Telluride

I'd classify myself as a moderate Libertarian. I basically agree with the Libertarian party on most issues, but I think there should be government intervention when it comes to restricting immigration, environmental issues, and some protection of American workers/industry from foreign competition.

At the state and local level I usually vote for Libertarians, Republicans or conservative/Libertarian-leaning candidates from other parties. I don't vote Libertarian at the federal level because I strongly disagree with their stance on immigration, so the GOP is the only real choice for me at this point. It's not that I love the Republican Party, but that I can't stand a majority of the things the Democrats stand for. However; as the neoconservatives lead the GOP to the socialist/politically correct/left-wing side of the political spectrum, it gets harder and harder for me to vote Republican. Whatever happened to the principles of limited government that Republicans claim to stand for? It seems like the only thing Bush doesn't want our government to do is enforce our immigration laws.

So, to answer the question, here's what it would take for me to change my views on the two major political parties:

Democrats: They'd basically need to do a "180" flip-flop on most issues in order to earn my vote.

Republicans: I currently view them as the lesser of two evils.

To change my opinion of them for the better, they'd need to actually start supporting limited government and individual rights on more issues. No more bans on same sex marriage. No more supporting affirmative action. No more spending billions of dollars fighting AIDS in foreign countries. I could continue, but I think you get the idea.

To change my opinion of them for the worse, they should just keep moving in the direction they've been moving for the last six or eight years.

Hey! I'm a Mac user and nobody in their right mind would consider me left-wing!

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"I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice." - Friedrich Hayek