Ok so I love polls. And I love politics. So what political party has the most lapband recipient votes? We'll soon find out!!

This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address occur on the same day. And, as it has been pointed out, "It is an ironic juxtaposition of events: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication, while the other involves a groundhog."

:frown: Brilliant! :tt1:

REPUBLICAN. i like Mitt Romney . I did some research and read about him. i like what he did in massachusetts.

It's refreshing to see someone state outright that they're voting Repubican. Sometimes I wonder if people are embarrassed to admit that they're Repubicans. They always tend to say they're voting for the man... but then their choice is always a Repubican.

Republican candidates are all anti labor.

Proud Rep here.

I won't though, vote straight party. I will look at both sides. It's been decades since I voted against my party.

This year seem to be bo different.

wow looks pretty darn even...

It's refreshing to see someone state outright that they're voting Repubican. Sometimes I wonder if people are embarrassed to admit that they're Repubicans. They always tend to say they're voting for the man... but then their choice is always a Repubican.

I don't know why anybody would be embarrassed to admit that they are republicans.... really...I'm proud to be a Republican, beyond proud... and I have been since I was a kid growing up... it's great to vote for the "man"... but for me ,if the choice was a democratic man only, I wouldn't vote at all... gee, my bold radical statements show that I'm deinitely not embarrassed to be a republican.... and you know BJean, I agree with you, I like when people are straight forward about the way they feel... I really like that..:rolleyes2:

Registered Libertarian here. Fiscal conservative, social liberal.

I don't vote just on party lines

I vote for the person

I am a registered Democrate -

Hubby was a delegate for Edwards back when he ran with Kerry. I'm sorry to see him drop out this time... Pam Pittman

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I am very disappointed that Edwards dropped out. I had high hopes for him. I guess I'm not the only one who is speculating that his wife has been unable to beat her cancer. I hope we're wrong.

If you vote for a candidate, doesn't that mean you're voting for the man? I mean you're going to get his political party if you vote for him.

I can't imagine anyone actually blindly voting for one party or other without regard to who is actually on the ticket. By the same token I can't imagine voting for the man without regard for his political party.

I'm a registered Independent.....

I am very curious about this bizness of registering. Up here in Canada the only registration that occurs is that of getting onto the voters' list in your riding. The various parties will come around to your front door and court you for your vote and of course there will be lots of paid media promotion.

If you happen to believe in a particular candidate and his or her party you can indicate that he or she does have your vote. You can go further and agree to have a party sign on your lawn or in your window or whatever...and by doing this you agree to advertise your choice. (Green routinely does this.) The next level of involvement is to donate your time/money in order to help your candidate and your party with their campaign. You can even become a party member.

You can do all of the above, then go into the polling booth and vote for another candidate, another party. I am now asking about registration because an earlier poster on this thread mentioned that he would like to vote for a particular party but would be unable to because he was a registered voter for the other major party. Is it this true? Cannot registered voters change their minds? Why then do people register? This foreigner is very curious about this aspect of your voting system.

Cannot registered voters change their minds? Why then do people register? This foreigner is very curious about this aspect of your voting system.

Green - in the presidential election we can vote for whomever we chose regardless of party. Here in the States when you turn 18 you register to vote and I think you have to pick a party be it Dems, Rep, Indep, Green etc

Since I a registered as a democrate i get alot of junk mail about the candiates -and all the propositions (indian gaming) - and during the primaries you only get a ballott with your parties canidates -- I thought this was suppost to change but didn't notice it on my mail in ballott for tomorrow's super tuesday primary here in California... I think if you register independant you do get all parties on your ballot but not sure.

It's all b.s. anyway - they all make all these promises - that they don't live up to or fight congress - or fights between the dem & rep - is just a big mess - but it's the AMERICAN way - and it's all we got - so you just try and figure out who is lieing less - ya let's build a wall to keep the illegals out - ya that's really going to work - lets spend billions of dollars for them to find away over or under it - health care - I don't know how they are going to fix that one - Indio's pea brain can't think that large - so like I said - you just vote for whomever you think will do the best job and cross your fingers. period end of story :biggrin: a very very simplified answer and could be all wrong - not super up on my politics...

Thanks, Indio. Up here it is all just a question of getting your name on the voters' list. This is very, very easy. And once it is there it stays there for all elections - municipal, provincial (state) and federal - until you move. Even if you have moved, establishing your right to vote is no big deal beaurocracy wise.