# Am I the only Republican here? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 31, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991 "2006-08-31T22:00:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/1 "2006-08-31T22:00:45Z")
Exactly what the question asks. I consider myself an open-minded guy (as most of you can see by my posts on this board), and am ready for the hits I might take. But…am I the only Republican here? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/2 "2006-08-31T22:04:44Z")
It doesn’t affect my views on anything, but I am a registered republican. Had to pick one to get to vote in the primaries when I was 18 and just went with what my mom was. Though I doubt that’s the sort you meant. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/3 "2006-08-31T22:06:05Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Exactly what the question asks. I consider myself an open-minded guy (as most of you can see by my posts on this board), and am ready for the hits I might take. But…am I the only Republican here? [/QUOTE] Hardly. There are quite a few, though the majority of them don’t come from the Paleolithic Wing of the party (though there are a few of those as well). If I try to name names, I’m going to either miss ones that are or name ones that aren’t, so I won’t. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/4 "2006-08-31T22:09:16Z")
What is this “Republican” you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/5 "2006-08-31T22:16:07Z")
I’m a registered Republican who looks at candidates from both parties, and sincerely wishes that the Dems would truly give me another choice. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/6 "2006-08-31T22:20:33Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] I’m a registered Republican who looks at candidates from both parties, and sincerely wishes that the Dems would truly give me another choice. [/QUOTE] Ummm…Lieberman? ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/7 "2006-08-31T22:21:46Z")
There are a number of people here who would cop to being fiscally conservative, fewer but some who would cop to being socially conservative (anti-choice, anti-gay rights), but those people may or may not consider themselves Republicans. The conservatives are far outnumbered by the liberals. IMO most people on the Boards are moderate, trending to the liberal side. The lunatic fringe on both ends of the spectrum is also represented. The best way to figure out who is who, is just to hang out and read posts. FWIW, I’m a fiscally conservative, socially liberal Republican. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/8 "2006-08-31T22:22:31Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Ummm…Lieberman? [/QUOTE] Perhaps he means a choice that doesn’t have W’s skidmarks on his tongue… ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/9 "2006-08-31T22:25:51Z")
Where’s Bricker when you need him? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/10 "2006-08-31T22:25:56Z")
Registered Republican but consider myself moderate slightly leaning towards conservative views, but I am Pro-Choice, Pro-People (Pro-Gay just sounds so… I don’t know, gay) and Pro-The Government Needs To Stay Out Of My Business. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/11 "2006-08-31T22:31:25Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Registered Republican but consider myself moderate slightly leaning towards conservative views, but I am Pro-Choice, Pro-People (Pro-Gay just sounds so… I don’t know, gay) and Pro-The Government Needs To Stay Out Of My Business. [/QUOTE] Wow, almost like me except I am Pro-the Government Can Get in my Business All it Wants. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/12 "2006-08-31T22:33:51Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] I’m a registered Republican who looks at candidates from both parties, and sincerely wishes that the Dems would truly give me another choice. [/QUOTE] I couldn’t have said it any better! ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/13 "2006-08-31T22:45:27Z")
There was a time when I could go either way, but it wasn’t in this century. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/14 "2006-08-31T22:48:53Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] Wow, almost like me except I am Pro-the Government Can Get in my Business All it Wants. [/QUOTE] If you don’t mind my saying so, that’s a little surprising given that this is the first thread I’ve seen from you that isn’t about sex. You realize that if the goverment has it’s way, you may worry less about how to clean your sex toys and more about where to hide them, right? ---
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/15 "2006-08-31T22:55:09Z")
Define Republican. Do you mean simply your voter registration? If someone thinks Bush is an idiot are they still Republican even though they favor abolition of abortion, supply side economics and an ammendment to ban flag burning? If you try to define it beyond just registration, there is an entire spectrum of political, social and economic views that defy neatly compartmentalizing these things. Personally, I couldn’t give one whit which party someone claims to support. What is their stance on the individual issues? ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/16 "2006-08-31T22:55:25Z")
[QUOTE=DianaG] If you don’t mind my saying so, that’s a little surprising given that this is the first thread I’ve seen from you that isn’t about sex. You realize that if the goverment has it’s way, you may worry less about how to clean your sex toys and more about where to hide them, right? [/QUOTE] I mind nothing, but seven of the posts I started are about sex. Anyway, it is where my mind is usually focused. When I say I don’t mind the government being in my business, I meant when it is stuff concerning ‘national security’. I do understand people’s point of views of ‘if they go there, they might go here’, ‘if they stop this, what’s next’. And I agree, TO A POINT. But when it comes to National Security, or stopping the ‘bad guys’ (Bill O’Reilly quote), I am all for doing what is necessary. I don’t want to hear (after the next possible attack), “If we were able to do this, it might not have happened”. I DO KNOW that it is hard to draw a line between what is trampling on our rights and stopping the bad guys. I am 100% pro-Freedom of Speech, whether it is burning flags (although I get mad watching it), or speaking against our country (I hate hearing it). I believe in the constitution, but am willing to lose some rights to protect our country. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/17 "2006-08-31T22:57:46Z")
[QUOTE=DianaG] If you don’t mind my saying so, that’s a little surprising given that this is the first thread I’ve seen from you that isn’t about sex. You realize that if the goverment has it’s way, you may worry less about how to clean your sex toys and more about where to hide them, right? [/QUOTE] Right, because at the _very top_ of the government’s agenda is the criminalization of sex toy possession. But please clarify: What does this post have to do with the OP? Perhaps you were looking for a nice, full-bodied “criticize the government” thread; I believe there is a rotating selection in Great Debates and the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/18 "2006-08-31T23:04:17Z")
**Jodi** , I was responding to a specific statement by the OP, and he doesn’t seem to have minded. You feel free to seethe if you like though. That’s the beauty of a free country. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/19 "2006-08-31T23:04:28Z")
I am a Republican. There, I said it. 😛 I am Pro-Choice, Pro-gun, Pro-gay marriage, anti-big gov’t micromanaging people’s lives, anti-non-seperation-of-church-&-state, I am against flag burning and against any law to make it a crime. I am for the Gov’t being there as a saftey net for those in need; I am against a welfare state. I HATE a Socialist goverment nearly as much as a Theocratic one. I hate what the media has become and love the free press. I’ll no doubt think of more after I hit submit. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991/20 "2006-08-31T23:18:25Z")
[QUOTE=DianaG] **Jodi** , I was responding to a specific statement by the OP, and he doesn’t seem to have minded. You feel free to seethe if you like though. That’s the beauty of a free country. [/QUOTE] Not seething; sorry if I left that impression. I just find it mildly annoying that on this Board it is literally impossible to post anything about Republicanism – even a simple inquiry as to who is or isn’t – without someone posting something that is critical of the Republican party, George Bush, or the gubmint. In this case, that someone happened to be you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-republican-here/370991.md?page=2)