This election alot of people are voting for people just because they are against the other person. ?

Question

I've noticed that alot of people are posting things like..."I'm voting against------------ because I don't like -------------". Do you think that is a good way to vote? Yes or no, and why?

Answer 1

im voting for Obama and Biden and I know exactly why. but the Mccain/Palin are just putting the icing on my vote.

Answer 2

Not a good way to vote but hardly limited to this election. Weren't you around for every election since 1980 at least?

Answer 3

No. Thats a terrible way to vote.

If you dislike 1 candidate, you have to make sure that you agree with the other one's policies. You cant just vote for any random person because you dislike the person he's running against.

Answer 4

Yes, some of us are tired of religion and wars stuffed down our throats

Answer 5

this is the first election in my life that i am voting for someone, not just against someone.  OBAMA 08!

(and "a lot" is two words, not one)

Answer 6

The general idea behind voting in an election is voting for the person you agree with, and voting against the person you disagree with.  If you vote for a person because you simply don't like the opposing candidate as a person, and don't look at what either one of them stand for, then this would be a waste of time.

If we didn't put our support behind the candidate in either party, then what would be the point of going out on election day to vote?  The government would say, "This is going to be your next (insert elected office here).  Deal with it."  Since we don't live with a monarchy in the U.S., we will never see that sort of thing happen.

Answer 7

You have finally awakened. This has been the case since George Washington was Elected President.

Answer 8

I think most are voting for obama because thats the trendy thing to do. And in realtiy no one REALLY listens to what he is saying. Just that this celebrity and that celebrity are voting for him. And because he is young and "attractive" do your research before you jump on the Obama bandwagon

Answer 9

It's better than not voting at all.

And if you strongly disagree with one person's policies, why not vote with the opposing party?

Answer 10

Nope.  I'm voting for obama because I believe he will get us energy independence. I think depending on the middle east is the cause of most of our problems and energy independence will solve that.

Answer 11

It's a horrific way to vote. That being said, people are entitled to their rationale for voting no matter how reproachful it is.

People should vote their issues, and by that I mean, the issues that actually effect them. More often then not, people become sidetracked with issues that are entirely irrelevantvent and often incorrect.

For example, I know a small group of people who openly believe that Barack Obama is Muslim (he's not) and that he'll be conceding to Iran because of his heritage (he won't). I once saw a badly photoshopped image of Obama swearing into his senatorial term on a Quran (he didn't),

People often vote on "social" or "cultural" issues such as the marriage rights of homosexuals or a woman's right to choose when they often bear no effect on themselves. Some voters refuse to vote for a black man or woman. They eschew relevant issues such as foreign affairs, free trade, economy, education, and health care in favor of hot button issues.

Voters should be well-informed and study actual voting records and multiple perspectives on issues that are directly relevant themselves and their community.

Then again, it's your vote and your choice.  

Answer 12

When you are voting against a racist, anti american, liberal, then yes, it is.

Dont think the conservatives were voting for mccain because he was their guy.  He was just a good alternative for a very very scary liberal.

Since adding palin to the ticket though, there are a lot of conservatives (including myself) that are actually jazzed about this election.  I am now actually excited about this ticket.

Answer 13

I do understand what you are saying. Some of the reasons are very superficial - He didn't pick Hillary for Vice President, for example. But to some extent I too am a bit like that. The idea of McCain continuing the current Administration's policy scares the h**l out of me. I have never seen so many of the middle class thrown into poverty so swiftly and surely as they have over the past 8 years. The Republican theme for this election is "Country First" so I suppose that means the "People" (remember "For the people, by  the people of the Constitution?) are to serve the "Country" rather then the Country serving the people.

Answer 14

Absolutely not!

The coming president is a gift to us, not an enemy.

I prefer to say we're choosing between two best candidates not two or four worst.

God bless Obama!

Answer 15

Well, when the campaigns being run are all about "how much the other guy sucks" then how do you expect people to vote?

I don't thinkit's always an effective method, but hypothetically if one guy was Hitler or something then it cold certainly be justified.

Ideally though, you should investigate what you DO stand for, not hide behind criticism of what you don't stand for.

Answer 16

Absolutely. I hate what mccain and obama stand for so much that I will vote for Baldwin. It is good to not follow the pied piper to h**l.

Answer 17

I feel that you vote for the person whose ideas, values, etc. mirror your own. If there is someone running on a platform that you don't agree with then, yes, you should vote against them. It seems to me that this election is turning to a big racist, sexist fiasco. I have read things like "The job of being the president and vice president are for men. Women aren't qualified," and "If you are not voting for Obama, please list your reasons (And the answer to that) "He's black." Ignorance if in abundance this election so I feel that, to many people, it won't matter what the candidate believes in. Race, age, gender, and party affiliation are the deciding factors for many people voting in this election. I don't think it's really going to matter what a candidate is for or against. This is America in the year 2008. So sad.  

Answer 18

When you really have only two choices, you take the one who you think will do the least damage and hold on to your hat or whatever you need to.

I don't like either of the major candidates. I don't

necessarily like any career politician, so at first I considered Obama, until I did my research and therefore changed my mind. When I researched Palin I found some good things, not perfect ,mind you, but good.

So, I'm voting for her hoping she can clean up the D.C. political machine like she did in Alaska.