True or False: On Tuesday, Nov. 7th, Americans didn't vote for Democrats, they voted against Republicans?
928393
Oh, I'm a liberal, and I admit it. Here's the thing; the ones who switched from voting Republican in 2004 to voting Democratic in 2006 view themselves as independents.
891959
If voter sampling across the country is any indication people were not voting for Democrats, they were voting against Republicans. I am an Independent, but I voted for Republicans at the national level. I did this because I have not seen any positive message for change from the Democrats, but rather just indictments of Republicans being bad. No matter what the reason, Democrats now control the House, but don't count on change. While the Democrats can now make the president a lame duck, they cannot pass sweeping change for the next 2 years. What we can expect going forward is that the president will use his veto power.
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.
980744
No, I am going independant.  I give up on Republicans, they failed me on immigration  so badly that I'll be furious for some time.  But I still can't vote dem - so I'm stuck.  I think that is what happened in this last election - disgusted reps didn't go out and vote.
983789
American voters are like lambs being led to slaughter. They don't have a clue as to what's going on. The 'Republicrats' have a stranglehold on our political process, which they control - and we Americans continue to allow this corrupt behavior to go on without challenge or significant change.         -RKO-
1093065
No.  It's a typical nutjob Democrat belief.  They keep calling Republican idiots, and these idiot Republicans seem to keep kicking Democrat rear ends in elections, year after year.  The Republicans have won every single national election since 1996.\n\nSome droolers will blame the idiot voter for that.  But they have to say that.  They're inventing a solution to a problem they can't figure out.  That, or Republicans steal elections.\n\nHow about this for an idea:  Americans reject Democrat ideals.  Flatly reject them.  It's the truth, so deal with it.  Don't blame voter I.Q., don't blame Republican trickery, BLAME YOURSELVES.  Democrats are out of touch with the rest of the country.\n\nWe don't like our President being called "Nazi".  We don't appreciate having our soldiers, our sons and daughters, called "the real terrorists".  We won't stand for having the 9/11 victims called "little Eichmanns".  We reject hearing liberals call Islamo-Facists blowing up our children in Iraq "freedom fighters".\n\nAs long as mainstream Democrats talk and act like they hate the U.S., they'll continue to lose national elections.
772460
Most importantly,\nThere is an election on Nov. 7......Vote Democrat, and help our country towards a balance of power, and hopefully less bickering and more problem solving.
837475
Dems out number Reps, many Dems don't vote.
747072
No.  If I vote for a Democrat in a Red state, my vote does not count.  The opposite is true for a Republican voting in a Blue state.  You vote simply does not count.  We have seen it happen where the candidate with the most votes does not win.  Does that make any sense?
821410
WOULD YOU CONSIDER THIS MORE MIS-INFORMATION?::::::::::::::::::::Consider the following votes (all opposed by the vast majority of Americans): NANCY PILOSI VOTING RECORD\nOn July 31, 1996, Pelosi voted against the historic Welfare Reform Bill and later voted against its reauthorization; \nOn July 19, 2006, Pelosi voted against protecting the right to say "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance; \nOn Sept. 20, 2006, Pelosi voted against requiring that voters be identified so we could ensure only legal citizens are voting; \nOn July 13, 2006, Pelosi voted against requiring English on ballots; \nOn June 30, 2005, Pelosi refused to side with homeowners against the Kelo decision \nthat allows cities to seize private property for profitable ventures,\n even though 365 members voted to stop cities from taking private property. \nPelosi has voted at least 12 times against the death penalty; \nPelosi was one of only 67 House members to vote against the 1996 \nDefense of Marriage Act (DOMA); \nPelosi has voted at least eight times against banning partial-birth abortion, \nat least three times against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci's law),\n and scored a perfect 100 percent rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America; \nPelosi voted against a bill that would "[b]ar the transportation of a minor girl\n across state lines to obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent, guardian or judge;" \nPelosi voted at least 31 times for using local or federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions; and \nPelosi received an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association.
977055
I'm an Independent and I voted Democratic.  I don't feel the least bit sorry for the Republicans, they brought this mess on themselves.  We had to elect a Democratic House and Senate to stop King George from thinking he's...well, King.  I'm so relieved right now that we finally have checks and balances in place, but feel sorry for the Repubs?  Never.
700610
Democrats are working for the people who voted for them.\nRepublicans do not work and do not have any support, just the homos, pedophiles and lesbians vote Republican
160303
Well, a lot of americans are apathetic or just uninformed. Others believe there vote doesn't really count and to some extent i am inclined to agree with them on that point. Still, others feel that things in america are basically going well and a lot of people don't really feel the need to be politically active. Its a natural consequence of a relaxed democracy. You could almost consider it a good thing in a way that people don't care because it means they're happy. Or for a more cynical view: they're just stupid and ignorant. There are probably countless explanations for this question, but good question nonetheless.
779697
I think Democrats are starting to get over the euphoria of their win and are realizing what actually happened. Voter samples show that voters were not really voting for the Democrats, but rather against the Republicans. What the voters have done is actually create a stalemate situation. This because while Democrats control the congress, the president controls veto power and the Democrats do not have the majority required to override. So while Democrats have indeed made the president a lame duck, they have also imposed the same on the congress. It does not have to be this way though. If Democrats reach across the aisle to craft bi-partisan legislation which benefits all Americans they can still accomplish many things. However, if they fall back on the liberal agenda nothing of substance will get done in government for the next 2 years. The biggest problem for Democrats is now they have the power and they must produce. Just calling the other side evil is not going to do it anymore. The Democrats say they wanted change for all Americans, the coming days, weeks, and months will show if they were honest, or if they just wanted power again and were willing to say whatever it took to get elected.
761766
They didn't. The Democratic party is the real big tent. The Republicans are the fakers.
507326
The only way I see americans voting someone other than the two leading parties is if a third party were to break away from one of the major parties. It's happened before. The Republican party was started from the Whig party. I could see \nAmericans voting for a third party who had a platform of ridding the government of rampant corruption and getting us out of Iraq.
1076088
I will vote because I always do, however, I am hoping that the next presidential election actually has some worthy selections.  I have been voting AGAINST people and not for people for the last 6 years.  And the only reason the Republicans keep winning is because the Democrats can't decide where they stand on everything.  Which is why we need more than two parties in this country!!