Is democracy only good when the party that you vote for wins?
915330
No, but many people are only really happy when their party of choice is in power. Both sides are capable of doing good for all Americans if they so choose. The problem is a matter of political partisanship on both sides of the issue. Extreme partisans are incapable of acknowledging anything good the other side does because they are agenda driven and the agenda is almost always mired in the belief that the other side is evil and dangerous. Democracy works better than any other form of government ever attempted whether many people choose to accept it or not.
587406
I almost always vote for one party over the other but just so I wont be a zombie I refuse to vote straight ticket.  \n\nI used to know a very old man who was illiterate and he would go into the voting booth and look for the donkey at the top of the ticket and punch straight party.  He would say, "The donkey means Democrat.  And Roosevelt was a Democrat...and that makes me a Democrat"  \n\nRepublican or Democrat don't give up your individuality for the party.
355007
that's a good little democrat.you continue to "care" and let everybody in because they have a "right"to all the wealth we have produced.
1033279
No, a parliamentary democracy is by far the most representative form of democracy that has been created thus far. Don't blow it.
702955
In a true Democracy, everyone would vote on every desision.\nSo it's not a true democracy.\nIt is a representative democracy, basically a republic.\nWe vote for the people that will make the decisions instead of voting on every decision.
960852
Well the democrats SHOULD win...historically, the party out of power has sucess in the "lame duck election". If they don't win, they're doomed.
1130802
there is this "idea" that democracy is good and other types of government are bad and/or evil.  no one system of government is inherently good or evil, but that just not how it is viewed.  i'm a little more curious as to why america thinks it can "teach" democracy with bombs and force....but then historically what we see more of is the idea that america teaches a system of rule that supports the US is more what it means, be it a democracy or dictator.
901716
Quoth the ever-insightful Merriam-Webster: Democracy is "a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections."\n\nSo, assuming people are voting in free elections, the election is democratic - C got the most votes, ergo C gets the position.  However, while democratic, the system is obviously not ideal in that it is easy for a candidate to win without a majority.  To remedy this, many systems of voting use alternate methods such as run-off elections or even preferential ranking of candidates.  But while this may not be the most representative form of voting, it is democratic nonetheless.
94069
The two party system is as old as the country itself.  actually, it is patterened after the house of commons in merry ole England.  If you think our party system is volitile, you should see and hear the antics used over there.  the two party system works as well as any other, probably better, given its longevity. I vote that we leave it alone except for one factor, that is popular vote.  I believe that we should still base our outcomes on the popular vote of this country.  In this way, the people have truly spoken! By the way, the hell with abroad.  We owe no other nation, or group of people, an explanation as to the domestic decisions of this country.
1093878
good question.\ncant give an answer to that though.\ni guess majority always win.
515472
It's not always fair, but it is what makes democracy work because people can retain the faith that they are making a difference in their communtiy and the kind of punishment people recieve.
135820
No. For some more enlightened and less idealistic-minded people we realize that the democratic system is simply a guide line. That every and any rule set can be circumvented or bypassed. Vote? As long as there are electoral colleges your vote means almost next to nothing. Our government is corrupt and run by influence and pay offs. You're kidding yourself if you honestly believes a flawed and corrupt system such as ours is effective. Look at Katrina relief. Look at the poor inside our country. Look at the homeless child rate. Then look at the golden umbrellas all the CEO's, senators, justices and governors retain even after retirement. There's what they want you to see and then there's the truth. Take the blue pill Neo.
851735
yes you are right. party less democracy is to come. people elect their candidates who are honest, patriotic and progressive and do not have vested interests. this party less democracy was already advocated by M.N. ROY and JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN of India.political parties do not allow their members to think rationally. for example, if a republican personally is in favor of  with drawl of troupes from Iraq, he can not defy his party's policy. in the same way if a democrat does not like same sex marriages, he can not continue in that party.
802862
Democrats will win if people actually get off their butts and vote. Many Democrats are young people who say they can't find the time, their vote doesn't matter, they just don't feel like it....Get off your butts and vote! If you won't participate in politics, don't complain about them!
402155
You will never win this one, the law of the land says it's legal, in controlled and certain conditions, that should be good enough, unless you don't like democracy. If you do then vote. and make yourself heard through the democratic way.
151854
In theory, a democracy is probably the best forms of government - a government of, by, and for the people. Unfortunately, our current form of government has strayed from these ideals. It's all about the money now. The haves and the have-nots. If 2 letters arrived at the DNC or RNC, one with a campaign contribution of $1000 and one with $10, which would get more attention? Democracy is not dead yet, but she's reeling from the punches.
719943
We are not a Democracy. We are a representative republic. It would lead to chaos if everything that was decided went up to vote. This way you vote the representative in and if the decisions are bad ones you vote them back out. The system has a lot of checks and balances so things that are controversial can't be done quickly.