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Originally Posted by MARIS61

No offense, but that's the most childish, selfish excuse I have ever heard for shirking the duty of voting for President.

we have absolutely no duty to vote.

[maxiep]

Originally Posted by It's_GO_Time

No offense taken, my mom is not the most rationale voter to say the least. Wonderful person and devoted mother, but a casual voter who votes on emotion. I mention her attitude because I think her attitude is one that exists among certain female voters in their 50-70s.

You lose me a little about her reasons being childish. People and politicians abstain all the time when it comes to voting, it's common. She objects to the political process and choose not to be part of it . . . that is the most childish selfish excuse you have heard not to vote?

I've heard people say their vote means nothing so that is why they don't vote. I heard others say it is all politics and it doesn't matter who gets the presidency (they are all the same) and that is why they don't vote. The young voting generation don't seem to give a damn and still other think about voting but don't bother to make the time to vote when the day comes around. There are so many other reasons poeple don't vote I'm surprised my mon's reason is the most childish excuse you have ever heard.

Man, I wouldn't be surprised if our moms knew one another. You explained the factors I tried to do much better.

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Originally Posted by barfo

What if a Democrat was a Republican ?

barfo

Yep, it's that kind of attitude that will push the rest of the Blue Dogs right out of the Democratic Party.

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Originally Posted by MARIS61

In those cases we would have a Republican who thinks, or says, he is a Democrat.

We would NOT have a Hillary supporter with those views, unless the support was based solely on sex, not political position.

Actually you would have those Democratic voters who gave Hillary a 30+ point percentage win in WV and KY, and who helped her carry Indiana and Pennsylvania. You know those bitter people who cling to their guns and their religion...

You shouldn't assume that every Democratic voter shares the same values as someone from Manhattan, San Francisco and Lane County.

[Talkhard]

Never seen "turn coat" used as a verb, but maybe it will catch on . . . Some Clinton supporters will undoubtedly vote for McCain, since he's liberal on a lot of positions, but some other Democrats may vote for McCain because Obama is TOO liberal. It's a crazy election. Who knows how it's going to turn out? Plus, there may be an "October Surprise" or two.