Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
Absolutely! And you should definitely not be allowed to use your party's "nickname" or just make up a new name for it! It's totally ridiculous!
Actually I strongly disagree. Too many Americans vote on party line as opposed to what a candidate stands for.

See republican on the ticket and watch how many people run to place their check mark o the democratic ticket.

Remove politicial affiliations all together and watch how many people might actually LISTEN to what people have to say.

I am not sticking up for this guy, I am saying I don't think any political party should be listed, EVER. Forget parties; let's get back to actually informing ourselves with what the candidates stand for instead of just picking a person because of the party that's listed next to their name.

There are a number of people on this board alone who would vote Democrat just because the candidate is a democrat and they believe they will stand up for them. Really what people shoudl be doing is listening to candidates; reviewing it against that person's past voting record and career history and weighing it against the opposing candidate.

But what the hell am I thinking? Responsible voters? LOL...