What do you do when.....

I'd vote for McCain so Palin gets enough extra experience to become President someday.

Whiteheather, This is a no-brainer for me as I have never been a "party" supporter. I have always looked at each candidate separately and made my choice not along party lines but along the lines of which candidate best supports my personal convictions, beliefs and ideals. They don't always match my expectations word for word but I go with the one who is the closest. This, to me, makes more sense than voting party lines simply because you are being true to yourself.

thats really a hard one, but I think I would go with the one I trust the most. For really ya get one in ya dont trust what if there is nothing to stop him form really ruining the country more! Ya just dont know that that person can be controled!

Well, that is tricky. To be honest I have issues with both candidates. But I have seen what one in particular has gone through in his life. And I think anyone who weathered that storm, can weather the storm America is currently having. I probably would vote for my party, but I'd probably check out all I could just in case I could find a determining factor in my decision after all.

I think who is trustworthy is a very good basis for starting your decision to vote. I don't think it is the only basis, but at the same time, I can't imagine myself voting for someone I didn't trust. I don't think you should vote with your party just because they are your party. Vote for the person you think will do the best for our whole country. If you really feel neither will do that great, then vote for the person you think will do the least harm. But don't decide that only based on the gut feeling you get. Check them out, go and read all that is on their websites, listen to debates and news, etc. Then you will have a clearer picture. Also, really listen/read what each candidate plans to do, and how he plans to do it. That will give you insight into who is best for the country. Too many people vote on looks, sound bites, party, etc.

The reason that voters are not confined to voting for the candidate representing their party only, as they are during the primary election in many states, is so that folks can vote based on the issues. If you do not support the ideals or plans that a presidential candidate has for this country, you should not vote for him. Oftentimes, voting for president translates into voting for the "lesser of two evils" since no one candidate pleases every voter on every issue.

This seems to be a real problem for a lot of people and they are swaying both ways. I guess I'm lucky because my candidate is in my party. I'm a centrist and I think the presidency has been in the hands of the right wing for too long. Even though the candidate I now support is more liberal than I usually am, I don't see that as a bad thing as it should help (and is proably even necessary) to shift the presideny back toward the middle ground.

I would not vote for the other party! I am defintly a MCcain supporter and I would hope that the party could keep control. Its not an easy decision to make. I do not consider myself a party person but have leaned towards the republican party. I was watching the videos last night which clearly show that the democrats refused to listen and tried to block the efforts for regulation leading to this crisis.I am not posting the link because I know someone else who has chosen to do that.

This is a very tricky and thought provoking post and I'm going to do my very best to do it justice by giving you an honest and sincere response. There have been various posts here on myLot recently regarding whether people vote strictly along party lines or if they always vote for the person rather than the party and I've always answered that, while I am a registered member of one of the major parties and confess most of my votes throughout my life have gone to candidates of that party I have on quite a few occasions voted for a third party candidate or even the "other" party. It hasn't happened so far with a Presidential candidate but it has with Senatorial and Congressional races and more frequently in local and state races. I'm going to try to take your question apart bit by bit to give you the best answer I can; you ask, What do you do when...: 1/ You really support one of the two main parties... It would have to depend on how much I "really" support that party at any given time. I know many people support one party, or ideology, on fiscal issues and the other on social issues while many are totally loyal to one or the other. Personally, for as long as I can remember I've agreed with one party in principle on not ALL but most issues and today I must say I can't think of any of the issues I'm most concerned with that I agree with the other party about. In other words, for me right now the "really" really is "REALLY"...lol... 2/ ...but absolutely do not like or trust the nominee for that party. I'm going to take you at your word here that you mean absolutely to be really absolute. I've got to be honest here, it's easy for me to say that there's no way I could vote for the one party's candidate this year no matter what because I "absolutely do not like or trust him", but since I also totally disagree with him on the issues I truly don't know what I'd do! Sorry, I know I'm no help here, am I? 3/ Do you vote for the party and pray that the nominee can be controlled by party members... It's also easy for me to say that if I felt about my party's candidate as I do about the "other guy" that I'd have to vote for the one with whom I agree on nothing or throw my vote away to a third party candidate but, again, I don't know. I will say this year in particular there are issues I feel very strongly and passionately about so I may just have to hold my nose... 4/ ...or do you vote for the other party because the nominee seems more trustworthy although you do not agree with all his ideas on some of the issues? As strange as this may sound, I think if he was really completely trustworthy and "honorable" and was campaigning on issues on which he was totally opposite from what I believed that would actually make me less likely to vote for him because it would be MORE likely that he would actually DO the things I'm so opposed to. It's sad it has to be this way, that there's even a discussion about either candidate not being trustworthy and honest enough to be President, but that's where we are right now. It may not be as new as we think but with the 24/7 news networks now now there isn't a stone left unturned. OK, did I "pass" or did I give you typical politician-type answers...lol...? Annie

hi whiteheather this is tricky but I have read and studiedboth sides and finally made up my mind. I will stick with my first choice because I do not want to see the other parties candidate elected. I am not going to name who I vote for here, as mylotters wou ld only tryto scalp me or just get rid of my star. I do trust my choice so thats that. As a supposed impartial forum one shoud be able to actually air ones choice but here I have learned that to do that, I will get called all sorts of names, and be subjected to a long, mindnumbing list of reasons I am a bad name for having chosen whom I did. There is no such thing as respecting each others opinions here when it comes to political issues, some will defend you while others will try to convince you that your choice is stupid, and give a thousand reasons why it is stupid.

I have that problem, too. I don't really like either of the candidates, so will probably vote for the party I prefer and hope things work out. Either way I dread the next four years.

well about this question , i think i should vote for the party ,,because it have been left an important expression on my mind , i think party is good

i will go for the one who is more trusty and it is the personal ability of that person that attracts and the moral values he has. the leaders have to make the decisions and if they are honest than they will not make the decisions for their own but for the betterment of the country and the people. if the two leaders are john mcCain then i will go for john Mccain as i found him the more composed and better person of the two.

i only vote to a nominee by analysing his character,his values,his responses towards country and social life,his attitude towards country's problems,his actions taking power.I dont go towards the party side and I only see the nominee which I am voting because party doesn't matters a lot,the candidate should be fine and not currupt.Its not the party which is going to work,its the nominee which is going to do something for us and for our country.If any candidate wants to do something good for the country then he can handle all his party members and make them agreed towards his policy.So in my opinion the nominee matters more than the party

In Canada we are not registered to vote for a particular party. We just vote for who we want to, since a party is only as good as its leader anyway. This was something I had to explain to my American friends who were not used to this concept. My husband, also an American, has studied Canadian politics, and did not need this explained to him.

I don't really think it's so much about a main party but rather the Presidential candidates...chances are you'll never find one that is exaclty how you want them to be but the goal is to find the one that is as close to what you want as you can get. As for others controlling a nominee, that's a risky gamble at best since there's no guarentee that once their in anyone will be able to control anyone. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]

I believe in voting for the person, not for the party. Regardless of the party he/she belongs to, that person has their own ideas, beliefs, morals and ethics aside from party politics, and I feel those should play a large part in their selection to public office.

I vote for the one that I feel will do the best for everybody and I hope that he dose. cd