Stolen/borrowed from Serenade in Green (svf):
A meme that just popped into my head. List your Presidential votes, or non-votes, the candidate’s party, explain why you voted that way in no more than four words, and list the guy who eventually won.
One meme, one vote…
November 3rd, 2008 · 37 Comments
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37 responses so far ↓
1 paulie cannoli // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:10 pm
My replies:
- 1988 Dukakis [Democrat] / I was a Democrat / Bush I
- 1992 Marrou [Libertarian] / No More Drug War / Clinton
- 1996 Browne [Libertarian] / drank LP Kool-Aid / Clinton
- 2000 Nobody / No Address for Absentee / Gore*
- 2004 Nobody / Did not care much / Kerry*
- 2008 Nobody / Not letting me vote / Obama**
*Got robbed, not that it would have mattered.
**Technically, not yet. But the Republicans have not legitimately won in 20 years, and this time it ain’t gonna be close.
2 G.E. // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I’m too much of a pussy not to vote, so I will be voting tomorrow… for Bob Barr.
My reasons for not voting for Barr were that he was a scoundrel who was taking the LP in the wrong direction. On the issues, he was always clearly the best (though still pathetic and far too statist). But now I don’t give a shit about the LP, so I’ll vote for him as the lesser of six evils.
I voted for Clinton, Gore, and Nader in the past. I was a moron.
3 paulie cannoli // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:27 pm
*Got robbed may be too strong a term, since they laid back and enjoyed it.
4 PJWerner // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:38 pm
2004-Kerry (Democrat)–Swing-state cowardice– W Bush.
2008-Nader (Independent)–Universal Health Care– ???
Note: No one I have ever voted for, other than judges, has won. Thankfully, this year, that ought to change as I will be voting for Dennis Kucinich, who is heavily favored here.
5 Ross Levin // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:54 pm
That must feel amazing to vote for Dennis.
6 Cortney // Nov 3, 2008 at 10:00 pm
This is the 1st time I get to vote in a presidential election
*2008 Barr/He is the LP candidate… I might regret my decison in 20 years but at least I am not a sheep and only voting for the lesser of 2 evils e.g. McCain and Obama… who i disagree with completely.
7 Jason_Gatties // Nov 3, 2008 at 11:58 pm
1996: Dole (Republican)/I hated Clinton and didn’t know anything about the LP/Clinton
2000: Browne (Libertarian)/Found the LP/Bush
2004: Badnarik (Libertarian)/Would have voted for Russo or Nolan as well, so it didn’t matter/Bush
2008: Nader (Natural Law (Michigan) or Baldwin (US Taxpayers/Constitution) or Charles Jay (Boston Tea Party/Not voting for Barr & I need to decide still if I’m interested in my vote counting or not. If I want my vote to count, then either Baldwin or Nader. If I waked up and vote from the heart and not care if it gets counted or not, then Charles Jay/Obama
8 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:01 am
explain why you voted that way in no more than four words
9 inDglass // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:06 am
2004: Kerry / Not Bush, me stupid / Bush
(at least I got to vote for Kucinich for Congress that year)
2008: Baldwin / No Charles Jay here / Obama
(if it weren’t for Andy Horning, I probably wouldn’t bother voting)
10 Mike Gillis // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:26 am
2oo0: Al Gore [Democrat]/Scared out of Nader/ Bush
2004: David Cobb [Green]/Young, naive and sectarian/Bush
2008: Ralph Nader [Independent]/Third time’s the charm/Obama (likely)
11 LaineRBT // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:31 am
2004: Ralph Nader(I)/doesn’t hate weed/Bush
2008: Ralph Nader/NO BAILOUT!/Obama I assume.
12 LaineRBT // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:34 am
2004:Ralph Nader/doesn’t hate weed/Bush
2008: Ralph Nader/NO BAILOUT, YES WEED/Obama?
13 green in brooklyn // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:46 am
1992 Clinton (D)/ I was a sucker / Clinton
1996 Nader (G) / anyone but Clinton / Clinton
2000 Nader (G) / first presidential campaign work / Gore*
2004 David Cobb write-in (G) / Nader backlash hurts local cand./ Kerry **
2008 McKinney (G) /proud vote for McKinney / Obama
* 1st stolen election (FL, Bush won 5-4)
** 2nd Stolen election (OH – Cobb couldn’t recount voters turned away)
14 Catholic Trotskyist // Nov 4, 2008 at 2:37 am
First-time voter in 2008.
Obama/Pure Revolutionary/Obama, amen.
15 Catholic Trotskyist // Nov 4, 2008 at 2:39 am
G.E., are you joking? For someone with so many opinions, you really change your mind a lot.
16 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 2:40 am
You just noticed?
17 songster7 // Nov 4, 2008 at 3:00 am
oh, goodie …
1972 – (write-in) John Hospers – had met Tonie Nathan – Nixxon
1976 – (sticker) Roger MacBride – reluctantly, but LP – Carter
1980 – Ed Clark – proudly (worked for campaign) – ReaganI
1984 – David Bergland – reluctantly but legit LP – ReaganII
1988 – Ron Paul – LP nominee – Bush pere
1992 – Andre Marrou – LP nominee – ClintonI
1996 – Harry Browne – with enthusiasm (or delusion?) – ClintonII
2000 – H. Browne – LP nominee (I had nominated NOTA, when El Neil chose not to run) – ShrubI
2004 – Michael Badnarik – proudly – ShrubII
2008 – Charles Jay, BTP – proudly – Obama?
18 songster7 // Nov 4, 2008 at 3:04 am
postscript – The last two Pres primaries here in Tenn, I have had the pleasure of voting for Kucinich (2004) and Paul (2008). I don’t recall voting in any primaries prior to that, since there were no candidates I could support, even in that limited way
19 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 3:09 am
Primaries:
Gary Hart ’88
Jerry Brown ’92
(worked on those two)
Alan Keyes ’96
(Democrats had no challenger; I voted in a June primary, and most Republicans had bowed out,
and I liked Keyes standing up to his party for locking him out of the debate – Atlanta, I think)
after this point, no primaries, rather, LP conventions.
2000 – Browne; Kubby for VP
2004 – Russo; Millay for VP
2008 – Kubby, then Ruwart; Kubby for VP
20 Peter Orvetti // Nov 4, 2008 at 6:48 am
1992 — Clinton/thought he was JFK/Clinton
1996 — Clinton/I was a Democrat/Clinton
2000 — Gore/I like the guy/Gore *
2004 — Kerry/Bush bad, me dumb/Bush
Oddly, while I’ve often voted for alternative candidates for other offices, for one reason or another I’ve ended up voting Dem for president all four times. That will change this morning.
21 Peter Orvetti // Nov 4, 2008 at 6:49 am
Wow, both G.E. and I have come around to Barr. Weird.
22 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 7:09 am
Four words for 08?
23 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 7:12 am
Wow, both G.E. and I have come around to Barr.
I’ll make a prediction. You’ll probably both regret it.
24 svf // Nov 4, 2008 at 9:27 am
G.E. // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:24 pm
… I will be voting tomorrow… for Bob Barr.
25 AnthonyD // Nov 4, 2008 at 9:39 am
1988: Regan (after voting for Pat Robertson in the primary. Yikes!)
1992: Bush
1996: Browne
2000: Browne
2004: Barnarik
2008: Barr
26 DWP2016 // Nov 4, 2008 at 11:22 am
1996: Pat Buchanan (primary & general)
2000: Howard Phillips (general)
2004: Micheal Peroutka (general)
2008: Ron Paul (primary)
2008: Charles Jay (general)
No primary vote in 2000 or 2004; lived in PA closed primary for “registered” party members
1996 & 2008 Alabama, Open Primary, ask for ballot of your choice
27 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 11:39 am
1988: Re(a)gan
1996: Pat Buchanan (… general)
Write-ins?
28 G.E. // Nov 4, 2008 at 11:55 am
The only thing that I’ve changed my mind about is the Libertarian Party. It is worthless. So I don’t care about its future.
29 DWP2016 // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Paulie, yes in 1996; I wrote-in Buchanan; I couldn’t get behind Dole and had lost the desire to vote for Perot.
I would’ve voted for Perot in 1992 if I was old enough
30 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Not my choice (see above), but at least he was constitutionally qualified, unlike Reagan in 1988.
Or did Anthony D vote for one of these Regans?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regan
31 C. Al Currier // Nov 4, 2008 at 7:07 pm
’72 – McGovern -rah Unions! rah work!
’76 – MacBride -Amtrak boo! IRS boo!
’80 – Ed Clark -Eisenhower wrong, trains efficient
’84 – Bergland -Eisenhower wrong, autos INefficient
’88 – Paul -wrong SS# 559-90-7280 YIKES!
’92 – Marrou -japanese likems maglev-trains
’96 – Browne -french likems maglev-trains
’00 – Browne -auto infrastruture biiiiggg wampum
’04 – Badnarik -no blood for oil
’08 – Mckinney -surge working, gasoline unaffordable
32 darolew // Nov 4, 2008 at 10:48 pm
2008: Wrote in “None of the Above” / I hate ‘em all / Obama, probably
33 MarcMontoni // Nov 4, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Ah, a reply I can plagiarize. Thanks songster7.
1972 – No vote – I was 10 – Nixon
[worked polls & stuffed envelopes for McGovern!]
1976 – No vite – I was 14/apolitical – Carter
1980 – Reagan – too scared of Carter – ReaganI
1984 – No vote – Bergland unavailable VA ballot – ReaganII
1988 – Ron Paul – Enthusiastically supported LP nominee – Bush pere
1992 – Andre Marrou – Enthusiastically supported LP nominee – ClintonI
1996 – Harry Browne – Enthusiastically supported LP nominee – ClintonII
2000 – Harry Browne – Enthusiastically supported LP nominee – ShrubI
2004 – Michael Badnarik – Enthusiastically supported LP nominee – ShrubII
2008 – Bob Barr – N/C – ?
34 paulie cannoli // Nov 4, 2008 at 11:59 pm
N/C = no choice?
Counting years I could not vote due to age, but lived in US:
1980 Supported Carter/Reagan Would Start WWIII/Reagan
1984 Anybody but Reagan/Reagan Would Start WWIII/Just Say No Nancy/Reagan
35 Steve // Nov 5, 2008 at 1:54 am
2000 – Bush (GOP) – taxes, non-intervention, morals, oops – Bush
Alternatively, my 4 words could be “didn’t know about Browne/Buchanan”
2004 – Badnarik (LP) – repenting for 2000, peace! – Bush
2008 Iowa Caucus – Ron Paul (GOP) – finally my hero runs – Huckabee
2008 – Barr (LP) – hope for freer future – O-bomb’em
36 Peter Orvetti // Nov 6, 2008 at 2:35 am
Revised:
2004 — Kerry: My party’s flawed ticket
2008 — Barr: My party’s flawed ticket
37 sunshinebatman // Nov 6, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Browne/ libertarian/Clinton
Browne/ libertarian / Bush
Badnarik/ libertarian /Bush
no vote / not registered, increasingly rootless / biden
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