What is your political affiliation (or do you even have one)? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

C4 Diesel · 02-12-2005, 10:16 AM

Just curious as to what the general politial affiliations are around here. I think it would be a useful thing to consider when reading the politics board.

The poll is totally anonymous and I've tried to be as inclusive as possible.

Willravel · 02-12-2005, 10:19 AM

Libertarian. Not to be confused with librarian.

C4 Diesel · 02-12-2005, 10:30 AM

Oh, yeah... For everyone's info... I consider myself libertarian, although I often have conflicting viewpoints that follow more in line with the dems. I very rarely lean to the conservative side.

FngKestrel · 02-12-2005, 10:33 AM

Democrat, but a few outliers when it comes to certain issues.

flstf · 02-12-2005, 11:18 AM

Mostly Libertarian, live and let live.

Grasshopper Green · 02-12-2005, 11:31 AM

I'm democratic, although I lean a little to the conservative side of the party.

guy44 · 02-12-2005, 12:19 PM

Democrat, but only because Democratic Socialists don't really have anything going on in the U.S.

samcol · 02-12-2005, 05:28 PM

Libertarian who leans towards conservative on the controversial issues gay marriage, guns, god, and abortion.

Lebell · 02-12-2005, 05:29 PM

Right leaning independent, with strong libertarian leanings.

tecoyah · 02-12-2005, 06:31 PM

None of the above....but registered green . I vote for who and what I believe in.

Willravel · 02-12-2005, 06:36 PM

Republicans need not fear coming forward. I, for one, would not persecute someone for their political party. Odds are that roughtly 51% of people on TFP could be republican. The poll seems to reflect differently.

StanT · 02-12-2005, 06:37 PM

I'm all over the place, issue by issue. I tend to vote for incumbents, if I think they have done a good job. I like liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats.

Lebell · 02-12-2005, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StanT

I'm all over the place, issue by issue. I tend to vote for incumbents, if I think they have done a good job. I like liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats.

Indeed.

Unfortunately, candidates are forced to appeal to the extremists in their parties to be considered "electable".

alansmithee · 02-12-2005, 07:59 PM

Generally republican, but I try to vote for who I feel will make the most positive change.

guthmund · 02-12-2005, 11:46 PM

I'm a registered Democrat, but I tend to vote for who I think the best man for the job is.

I won't vote for a fellow simply because we have something in common on our voter registration cards nor will I vote against a fellow simply because we don't.

archer2371 · 02-13-2005, 03:24 AM

Reagan Revolution Republican right here.

stevo · 02-13-2005, 07:32 AM

Card-carrying member of the republican party living in a purple state where my vote means something.

NCB · 02-13-2005, 09:44 AM

I'm still a registered GOPer, though I now consider myself more of a conservative than a GOPer. Conservatives are a rare breed in today's Republican Party.

irateplatypus · 02-13-2005, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCB

I'm still a registered GOPer, though I now consider myself more of a conservative than a GOPer. Conservatives are a rare breed in today's Republican Party.

nothing to add. just pretend i said that.

Ratman · 02-13-2005, 08:38 PM

I was looking for the "common sense" choice, then remembered that this is POLITICS. Therefore, none.

Konichiwaneko · 02-19-2005, 09:13 PM

Social Libertarian to almost liberal

Economic Conservative

I think you see this reflect in my posting here if you ever skim by them

oktjabr · 02-22-2005, 02:15 PM

Just to be safe, I voted for "other" - I'm inclined to vote the leftist or green party here in Finland. And probably every party here is more liberal than the republican party in USA. Hell, even liberal-rightwingers (libertarian rightwingers in bastardized american political slang) have said that they'd be democrats.

I support personal freedom and regulated economy, that is.

Yakk · 02-22-2005, 02:27 PM

Free Market Socialist Democrat. Which places me ideologically opposed to major planks in both right wing and left wing parties.

Otherwise known as none of the above.

In the last election, my incumbant seemed to have done a good job, so I voted for him.

02-22-2005, 02:36 PM

To quote Dead Prez "Bounce to this Socialist Movement."

teflonian · 02-22-2005, 02:55 PM

Party less... Just because I think the party system in the U.S. is broken. Though I vote leftish.

uncle phil · 02-22-2005, 05:03 PM

noone is looking over my shoulder when the curtain's closed...

nofnway · 03-21-2005, 07:44 PM

right wing wacko republican nut job, but you already knew that.

jonjon42 · 03-21-2005, 07:50 PM

I no longer wish to be assoicated with any party. I'm my own effing party now.

nofnway · 03-21-2005, 08:03 PM

we can have our own effing party? Awesome!

lindseylatch · 03-21-2005, 08:15 PM

I'm pretty liberal, I suppose I'd say Democrat. I don't know all about some of the other parties, so I can't say I'm not one of those...

I took a little quiz thingy (like 10 questions) that said I was a socialist, but I don't think ten questions covers all the angles...

JBX · 03-21-2005, 08:56 PM

A conservative without religion.

Hain · 03-21-2005, 09:03 PM

Democrat only because I am still a few degrees short of a Communist. I like it but we'd never get over that hill of Socialism. Also, I am fairly radical in my ideas about technology--the funding, uses, and advancements thereof--and find some sanctuary in the Democratic Platform.

MSD · 03-21-2005, 11:43 PM

Social libertarian, economically moderate, moderate on foreign policy. I fall between democrat and libertarian on the political compass, but I tend to vote for the latter, as I feel that the major parties have fallen prey to self-interest and are unable to adequately represent more than a minute fraction of the population.

I am the classical minarchist, believing in a "night watchman state" that intervenes only when a person's rights have been violated.

The three biggest issues I consider are gun control (opposed,) free speech/expression/privacy (strongly support in all situations,) and a belief in minimal government, covering low spending, low tax rates, careful consideration of spending on social programs, and a complete abhorrence of property taxes, eminent domain, and similar government activities that I consider indistinguishable from armed robbery.

omega2K4 · 03-22-2005, 12:39 PM

None for the most part, but I agree mostly with Libertarian and Socialist parties' ideals.

Dwayne · 03-23-2005, 12:18 PM

I put down Libertarian, however, I will vote for whoever shares my views.

Bill O'Rights · 03-23-2005, 01:01 PM

I am a card carrying member of the Libertarian Party. Although I do not necessarily agree with every issue the Party espouses, I identify with, and support enough of, the party platform, to have joined thier ranks.

pig · 03-23-2005, 01:05 PM

Piggletarian.

View Poll Results: What party do you most affiliate yourself with?
Democratic Party	20	21.98%
Republican Party	19	20.88%
Libertarian Party	11	12.09%
Green Party (or similar)	8	8.79%
Socialist Party (or similar)	6	6.59%
Labor Party (or similar)	0	0%
Issue-based, marijuana reform)	3	3.30%
Issue-based, right to life	0	0%
Other	7	7.69%
None	17	18.68%
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

02-12-2005, 10:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
C4 Diesel Crazy Location: Troy, NY	What is your political affiliation (or do you even have one)? Just curious as to what the general politial affiliations are around here. I think it would be a useful thing to consider when reading the politics board. The poll is totally anonymous and I've tried to be as inclusive as possible. __________________ C4 to your door, no beef no more... Last edited by C4 Diesel; 02-12-2005 at 10:28 AM.. Reason: missed a word

02-12-2005, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
C4 Diesel Crazy Location: Troy, NY	Oh, yeah... For everyone's info... I consider myself libertarian, although I often have conflicting viewpoints that follow more in line with the dems. I very rarely lean to the conservative side. __________________ C4 to your door, no beef no more...

02-12-2005, 11:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	I'm democratic, although I lean a little to the conservative side of the party. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

02-12-2005, 12:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
guy44 Somnabulist Location: corner of No and Where	Democrat, but only because Democratic Socialists don't really have anything going on in the U.S. __________________ "You have reached Ritual Sacrifice. For goats press one, or say 'goats.'"

02-12-2005, 10:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Libertarian. Not to be confused with librarian.

02-12-2005, 10:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	Democrat, but a few outliers when it comes to certain issues.

02-12-2005, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
flstf Easy Rider Location: Moscow on the Ohio	Mostly Libertarian, live and let live.

02-12-2005, 05:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
samcol Junkie Location: Indiana	Libertarian who leans towards conservative on the controversial issues gay marriage, guns, god, and abortion.

02-12-2005, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Right leaning independent, with strong libertarian leanings. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

02-12-2005, 06:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	None of the above....but registered green . I vote for who and what I believe in. __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

02-12-2005, 06:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Republicans need not fear coming forward. I, for one, would not persecute someone for their political party. Odds are that roughtly 51% of people on TFP could be republican. The poll seems to reflect differently.

02-12-2005, 06:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
StanT © Location: Colorado	I'm all over the place, issue by issue. I tend to vote for incumbents, if I think they have done a good job. I like liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats.

02-12-2005, 07:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
alansmithee Junkie	Generally republican, but I try to vote for who I feel will make the most positive change.

02-12-2005, 11:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I'm a registered Democrat, but I tend to vote for who I think the best man for the job is. I won't vote for a fellow simply because we have something in common on our voter registration cards nor will I vote against a fellow simply because we don't. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

02-13-2005, 03:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	Reagan Revolution Republican right here. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."

02-19-2005, 09:13 PM	#21 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	Social Libertarian to almost liberal Economic Conservative I think you see this reflect in my posting here if you ever skim by them __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

02-22-2005, 05:03 PM	#26 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	noone is looking over my shoulder when the curtain's closed... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-21-2005, 07:44 PM	#27 (permalink)
nofnway Insane Location: under the freeway bridge	right wing wacko republican nut job, but you already knew that. __________________ "Iron rusts with disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold water freezes. Even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind" Leonardo Da Vinci

02-13-2005, 07:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	Card-carrying member of the republican party living in a purple state where my vote means something.

02-13-2005, 09:44 AM	#18 (permalink)
NCB Junkie Location: Tobacco Road	I'm still a registered GOPer, though I now consider myself more of a conservative than a GOPer. Conservatives are a rare breed in today's Republican Party.

02-13-2005, 08:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
Ratman Addict Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...	I was looking for the "common sense" choice, then remembered that this is POLITICS. Therefore, none. __________________ The difference between theory and reality is that in theory there is no difference. "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." DEVO

02-22-2005, 02:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
oktjabr Crazy Location: Fünland	Just to be safe, I voted for "other" - I'm inclined to vote the leftist or green party here in Finland. And probably every party here is more liberal than the republican party in USA. Hell, even liberal-rightwingers (libertarian rightwingers in bastardized american political slang) have said that they'd be democrats. I support personal freedom and regulated economy, that is. __________________ "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face -- forever." -G.O.

02-22-2005, 02:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	Free Market Socialist Democrat. Which places me ideologically opposed to major planks in both right wing and left wing parties. Otherwise known as none of the above. In the last election, my incumbant seemed to have done a good job, so I voted for him. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.

02-22-2005, 02:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
thinktank Guest	To quote Dead Prez "Bounce to this Socialist Movement."

02-22-2005, 02:55 PM	#25 (permalink)
teflonian Appreciative Location: Paradise	Party less... Just because I think the party system in the U.S. is broken. Though I vote leftish.

03-21-2005, 07:50 PM	#28 (permalink)
jonjon42 Psycho Location: inside my own mind	I no longer wish to be assoicated with any party. I'm my own effing party now. __________________ A damn dirty hippie without the dirty part....

03-21-2005, 08:03 PM	#29 (permalink)
nofnway Insane Location: under the freeway bridge	we can have our own effing party? Awesome! __________________ "Iron rusts with disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold water freezes. Even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind" Leonardo Da Vinci

03-21-2005, 08:15 PM	#30 (permalink)
lindseylatch Addict Location: Seattle, WA	I'm pretty liberal, I suppose I'd say Democrat. I don't know all about some of the other parties, so I can't say I'm not one of those... I took a little quiz thingy (like 10 questions) that said I was a socialist, but I don't think ten questions covers all the angles... __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." -Voltaire

03-21-2005, 08:56 PM	#31 (permalink)
JBX Unfair and Imbalanced Location: Upstate, NY	A conservative without religion. __________________ "Youth and Strength is no match for Age and Treachery"

03-21-2005, 09:03 PM	#32 (permalink)
Hain has a plan Location: middle of Whywouldanyonebethere	Democrat only because I am still a few degrees short of a Communist. I like it but we'd never get over that hill of Socialism. Also, I am fairly radical in my ideas about technology--the funding, uses, and advancements thereof--and find some sanctuary in the Democratic Platform. __________________ ////\\// IRONSKY.NET \\//\\\\

03-21-2005, 11:43 PM	#33 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Social libertarian, economically moderate, moderate on foreign policy. I fall between democrat and libertarian on the political compass, but I tend to vote for the latter, as I feel that the major parties have fallen prey to self-interest and are unable to adequately represent more than a minute fraction of the population. I am the classical minarchist, believing in a "night watchman state" that intervenes only when a person's rights have been violated. The three biggest issues I consider are gun control (opposed,) free speech/expression/privacy (strongly support in all situations,) and a belief in minimal government, covering low spending, low tax rates, careful consideration of spending on social programs, and a complete abhorrence of property taxes, eminent domain, and similar government activities that I consider indistinguishable from armed robbery.

03-22-2005, 12:39 PM	#34 (permalink)
omega2K4 Natalie Portman is sexy. Location: The Outer Rim	None for the most part, but I agree mostly with Libertarian and Socialist parties' ideals. __________________ "While the State exists there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."- Karl Marx

03-23-2005, 12:18 PM	#35 (permalink)
Dwayne Crazy Location: New England	I put down Libertarian, however, I will vote for whoever shares my views.

03-23-2005, 01:01 PM	#36 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	I am a card carrying member of the Libertarian Party. Although I do not necessarily agree with every issue the Party espouses, I identify with, and support enough of, the party platform, to have joined thier ranks. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

03-23-2005, 01:05 PM	#37 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	Piggletarian. __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style