BTKAG97 said:
I'll vote for anyone running against a Democrat.
Long ago (probably about 15 years) when I still took the Houston Chronicle, there was an interesting opinion piece they wrote about straight ticket voting for the most recent election. It kinda started like this, "if you voted straight ticket for either party, I wouldn't be too proud of your vote."
Turns out, there was a Republican and a Democrat, running for different positions, but both as judges, who had felony charges pending for assault against a woman. Both apparently with corroborating witnesses.
Both ended up pleading guilty and neither ever saw the bench. So it begs the question, could someone knowingly vote for a person who beats his wife simply because policy is more important than morals and ethics?
Now…….. getting back to the OP's question. While it's easy to say "all politicians are corrupt", "all politicians have baggage", etc; let's be honest………some are just outright morally and ethically bankrupt.
So for me, a politician has to pass a basic litmus test of decency. Many of you might laugh at me……. that's fine…….but it's the way I was raised. If they can pass that, then it's 99% policy positions. If I'm being honest I kinda love rebels…….. the ballsy types who aren't afraid to go against the flow. I like independent thinking rather than sheep mentality.
But not to be naive……..both sides of the aisle in primaries are 99.9% sheep………. and I find that sad.
