose id vote green.

many candidates on the local and county level receive the endorsement of both parties.

[skids]

4. I don't, but if you are talking about Connally....

...that's a different story. That all has to do with the fact that she spent nearly nothing campaigning where that happened, and her opponent spent a great deal, as well as being conservative in a conservative county.

Usually I vote mostly dems, and occasionally a Green or Independent, or every once in a while a Libertarian when they need votes to stay on the ballot as an offical party. I won't vote for Republicans even when they are running unopposed. They'd be better off as independents if they wanted my vote.

[IronLionZion]

5. nope, but if I don't know the candidates, then I vote for the Dem.

Some of the very downticket races have candidates that I might not know. I figure the Democrat should be a safer bet in that case.

Just so you don't think I have my head in the sand, I'm in college and don't live in the state where I vote.

[TomClash]

6. I do

[blue4barb]

7. I did in November 2004 but will never do it again.

I have since found out that straight dem vote in some precincts either defaulted to b*sh or other third party presidential candidate.

[Bouncy Ball]

8. If at all possible I do.

If there is only a republican and a Green or some other independent running, I will vote for that other person, not the republican.

I'll vote Dem, I'll vote Green, I'll even vote Libertarian (shudder) but I will NOT vote republican.

On edit, I see what you are asking. No, I don't hit the straight party button. I go down the ticket and mark each one.

[ProgressiveConn]

9. Not here.

Corporatist Democrats lose my vote to Greens/Socialists/Corporatist Republicans. If I want to vote Republican I'll vote Republican not Democrat.

Kick the DLC and their allies to the curb and I'll vote straight tickets.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. I do. Straight Dem n/t

[onehandle]

11. Me.

All elected Republicans strengthen Bush and the corporate takeover of America in one way or another, be they Senator or Dogcatcher.

No Republicans for any office. Period.

Democrats must unite.

[Technowitch]

12. Didn't used to, but I do now

I vote straight Dem for two reasons:

1. They're the only alternative with a chance of winning, even when I don't especially like the candidate

2. The Repugs have proven over and over that they hate anyone who isn't a rich white heterosexual Xtian-fundamentalist male.

And now I have an even better reason:
Because the Republican Party has proven itself to be the party of legalized torture.

[FloridaPat]

13. I use to vote for the best candidate. Then Reagan got elected and

then he fired me. I vote consistently AGAINST all republicans every change I get. One of the few joys in life anymore. Every time one of the jerks get in the White House, I have to get a new career. The last 25 years I've been a programmer - tons of unemployment there.

[RealDems]

14. I always had...

until last year. I was living in Indiana for 5 months, and could not bring myself to vote for Evan Bayh for Senate. I left that race blank -- the first time I have not voted for a Democrat when I had the opportunity. I still didn't vote against him though...

[murray hill farm]

15. Yes, i always do!

You cannot possibly know each candidate from dog catcher to president...know their personal philosophy and voting record, etc. I vote for the party always.

[rndmprsn]

16. pretty much n/t

[Pushed To The Left]

17. I did last time

I vote for the most progressive candidate with a realistic chance of winning. 9 times out of 10, that's the Democratic candidate.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. I don't. I vote for the best person possible, though sometimes I vote for

the best person possible with a chance of taking office, even if (s)he is not actually the best person on the ballot. (Ie Kerry instead of Cobb or Nader) I hate doing that, though, and hope that one day we will have ranked voting instead of plurality.

[Walt Starr]

19. I will NEVER vote for ANY Republican

I stand by this statement so much, I am going to vote for an asshole for Mayor in a non-partisan race because I won't vote for a Republican. I know the party affiliations of the candidates even though it's an allegedly "non-partisan" race.

[Placebo]

20. I'd vote for a Republican Mayor...

anything has to be better than this corrupt bastard Daley.