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Edited on Thu Nov-18-04 01:40 AM by phlesh
Let me preface this by saying that as far as the official registry goes, I am not registered as a democrat or republican, but as an independent... but I tend to favor democrats when I vote... I don't want to claim a party myself, but the democratic party has my loyalty when it comes to voting for president.
The whole problem I have with the republican party is that its about everyone thinking the same idea it seems. Its almost like a religion, bound by ideology... ofcourse a party of this nature will more than likely produce more loyalty as a whole... thats part of being a republican, very very rigid...
On the other hand, the Democrats tend to be a more assorted type of people if you will... there is more free thought and a lot of different ideas that aren't bound to a rigid set of doctrines. This is also probably a downside to the party because of all the "different ways of looking at things" might have some effects on the strength of the party leadership. Sometimes the message isn't as clear because there are a lot of different viewpoints on the message. In effect, you may see less "blind loyalty" towards the party than you would see in the republicans.
Ofcourse, this is also the reason I tend to favor democrat candidates... I am turned off by the more rigid platform of the republican party. The positive side of all the different ideas is that it encourages more innovation and doesn't tend to shut out the truth of things.
I guess the real question is, does "more loyal" mean "better party"... Hitler had a LOT of loyal followers.
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