You statement implies you believe that Conservatives are capable of thinking for themselves and Liberals are not? Do you really believe that?
You may have inferred that from my answer, but if I had meant to say that, I would have. What I think is that there are a lot of people who don't put much thought into who they're going to vote for, whether they're liberals or conservatives. This is based not just on reading the papers but on personal experience as a political candidate. Some people will support a candidate because that candidate is committed to supporting a point of view that they support, and others exactly the reverse - if a candidate has position A on an issue, they'll vote for the other candidate because they feel so strongly about that issue. Others will vote for a party's endorsed candidate regardless of the candidate's actual views. This is the world of politics as I have experienced it.
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Date: 2004-09-09 10:14 am (UTC)You may have inferred that from my answer, but if I had meant to say that, I would have. What I think is that there are a lot of people who don't put much thought into who they're going to vote for, whether they're liberals or conservatives. This is based not just on reading the papers but on personal experience as a political candidate. Some people will support a candidate because that candidate is committed to supporting a point of view that they support, and others exactly the reverse - if a candidate has position A on an issue, they'll vote for the other candidate because they feel so strongly about that issue. Others will vote for a party's endorsed candidate regardless of the candidate's actual views. This is the world of politics as I have experienced it.