New to Politics. Can someone Explain why it matters who wins?

Question

I know nothing about Politics - only this - I ran for President in my Elementary school a long time ago --- I made promises of the things I would do if elected. Unfortunately, having ice cream for all the kids every day during recess - never came to be.....

I have listened to all the promises during the prior administrations,Democratic and Republican and saw little results from their original promises.

While we can debate on the results produced - anything short of doing exactly what you promised leaves me disappointed and disillusioned. The whole thing - "we came close" does not work for me ---Can someone give me some insight? I am somewhat ignorant to politics - probably like the majority of the nation.

Thanks in advance!!!

Answer 1

IMO If republicans win we go in the somewhat direction that the republican party feels is right as a nation, if a Democrat wins.. we go in the democrats version of the right direction. This matters to many people, because we are usually interested in the country being pulled ina specific direction when it comes to an issue or hopefully more than a few.

Republicans are against taxes, abortion, gay marriage, and liberty.

Democrats are for taxes to pay for things, pro choice (mainly), more civil rights, and are for doing what is seen as neighborly with social programs and charity.



Guess where my loyalties lie?



My point is that when one side is elected to power they will do the best that they can to further the overall party goals of their chosen affiliation. So it does matter if you have strong opinions about what you think is correct. Usually gray area does exist. I hate taxes, but i realize they are needed for upkeep of our nation as well as to assist those that have it rougher than I do. And of course I love social programs, but i realize that there are flaws that allow people to take advantage of the monies. But I look at that as something that will be hard to weed out and I would rather good people be helped than shut out, so I don't mind taxes ..... It is all kind of complicated, but hopefully you see where i am coming from.



I vote Democrat. I hold onto the idea that most democrats will fight for most of the things that I care about, even though I don't agree with everything on the platform that the Democrats stand for.

Answer 2

There's two basic philosophies (don't let the two current major parties fool you with their different colors, they operate in very much the same manner and that is why nothing gets done.)



The 1st is that of a country in which the government makes sure everyone is taken care of (welfare, social security, etc.). This is known as a welfare state....obviously you can spend A LOT or A LITTLE money on social programs or you can spend A LOT or A LITTLE money somewhere else (for instance national defense)....normallly more spending is accompanied by higher taxes, however, our current President is attempting to defy the laws of economics by lowering taxes and spending record amounts. (what a dumbass, not the point).



Republicans have traditionally favored a SMALLER federal government that spends LESS money and thus collects FEWER taxes. Neo-Cons (your current administration) are not conservative republicans, they are an evil breed of profiteers that use the federal government as a business entity.



Democrats tradtionally favor a LARGER federal government that spends MORE money and thus collects MORE taxes. However, there are more social programs for the people.



Currently, both parties are engaged in an epic raping of the U.S. political system by allowing it to be manipulated in ways that serve inidivdual personal interests at the expense of the people. Basically all the politicians are letting all the other politicians 'milk' the system as long as they can milk it for their own personal gain too.



Quick factoid: Don't trust network news...seriously, get some secondary sources for political information.



Which brings us to Ron Paul (the 2nd kind of government), who espouses the 'Traditional Conservative Republican' platform yet is seen as an outkast in his own party. Why? Because the government has morphed into a tool for special interests and Ron Paul believes elected representatives are servants of the people and have a duty to serve the people with their office--- they are not elected to serve themselves. Over the past 30 years however, many people have gotten extremely comfortable using the government for personal gain and they don't wanna give it up. Ron Paul, on the other hand, wants to drastically cut spending and allow more personal freedoms for individual americans (ending drugwar etc.)



In a nutshell, the government has gotten too powerful for it's own good. We are teetering dangerously close to 'soft-fascism' and have got to put some power back in the hands of the people before the government is too powerful to influence at all.



I'll be supporting Ron Paul...check him out on youtube and I think you'll like what you're gonna here.

Answer 3

Some presidents are ineffectual, some are not. If a liberal wins, expect higher taxes, a lot of illegal aliens, universal healthcare, our capitalist society being destroyed. If a Republican wins, expect lower taxes, a secure country, an attempt to secure the boarder, Capitalism and the ways that have made america great continued.



This election may actually matter, as all do, even if you can't tell.



Lets see, if Bill Clinton had never been president, we would still have a large military and Osama Bin Laden would probably be freakin dead.



Trust me, it matters who wins.

Answer 4

Basically I will just say that I mostly agree with piripipe, and that I am supporting Kucinich for several reasons. Although I do agree with a couple of things that Ron Paul stands for, that Kucinich doesn't really take much of a stand on. But, I otherwise like Kucinich the best. *sm*

Answer 5

1 Americans people are not the top priority for our government

2 underground goverment is who control our country

3 president is just a dummy

4 the congress are unable to work together

5 Middle Class are the only hope to America without them The United States of America it will not exist.

Answer 6

Cobra whatever said "Republicans are against taxes, abortion, gay marriage, and liberty." Hello!!! Where has this guy been. For the past like 4 years we have been in a war that has kept our liberty alive. It is because we have a republican president that we are fighting the war over there instead of here on our soil. Yes I feel bad for the civilians over there but would you rather the war be here? Republicans are for freedom from terrorism for everyone. Democrats are cowards and want to tuck tail and run because the war isn't lining their pockets!

Answer 7

It probably doesn't matter who becomes President of the United States.

Answer 8

"probaly like the majority of the nation"





Truer words have never been spoken.

Answer 9

Just like Bush.



So Bush's pot of gold, can shift to my pockets and be

my pot of gold.



Somebody always promises his friends something, in order to

take somebody else's pot of gold. Or increase their pot of

gold.............



(disclaimer)......Unless you have a big head, then

all yo want is the power.