'Out Of Gas'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I was raised by people that think religious personal decisions aren't to be dictated by government. Huh, what a concept.
Amazing!
If someone is Evangelical it doesn't automatically mean they are conservative.
I know -- I wasn't making a political distinction there.
Did you say you wanted my address?
Heh. I'll shove a piece through the modem?
I know many white women who voted for Romney. Extremely pro-life, probably other issues, but that would be the big one.
My mom voted for Romney primarily based on the fact that she believes his economic plan would Save Us All, and that Obama would send us spiraling into another Great Depression.
Anne,
what economic plan did she think Romney had?
Basically that he knew what he was doing as a successful businessman (ha!). When I try to counter on anything political, however, she gets very confrontational and I get so flustered I can't think straight to state my case.
I have two students who voted for Romney because they are single issue voters (pro life) and 18 and and and.....but also poor and latina, so I don't get it.
Which makes me think, am I single issue? And the answer is yes and no. Everyone I vote for is pro choice, but they have a constellation of other issues that are as important (and frankly more so) than just that one.
I voted for Obama because I genuinely like him. I like the no drama, contemplative thing, which is hard to keep and maintain. I like the pragmatism even when it means he drags his heels on issues I care about. And, you know what, I like that he seems like a genuinely thoughtful, compassionate, careful human. Those may all be "bad" political reasons, but I just like him.
I'm single issue if a candidate is vocal about trying to relegate me to second class citizen status, but otherwise tend to vote for whomever I think will do the best job for the most people. For the past couple of decades that's tended to be Democrats, even though we disagree on abortion and in some cases gun control and military action.
Assuming there was a pro-gay republican, would I vote for them? Hm. Maybe if their opponent sucked. I did vote for Senator Lugar back when I lived in Indiana, and the democrat who won this year was pro-life, so who knows. But generally, single issue that will make or break is your views on gay. So...yeah.