DUmmy Discusses Candidate Selection Criteria

[BamaMoose]

40RatRod (457 posts)

Here is how my wife and I voted in the Georgia Primary. Some may disagree.

If there were several races having women running for the same office. We always voted for a woman that was an incumbent. If one race had multiple women, we would look at the names and if one sounded foreign, we voted for that one. We believe that one possibly may better understand how important a democracy is from their own experience.

So, the primary qualifications for this idiot's vote are their scores in the Oppression Olympics.  I'm sure if they took some time to actually learn about the candidate's they would find out that some are handicapped or gay or black/brown people with non-exotic names which would seriously complicate their selection process.

samnsara (15,917 posts)

2. hubby and i do the same thing with our ballots! since they are all mail in...
 
..we have plenty of time to confer. When there are 2 dems we look to our local dem party for suggestions.

DUmmy agrees with the OP's wisdom with the caveat that, when he can't decide, he votes however some 18 year-old campaign volunteer tells him to vote.

alphafemale (17,937 posts)

4. What?

That is as biased as voting for the white male with the most Anglo name.

Maybe take some time to learn about a candidate's platform before the next time.

At least a couple of them suggest actually learning about the candidates and voting based on their qualifications rather than their gender.  But, of course it goes without saying that advice is limited to the candidates with a D after their name.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216704536

[franksolich]

It's obvious the 40rats primitive is trolling the other primitives, mocking their propensity to vote for candidates for really stupid reasons.

[Karin]

Star Member Samrob (1,082 posts)

5. Don't let foreign names fool you.

Ana Navarro: Many "legal" immigrants were Wingnuts in their country of origin, or escaped from their perception of Leftist oppression, or are small business/trade owners in construction and such who believe in the "lazy welfare cheats".

 

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Ana Navarro: Many "legal" immigrants were Wingnuts in their country of origin, or escaped from their perception of Leftist oppression, or are small business/trade owners in construction and such who believe in the "lazy welfare cheats".

Why is the word legal in quotation marks, in this tidbit from "conservative" Ana Navarro?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Why is the word legal in quotation marks, in this tidbit from "conservative" Ana Navarro?

Because leftists are insane.

[Zathras]

So the DUmbass votes for a candidate not based on their qualifications, experience or platform? Instead they vote based on the genatalia a candidate has between their legs?

With people like this it's no wonder this country is in the shitter and sinking fast.

[SVPete]

So the DUmbass votes for a candidate not based on their qualifications, experience or platform? Instead they vote based on the genatalia a candidate has between their legs?

With people like this it's no wonder this country is in the shitter and sinking fast.

I've always made choices based on qualifications, from my POV, of course. I used to give the occasional Dem a look-over, but nowadays I compare the R candidate to Snoopy and Pat Paulsen.

[67 Rover]

So the DUmbass votes for a candidate not based on their qualifications, experience or platform? Instead they vote based on the genatalia a candidate has between their legs?

With people like this it's no wonder this country is in the shitter and sinking fast.

Same way they nominate Vice Presidents and Supreme Court Justices.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I've always made choices based on qualifications, from my POV, of course. I used to give the occasional Dem a look-over, but nowadays I compare the R candidate to Snoopy and Pat Paulsen.

When I voted for Republican Alan Keyes instead of Barack Hussein O. for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, somehow I was considered a racist.  Yes I know, Keyes was a carpetbagger who only jumped in the race after Republican candidate Jack Ryan was involved in some Fat Teddy Kennedy/Chris Dodd/Madison Cawthorne type shenanigans.

[dandi]

I thought Democracy was dead in Georgia, what with all the voter suppression laws. Apparently, no one told the voters since they had a record turnout.

[SVPete]

When I voted for Republican Alan Keyes instead of Barack Hussein O. for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, somehow I was considered a racist.  Yes I know, Keyes was a carpetbagger who only jumped in the race after Republican candidate Jack Ryan was involved in some Fat Teddy Kennedy/Chris Dodd/Madison Cawthorne type shenanigans.

I voted for Keyes in the R 1996 and 2000 Presidential Primaries. I think he would have been a better candidate than Dole. As for 2000, I really felt like the MSM were pushing GWB because they thought him easily beaten by AlGore. I didn't bite on the MSM's ploy, and GWB wasn't the pushover the MSM imagined he was.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I voted for Keyes in the R 1996 and 2000 Presidential Primaries. I think he would have been a better candidate than Dole. As for 2000, I really felt like the MSM were pushing GWB because they thought him easily beaten by AlGore. I didn't bite on the MSM's ploy, and GWB wasn't the pushover the MSM imagined he was.

Was a fan of Steve Forbes in 1996, but certainly voted for Dole. Yeah, the lib media adored McCain in 2000 as some sort of "maverick" and naturally slimed Bush the younger. But as the leftist media always does, they conveniently discarded McCain in 2008 when he ran against the clean and articulate candidate.

[Rebel]

Voted for Perot in 92 and 96, was enthusiastic voting for Bush in 00, held my nose and voted for him in 04, held it for McCain in 08, held it for Romney in 12, thought Trump was a joke in 16 but voted for him anyway, would have crawled over broken glass to vote for him in 20. You put a black conservative like Byron Donalds in from of me, he has my vote. I look at policies. I don't give a shit about race or sex. Never have.

[SVPete]

Was a fan of Steve Forbes in 1996, but certainly voted for Dole. Yeah, the lib media adored McCain in 2000 as some sort of "maverick" and naturally slimed Bush the younger. But as the leftist media always does, they conveniently discarded McCain in 2008 when he ran against the clean and articulate candidate.

I voted "Dole" and "GWB" in the relevant generals - the "Oh, Hell no, spare US!" factor was high with BJ Billy and AlGore. IMO, McCain in 2008 was was another set-him-up-to-knock-him-down MSM operation, which McCain was too self-infatuated to recognize. McCain was so inept and unlikeable that the MSM's trick worked. And OhBummer!'s potential was so awful ....

Being too kind is among my faults, but here's a tip to DU-Onlurkers who imagine my comment about Obama evidences racism. Find a picture of Alan Keyes, for whom I twice voted to be the R Presidential candidate.