Have you ever voted for a candidate because you genuinly liked them?

Yep. I don't compamise when it comes to this. Something I keep repeating is that to vote for "the lesser of evils" is a moral compramise and a dereliction of ones civic duty. The truth is, there is no lesser of two evils, there are just evils. One's vote should be based fisrt, formost and always for whome ever will best represent, support and adhere to the U.S. constitution. Period. With out that qualification, everything else is null and void. It should be the gold standard by wich we choose our elected servants and it should be the gold standard by which they serve.

That's to toughie, Okay I voted for McCain and I actually like him as a man. I feel he is an honest man and a caring man and a man who has given a great deal to this country. However I did not agree with many of his policy ideas. At the same time I agreed with Obama far less and it did become the decision of which is the lesser of two evils. When it gets down to it you know the vote is between these two guys. So many people say why didn't you vote for the person you really liked. Well I knew they couldn't win so unfortunatly it ends up being you are really throwing away a vote. It's sad but true. I still think there would be problems with McCain as president, however I greatly believed in Palin and had even less conflict with her values and vision for America. But no you can't ever expect to be completely thrilled with any politician. Not if you are really paying attention because everyone is unique and everyone's going to disagree sometimes and unfortunately also good guys finish last especially in politics.

You do know that there are more than two candidates for the job, right? There might actually be one you would like. Yet, you wasted your vote by opting to vote for the lesser evil instead of the politics you really desire to be present in this country. If people finally would start to vote for what they want and not the lesser evil, we might actually get better politics going than the mess the main parties create when they are in power. Just food for thought on how you wasted your votes for thirty-five years.

Guess what, I could have started the same discussion, with similar words. Last time I voted my friends(were schoolmates once) father, who is a doctor by proffesion. I came to know that he was standing for election, when I was going through the list of candidates on the voting machine. I did not know any other candidates and my friends father seemed like a good man. Prior to that, it was really voting for lesser of the two evil. Some people also say that since all candidates are not worthy, they are not going to vote at all.

Hi sharishops You are right. Sometimes I think I am always forced to vote, but I think it is my obligation to vote. I vote for a candidate because I think he can do better than the others, vote for the lesser of two evils sometimes.

I do. My husband feels exactly the same. This election I couldn't take it anymore and I ended up voting for Ron Paul.

I have always tried voted for the candidate I have felt is most qualified for the job. In the past, when I was less politically informed I have voted for the candidate I thought was the leaser of the evil choices, but now if I feel like that I don't vote at all or spoil the ballot. I think everyone should vote, but only for the candidate they actually think can do the job, and not because they are a member of X party or Y party, or because they are less evil then that guy. Spoiling the ballot is one way to send a message that you think none of the candidates are up to the job.

Yes I can honestly say I have voted for 3 candidates that I likes. The first one was a Republican that was our Congressman - Paul Findley - he had the guts to say that we could not as Americans know what it was that Yassar Arafat was all about unless the USA talked to him. The man who is now Senator Richard Durbin - Democrat from Illinois ran against Paul for Congress and had millions of bucks backing him - it all came from out of state - New York jews as a matter of fact. Durbin won - but then guess who Bill Clinton sent to talk to Arafat - your guessed it - none other than Paul Findley. The other person I liked and always voted for when I could was a Democrat - he ran for the Illinois State Senate. Vince Demuzio was his name - and he wa great too. Sadly Vince is now deceased. His wife was appointed to fill his Senate seat. The other one I voted for was in the last election. My grandaughter knew him but I never met him but as the campaign went on I watched him and decided that he was truly interested in the people he represented in the Illinois house. He was elected to Congress to replace Ray LaHood. He is one that we need to watch because I feel that some day he will be sitting in the White House. His name is Aaron Schock. He makes a lot of sense and is going to go a long way.

I have! I voted for Palin and McCain and I genuinely like them! I haven't met McCain, but I've met Palin (she's the governer of my state) and she is an AMAZING woman!

Yes, I have. I genuinly liked Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski and believed that she was the best person for the job...more than once.

nope i only vote if there's a candidate that i truely believe is the right person for the job, if i thing no one can then i just don't vote, and when i voted for the presedent i truly believe that obalma is the right man for the job, i think with time he can turn things around.

until now i have just voted once ,unfornately i even didn't know what gender he is. in china, common voters don't have right to vote for the president ,it takes on the nomination approch. compared with us ,you are lucky to have the civil rights.

Never do this as the true meaning of your vote is for the candidature and not for the looks.look out for the capabilities and not your likes.