Would you/have you ever voted for the opposite party?
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Anonymous
| Voted for one local Republican in my home state in 2006. It was sort of nonpartisan, the candidates were D vs. R but the real local issue I voted on was not really an ideologically partisan issue, it was a matter of competence. |
Anonymous
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Lifelong Dem. Have even volunteered in plenty of D campaigns in the past. This year, I will likely vote R in local elections. Ds have swung too far left for me on certain issues and I'd like to get back to center as best we can.
At federal level, I would consider it if there was a centrist R, which is non-existent. I also vote gun violence prevention and abortion rights so no matter how abandoned I may feel by Dems, I have my core issues to consider. |
Anonymous
not going to happen |
Anonymous
| I was a Republican for 20 years, but began distancing myself over the lies of the Bush administration. I would still vote for some Republicans in local elections but at this point, and especially after J6, have completely given up on Republicans and wouldn't vote for one under any circumstance. The only way would be for the GOP to completely reinvent itself with a completely fresh slate and return to principles, rather than being a party dominated by reactionary behavior and extremist ideologies, cutting away all of the obnoxious MAGA behavior, cutting away the conservative Christians and other things. |
Anonymous
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I'm a Democrat who thinks Biden is too old to run again. If it was Biden vs. Liz Cheney, I'd vote for her.
If it is Biden vs. Trump/Abbott/DeSantis then I will reluctantly vote Biden again. |
Anonymous
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I am a Democrat who consistently votes for the Democratic party.
While an 'acceptable opportunity' has not arisen where I have voted Republican, I can envision situations where I would do it in local/state races For example, if I were living in Vermont, I would probably vote for Phil Scott as gov. Likewise, when Charlie Baker was gov of Mass, I probably would have voted for him. In other words, in a scenario where I was comfortable there was a persuasive Dem buffer, I'd be open to voting for a pro-business, socially centrist republican. However, I would not vote for a republican, even a centrist, in a scenario where I believed it would result in right wing control over policy to the expense of Dem voices. |
Anonymous
You can’t be one of THEM, or you will lose everyone and everything you currently hold dear, right? The funny thing is, we are now finding out the problems with the “Trump Years” are completely false, as told by Democrats. All the ‘conspiracy theories’? We are finding them to be true. But I’m sure you and your ilk find everything coming out as a ‘false flag by Fox’. Of course, when the ‘false flags’ come to affect you personally, you’ll feel different, but admit it publicly? Nope. Because even when you are personally hurt, those that you hold dear would reject you for stating your pain. |
Anonymous
And those two mentioned are falsehoods. If Democrats really wanted that, they would not be letting in foreigners in droves, which will flood the healthcare system with ‘free’ care (i.e. on the taxpayer) and public schools (also on the taxpayer) |
Please 
Anonymous
They are following international law. If you don't like the law, change it. The fact is, apprehensions and deportations are up, so the proof is, there is no open border. Just stop with the lies. |
Anonymous
So you are a democrat who would vote for a neo-con, vehemently pro-life republican? That....doesn't seem likely. |
Anonymous
 Clown post
When your life is personally affected, you’ll be singing a different tune. |
Anonymous
Same here. I have voted for Dems in the past. I can't see doing it in the future ever. Way too far left on fiscal issues and cultural issues. They call the Republicans extreme for wanting a 12 week limit on abortions, yet they want no limits at all. They are actually the extreme ones. And some of the bills that were passed in the last Congress..... wanting to turn election decisions over to the federal govt? No thank you. The fed. govt. showed us during Covid why this should never happen. |
Anonymous
You have no clue how this works. Apprehensions are up because millions are flooding the border thanks to Biden's policies and rhetoric. They turn themselves in because they know they will be released into the country. That is essentially an open border. And, let's not forget the 1.5 million got aways since Biden took office. The cartels make sure the border is flooded with migrants entering illegally to pull resources away from patrolling the border so they can bring in contraband.... criminals and drugs. There is no international law that says we have to allow people to illegally enter our country. |
Anonymous
| Late 40s female who has voted R in the past (pre-Trump but not since) but cannot envision doing so again. The Republicans I voted for in the past do not exist any more, or if they do they are now Ds. Both sides have crazy extremes but the space between the two is not evenly divided. |
Anonymous
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I voted for Obama’s first term.
I thought Obama could improve race relations in this country. First and last time crossing the aisle. |