NationStates Jolt Archive

I've heard a lot about Republicans who feel Bush doesn't represent their party enough and are, with great reluctance, going to be voting for Kerry come November.

I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about this the other way- Are any registered Democrats (you or someone you love) planning on voting for Bush?

Please keep any kind of partisan commentary out of this thread- I just want the question answered.

You will never see a Democrat supporting anyone but a Democrat.

Actually, more registered Democrats show up then registered Republicans each year to the elections.

Bush has about 90% of Republicans, Kerry has about 80% of Democrats, I believe.

It's kinda interesting how that works, but it equalizes to about the same.

And this refutes what j0e just said.

Wow. Didnt realize there were so many "moderate liberals".

Wow. Didnt realize there were so many "moderate liberals".


Most people in the US that the conservative media establishment brands "liberal" are actually moderates. There are very few "liberals" in a meaningful international sense in the US, almost none at all in politics.

I think retiring Democrat Senator Zell Miller from Georgia (you know, the one who spoke at the RNC), will be voting for Bush this year.

I'd like to see a poll of people who voted in 2000 who are voting for a different party this time around--Gore voters who are planning to vote for Bush and Bush voters who are planning to vote for Kerry. I suspect--and it's only a suspicion--that more Bush voters will be crossing over than Gore voters.

I'd like to see a poll of people who voted in 2000 who are voting for a different party this time around--Gore voters who are planning to vote for Bush and Bush voters who are planning to vote for Kerry. I suspect--and it's only a suspicion--that more Bush voters will be crossing over than Gore voters.

Kerry is doing better than Gore in some states, worse in others. Whether this is from new voters, or switching voters, is very hard to tell.

I too would like to see a poll done on that.

Something I read in the Washington Post earlier today I found interesting. In their latest poll, Bush leads by 2 nationwide, but Kerry leads by 10 in the battleground states. This was among likely voters, and they didn't have registered voter numbers. I'd have liked to have seen those, because I'm pretty convinced that the likely voter models are going to be seriously off this year.

Actually, more registered Democrats show up then registered Republicans each year to the elections.

Bush has about 90% of Republicans, Kerry has about 80% of Democrats, I believe.

It's kinda interesting how that works, but it equalizes to about the same.

And this refutes what j0e just said.

A large part of the non-voters are Republican. Liberals don't think that way. It's the liberal media that encourages people to vote. Liberals still believe that people are not voting because they "don't think their vote matters". They're wrong; People don't vote because they don't like the choices they are given.

W' 2004 all te way kerry can kiss my white furry ape man ass

A large part of the non-voters are Republican. Liberals don't think that way. It's the liberal media that encourages people to vote. Liberals still believe that people are not voting because they "don't think their vote matters". They're wrong; People don't vote because they don't like the choices they are given.

Actually, in reality, your vote doesnt really matter. But I still feel that you should go out and vote, for principle alone

A large part of the non-voters are Republican. Liberals don't think that way. It's the liberal media that encourages people to vote. Liberals still believe that people are not voting because they "don't think their vote matters". They're wrong; People don't vote because they don't like the choices they are given.You can vote for anyone that fits the requirements for office.

I think retiring Democrat Senator Zell Miller from Georgia (you know, the one who spoke at the RNC), will be voting for Bush this year.


Zell miller is an old guard KKK southern republican masquerading as a democrat because he is too fundementally dishonest to join the political party that expresses his views. He is in short a walking publicity stunt.

Zell miller is an old guard KKK southern republican masquerading as a democrat because he is too fundementally dishonest to join the political party that expresses his views. He is in short a walking publicity stunt.I always thought he was just a Dixiecrat who never joined the Republican party because for some crazy reason he thinks he can restore his party back to the old Strom Thurmond Democratic Party.

Zell miller is an old guard KKK southern republican masquerading as a democrat because he is too fundementally dishonest to join the political party that expresses his views. He is in short a walking publicity stunt.I always thought he was just a Dixiecrat who never joined the Republican party because for some crazy reason he thinks he can restore his party back to the old Strom Thurmond Democratic Party.Mef, that's the same thing

A large part of the non-voters are Republican. Liberals don't think that way. It's the liberal media that encourages people to vote. Liberals still believe that people are not voting because they "don't think their vote matters". They're wrong; People don't vote because they don't like the choices they are given.
actually republican turn out is higher than democrats. also the poor tend to lean toward the democratic party and they tend to not vote. mandatory voting or greater ease in registration tends to favor democrats, that's why the republicans fought motor voter so hard