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Like if the Democrats had nominated a Presidential candidate this time around who I could take seriously on national security and would have spent less than Bush.

You’re an oddity I think.  I think most who split their ballot go the other way around, which can be evidenced at least by the fact that one Democrat (Eisenhower) has won 51%+ of the popular vote in a presidential election in the last 60 years while the GOP has done it 7 times.  Yet in the same time frame, the GOP has been the minority in the Senate nearly the entire time....

I understand individual races that happening (splitting the ballot), but it seems like a regular thing for some “moderate” voters across America.

I think some people split their ballots because they want gridlock.  Others are truly partisan blind.

I’ve split the ballot before in local elections, voting Democrat for my state legislator and Republican for governor.  Never done it as far as federal balloting goes though.  I would, though, if I thought it would be the best way to go.  Like if the Democrats had nominated a Presidential candidate this time around who I could take seriously on national security and would have spent less than Bush.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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You’re an oddity I think.

You have no idea how often I get that.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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It’s probably the hat.

Aaron,

Current speculation among Democrats gave chances of recapturing the Senate in 2006, long odds. But, what has energized the party, is the widely held belief that, with each passing day, we have an even better chance at taking back the House next year!

The Dems know that it’s easier to conduct a more substantive campaign in local Congressional races, and incumbent Republicans will have to answer for the conduct of their party, and the failures and indifference of this administration.

But, we can still make gains in the Senate, betting that Pennsylvania, for instance, is fed up with Santorum. And, as brave a moderate Chafee has been, I suspect the Republicans will run an arch-Conservative in the Primary, making it easier to win in the General.

Here is the text of the question, TCF:

Do you favor or oppose proposals to give younger workers the choice of privately investing a portion of their Social Security taxes through personal accounts?

Says nothing about “rights”, just giving the choice…

This question gets 52.7% yes and 40.3% no.

Browsing through the polling report that you so often point me to, you’ll see similar responses when people are asked if we should have a choice or control over investing our SS accounts.

That is, unless you taint the poll by adding scary-sounding things like “which will increase the risk”

PORK PORK PORK… people vote for Senators because they know their names and because Senators, especially Dems like Conrad and Dorgan, bring home PORK PORK PORK!!

Right on, Brenarlo.  Too many people rate their legislators based on how many tax dollars that politician brings home to the state.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Says nothing about “rights�, just giving the choice…

You’re correct Aaron,

It says nothing about ‘rights’ - and neither does my comments. Stop distorting my words!

Asking whether one supports ‘giving someone the choice’, is not the same as ‘Do you support Bush’s Private Accounts Plan’? - which is the way you’re spinning it.

Actually, you did.  I screwed up and typed a response to your comment in the wrong thread:

Many of the questions begin from the sole premise of whether those survey support giving someone the right to choose some aspect of personal accounts.

Asking whether people wish to have the choice is a fairer way of asking the question.  If you ask people about “Bush’s plan” there is a lot of bias that jumps into the question, skewing the answer people will give both directions depending on their political persuasions…