Why do we voters usually vote for the lesser of two evils?
470519
becuase it is the only choice we have for now
700491
I don't vote for the party and I don't vote for "the person".  I vote for the issues.  If I don't know how a candidate stands, I have a phone, I can call and ask.  People who don't care enough to do a little research should lose their vote.
817068
No. It just makes you one of millions.\n\nOn election day, if you don't like either candidate, you really need to choose between the lesser of two evils. Otherwise, in my opinion, you have forfeited your right to complain about anything the government is doing.\n\nCertainly one candidate has something about him/her that you like. It's a little late to begin researching, but do yourself a favor and try to find out where the candidates stand on a few issues and base your vote on that.\n\n.
793458
1.  Because most americans really ARE either a Dem or a Rep.\n\n2.  most countries end up falling into a two party system.  It's certainly better than a one party system, and with too many parties, they end up having to form coalitions to create a majority.  So- basically a two party system kinda' works.  Ya' can't give people too many choices.
1033141
The trouble with the people of this country is they vote to get party's out - not in. So all they do is swap something that they hate for something they don't really care about and then moan when what they don't care about turns out to be something they hate.
653956
It depends. I would vote for the person I felt would do best for the country. One person's best might not be another person's best. So if I felt that the Green Party's candidate would be best, then I would vote for that candidate. If not, then I'd vote for someone else.
880491
A combination. There are as many motivations for voting a certain way as there are people voting. Maybe more.
997505
I personally am opposed to the idea of voting for the other guy just because I don't like his opponent.  If you don't truly believe in the candidate you are voting for, find another one.  As much as people don't think much of third party candidates, I feel that if people voted for a candidate that they believed in instead of "you have to vote for one the two main parties or you through your vote away" we would have a much different country today.
354116
If you live in a swing state you should vote for the lesser of the two evils not the independent because in that case it is a wasted vote. If you are not in a swing state then your vote won't count anyway so go ahead and vote for an independent to send a messege. This is why many people were upset with the Bush-Gore 2000 election because it was so close but many people voted for the Green Candidate Ralf Nadar and people felt if the Nadar votes had went to Gore then he would have won and Bush wouldn't be in office. Hindsight is 20/20
64957
neither i only vote for the person i don't really care if he or she is democrat or republican
962742
There are many more than two parties.  Some of the others have been elected and hold office locally and nationally.  The big two tie up most of the money and have the PR firms to groom their image, speech writers and campiagn managers to distract you from the issues.  The rest run on issues, which most people don't seem to understand.  Also Americans have an awful habit of wanting to vote for a winner instead of who they beleive would do the best job.  The two parties dominate because we are lazy voters.
725182
I think it was more of a vote against the Republican President than it was a vote for the Democrat running. But, really, it's not the first time people voted for something without knowing why. \n\nIn Philadelphia, there's a guy who sells soft pretzels on some corner downtown who always runs for mayor. One election, they put "the pretzel guy" at the top of the second column by mistake. He came in second and came close to winning, but I bet few actually knew they even voted for him.
1125746
Lol they never do, the select few that do vote for them are just picking their personal preference of the lesser of two evils!
698725
becuase the people with just vote for the two parties instead of who is more qualified.
1065333
You are correct.  Many people are voting against someone rather than voting for someone.  IMHO, that is worse than not voting at all.  The "against" people are actually cancelling out the vote of someone believing in the issues.  In the last pres. election, I would ask people "who are you favoring and why?"  I didn't persuade to Dem or Rep.  But many people would say "Kerry, because I hate W. this or that, yadda, yadda."  Bill Clinton addressed a democratic convention of some sort and told them that the democratic party needs to be a party for something, not against something.  Unfortately, both parties have drifted even farther away from the center.  The right has gone too far right and the left has gone too far left.  The overall is still probably about center, but the standard devation is so huge that people spend more time arguing about something than acutally doing anything.
252664
I only vote for the person, not the party.\nBoth main political parties in the US today are captive to their lunatic fringes: the Democrats to the looney left, and the Republicans to the fundamentalist right.\nBut there are good ideas on all sides.  They are embodied in individuals, not the parties themselves.\nAnyone who votes party line is either a fool or a political hack...but I repeat myself ;)
48791
Because they are lazy, and don't think it matters.\n\nFor all those out there who think so, here's a quote(I haven't a clue who by)\n\n"Bad men are elected by good people who don't vote".\n\nIf you didn't vote, don't grouse if you don't like who your neighbor picked.