Kasz216 said:
That Guy said:
im_sneaky said:
That Guy said:
halogamer1989 said:
That Guy said:
i'd think you'd much rather vote for a box of rocks rather than obama.
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If Box of Rocks (R) was the only other choice, then yes 
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So what if it was Box of Rocks (D)?
I would think you should be more concerned about a person and how he does, and not focus so much on the letter in parantheses by his name ^_^
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I have a hunch.. that whenever a US election comes around more people will vote for (R) no matter what than (D), it's like the Democrats have to win a large majority of undecided voters every time.. correct me if im wrong?
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you're sort of on the right track there.
There are not as many republicans, but they are much more organized and ideologically similar, so they function more like a bloc.
There are more democrats, but they represent more of a coalition of different groups, i.e. minorities, women, the LBGT community, the Jewish community, etc. etc. Because they are so diverse, they don't always agree on everything and naturally is not as united or as organized as the republican party.
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The republicans are actually just as split. You just can't tell because they're all white guys that look the same... and they're more willing to just get behind someone they disagree with for a few years and play the "Devil you know" card.
Mostly because they already have everything pretty ok.
The minorites, LBGT and Jewish people still all vote the line democratic though... or just don't vote.
Also as for being organized. The Democrats are just as organized as the Republicans. The Republicans just feel more motivated to vote. They get higher turnout naturally not through any sort of political machine.
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This is becoming quite the quote pyramid ^_^
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Well up until recently, I believe the Republicans were much much more organized. Things shifted ever since Al Gore "invented the internet." Howard Dean's internet donation system became the the foundation for the new Democratic party. With Dean as the president of the Democratic party, combined with Obama's charisma and army of bloggers and myspace people, the democratic party became an organizational Beast!
Anyways, there has been a rift between social conservatives and fiscal conservatives for a while now. The argument right now is what the party should do in order to regain power. One group does not want to change their ideologies, whereas the other group has no problem moving closer towards the middle in order to gain more voters.
