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jmaisNov 30, 2010
You shouldn't be able to "defect" from what you were voted in as. It's a bait and switch to all voters.
rhawk187Nov 30, 2010
So, you just stay the same party, but vote with the other guys anyways? At least they are letting people know where they stand.
drmangrumNov 30, 2010
Yes. There is no rule that says a person has to vote with their party.
The party switching is nothing more than a political game that shouldn't be allowed. Elected officials should vote their conscience, not their party.
ncmusicNov 30, 2010
Agreed, switching parties also can give power to one party that wasn't really voiced by voters.
madtechnologistNov 30, 2010
It happens all the time on both sides of the aisle.
hipmanNov 30, 2010
.....thanks captain obvious....
philperspectiveNov 30, 2010
The only one I am worried about is Maine. The south is not a surprise. The last remaining Dixiecrats are showing their true colors.
apokalyps2547Nov 30, 2010
Maine's Republicans are pretty moderate. The GOP spits on them and calls them RINOs, but the voters like them enough.
aristotle0dudeNov 30, 2010
You still don't get it do you? There is only one party in the US. They are playing all of your for fools. Hope and change? Yeah right. If you want real change, stop voting for either the Democrats or Republicans.
bcarl314Nov 30, 2010
Ah yes. The demise of the ENTER_CURRENT_PARTY_OUT_OF_POWER. I remember ENTER_TIMEFRAME years ago when the ENTER_OTHER_PARTY was claiming they had a ADJECTIVE majority that would go on forever only to have their asses handed to them ENTER_TIMEFRAME years later.
Hmm, it's like you can just copy and paste politics in America these days.
madtechnologistNov 30, 2010
Yeah, I've about nailed down this pattern too. I'm going to start putting money on this s**t, as it's getting predictable for those of us around long enough to see the trends.
audiomodderNov 30, 2010
even more proof that both parties are pretty much the same, just a different letter after their names on the ballots.
madtechnologistNov 30, 2010
I'd say that the system is the same. I think there are becoming very clear distinctions between these two parties (at least in terms of ideology). Yes, both are power grubbing and want to throw their political will upon others...in that sense they are the same.
carldubNov 30, 2010
Just shows that they didn't have any standards to begin with. "I'll do anything to get elected."
zedlxNov 30, 2010
Switching allegiances is blatant betrayal of the voters' trust and choice. If they want to switch parties, fine, but resign from their posts, or run for Republicans BEFORE the elections.
mikelistDec 1, 2010
i completely agree. their jobs were secured by representing the party their constituents voted for.
voting for a candidate rather than a party is a better idea, but is only effective up to the state level. if a national candidate's ideas fail to mesh with the overall party's platform, the "best state legislator ever" could wind up being neutralized in legislative process.
my observation, (which i don't need to suggest that you pick apart) is that democrats run the gamut between "nearly conservative", to liberal, but almost to a man, the republicans call themselves as conservative, when asked.
i am opposed to nearly the entire republican ethos, and consider it unrealistic and punitive, but i admire their unity. in the end though, a worthy opponent is still an opponent, a fact seemingly missed in the last election.
Closed AccountDec 1, 2010
Can you blame them? What self-respecting person would want to be associated with the Looter Party?