Do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat,Independent ?

@amadeo (111938)
United States
October 25, 2018 10:00am CST
I have been a Democrat most of my years.How did I chose this? In the early days they tell me t hat they work for the small people Republican work for the bigger ones. Now what is going to happen to the party now? Bomb scare for Robert DiNero?
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
25 Oct 18
Being British, I am none of these. However, I do remember being told at school that the main American parties - at that time back in the 1960s - were very similar in terms of their political scope, encompassing a wide range of opinions that overlapped in many places. The division into left and right seems to have intensified in recent years, though. That said, the Democrats are far from being a true left-wing party even now. They probably have much more in common with the British Conservative Party than the Labour Party. One thing that has always puzzled me is why the Republicans use the colour red and the Democrats blue. Red is recognized the world over as the colour of left-wing parties, but not apparently in the United States!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Oct 18
The US Democrats would be centrists in France, and somebody like Trump would have a seat at the right of our far right, he is a lot more extremist than Marine Le Pen.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Oct 18
@amadeo She is a far right leader friendly to your president, he supported her candidature to our presidential election in France last year.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@topffer thank you.Not aware of MarineLePen
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@Tampa_girl7 (50256)
• United States
25 Oct 18
i would just choose who I thought the best candidate was.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Tampa_girl7 yes I am still debating here.
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@LadyDuck (471423)
• Switzerland
25 Oct 18
I am not American, I am not Swiss, I can only vote for an Italian candidate... not worth the effort.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@LadyDuck why is that you will not vote?
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@LadyDuck (471423)
• Switzerland
26 Oct 18
@amadeo You must be Swiss to vote in Switzerland, living here does not give you the right to vote. My nationality is still Italian.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@LadyDuck that is interesting there.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
25 Oct 18
We are strong Democrats. Our son, the attorney, used to be a Republican, but came to his senses.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@DianneN good for him.Same here Dianne been democrat all of my life.
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• Eugene, Oregon
31 Oct 18
Thankfully, @DianneN!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@amadeo Yay!!!!! For the record, I'm a moderate, but liberal in certain things.
@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
25 Oct 18
I no longer even care what the political parties are doing. It's impossible to tell what a candidate will do once in office and my trust level in our government (any government) is really really low. I am not saying all politicians are bad guys, I just think I can run my own life without em. ETA: I don't consider myself any of the above.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Namelesss yes you can so can we here.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@TishaMears Yes it is as you can say.Getting worse every election years
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• United States
26 Oct 18
@amadeo I agree with @Nameless I don't consider myself any party, though, I'm registered as one. They all have their own agenda. Politics is a load of crap!
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@anya12adwi (9468)
• India
26 Oct 18
Coming to my country, I am like NOTA: None of The Above.. I am independent
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Oct 18
Okay this is your choice.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
27 Oct 18
@anya12adwi thank you.
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• India
27 Oct 18
@amadeo Yes..
@maezee (41988)
• United States
26 Oct 18
More democratic for me.... the world is in a crazy place right now for sure.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@maezee sorry to say it is crazy.We have a crazy dictator there.
@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Oct 18
We have many more parties than that in France. I tend to vote for the less worse candidate without caring for the political sticker, I exclude only extremists from my panel of possibilities, from the left like from the right.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@topffer and you have your right to choose
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Oct 18
I am a Republican.. I have voted that way since I was old enough to officially vote at age 18.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@LeaPea2417 your choice and your party.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
25 Oct 18
Same here!!! That's why I'm a registered democrat!!! But there R moderates in each!! I think I can relate to the moderates!!!
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@db20747 same here.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
25 Oct 18
I'm registered as a Democrat, although my personal politics are probably closer to socialist.
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• Eugene, Oregon
31 Oct 18
Me too.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
25 Oct 18
I used to vote for Ralph Nader, though this last I voted Hillary. I think I'm middle of the fence in a lot of ways
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@FayeHazel Ralph Nader?where is he now
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@amadeo I know, I wonder. I heard he was working with consumer rights... but I just looked as was unable to confirm that. I think he would have been a great president
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@FayeHazel maybe you never can tell.Look at Carter that was a surprised there.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
25 Oct 18
I am more for my heritage than loyal to any political party.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Courage7 okay and thanks
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@Courage7 same here.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@amadeo Welcome Fredo. I just believe in helping others.
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 18
I try to choose wisely. And not sure about the recent bombs, meant to scare these people.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Oct 18
@CarolDm same here.Have mixed feeling about this?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 18
@amadeo Not really just don't like getting into details.
@mesbakh (2284)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 18
i am not american, but i know republican vs democrat, but i dont know the independet
@jstory07 (139741)
• Roseburg, Oregon
26 Oct 18
I am a democrat but if I like a Republican I will vote for them.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Oct 18
i am registered as an independent
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Oct 18
I am a lifelong Democrat, the other side has never had a candidate that I could begin to support. As far back as Hoover and beyond, probably, they have been the party that advocates for the most wealthy and privileged and today it is worse than ever. They want to attack Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid now and will do so if they retain both houses.
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
26 Oct 18
In my country we don't have republican party, we have democrats.
• New Delhi, India
26 Oct 18
I think I will call myself independent.