# Is There Anybody You Wouldn't Vote For Just Because of What They Are **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120 "2011-06-11T16:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/21 "2011-06-11T23:24:45Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I won’t vote for anyone who’s devoutly religious. Regardless of religion, dogma has no place in politics. What if they’re just pretending, like Obama? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/22 "2011-06-11T23:47:45Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > What if they’re just pretending, like Obama? Then they aren’t “devout”, by definition. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/23 "2011-06-12T00:05:08Z")
Yes. I will never vote for an evangelical christian for any political office. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/24 "2011-06-12T00:08:44Z")
I wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump because he is a huge asshole. If nominated, I would vote fully against the party that nominated him (and I never vote a party ticket.) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/25 "2011-06-12T00:48:01Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump because he is a huge asshole. If nominated, I would vote fully against the party that nominated him (and I never vote a party ticket.) So your group is assholes? I can stand behind that one! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/26 "2011-06-12T01:00:14Z")
Republicans. Tea Party. I’ve voted for Republicans in the past but it’s unlikely I will again. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/27 "2011-06-12T01:04:40Z")
Huckabee due to the fact that he’s a former Baptist priest. He shouldn’t be allowed to vote, let alone run for politics. I certainly will never trust anyone who prays for guidance in politics. If I’m supposed to feel better at the new budget plan because you prayed over it, then they should feel better when I don’t pay taxes after “praying” over my decision. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/28 "2011-06-12T01:11:41Z")
Fuck ya! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/29 "2011-06-12T01:46:30Z")
Anyone with 666 on their forehead. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/30 "2011-06-12T02:05:15Z")
I would not vote for anyone from Texas. I would not vote for anyone who claimed that God spoke directly to them. I would not vote for anyone who attempted to interject religion into politics. I would not vote for any Republican under any circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/31 "2011-06-12T02:10:36Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I won’t vote for anyone who’s devoutly religious. Regardless of religion, dogma has no place in politics. > [@panache45](#): > > This. Anyone who is any kind of “fundamentalist,” regardless of creed. I wouldn’t expect them to be able to think outside the box when necessary. > [@Omniscient](#): > > I would draw the line well short of fundamentalism. Even somewhat moderate religious folks seem to lack the ability to be pragmatic and tend to put the preaching of their “book” ahead of what’s right for their constituency. In most cases an adulterer or a tax cheat is apt to govern more practically than a “true believer”. > [@j66](#): > > Yes. I will never vote for an evangelical christian for any political office. > [@Locrian](#): > > Huckabee due to the fact that he’s a former Baptist priest. He shouldn’t be allowed to vote, let alone run for politics. I certainly will never trust anyone who prays for guidance in politics. If I’m supposed to feel better at the new budget plan because you prayed over it, then they should feel better when I don’t pay taxes after “praying” over my decision. 😃 I see I’ve seen quite a few bigots already on this thread. Not to mention some people are actually willing to deprive others of the vote just because of their views. That is bigotry. BTW it’s minister not priest for Baptists. And at any rate strongly religious politicians in the past have included William Gladstone (who proselytized to beggars and invited them over to dinner on 10 Downing Street), James K Polk, Jimmy Carter, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley, Ronald Reagan, and quite a few others. Would the above people not vote for any of them either had they lived in the past? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/32 "2011-06-12T02:12:39Z")
I did live in the past and voted for Reagan. That turned out to be a huge mistake, but not because of his religion. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/33 "2011-06-12T02:13:48Z")
I do not want to vote for anyone that would place their religious beliefs ahead of the U.S. Constitution. Sometimes one must choose the lesser of two evils however. On a more personal level I would never want to vote for anyone who as a adult tortured animals or was involved in animal fighting simply because I think that is the sign of a really sick, twisted individual that should never be in a position of power. Yes, I will admit, as a child I enjoyed headless chicken fighting, but 1.) we were kids 2.) the chickens had to be killed anyway for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![gatorslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gatorslap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gatorslap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/34 "2011-06-12T02:36:50Z")
I would have a hard time voting for someone who expressed a strong belief in astrology. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/35 "2011-06-12T02:44:10Z")
I would rather not vote than vote for a republican. and If I find out someone continuously posts stupid questions, they are out as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/36 "2011-06-12T12:47:09Z")
> [@raindog](#): > > I wouldn’t vote for gays, fundies, Muslims, Catholics, Mormons, Presbyterians, former Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, Democrats, Rotary members, red heads, fat people, really skinny people, people with bad teeth, John Birch members, NRA members, Sierra Club members, people with tortoise shell glasses, women who wear leggings over their pants, PETA members, SDMB Charter Members, Ed Zotti, people who support Sarah Palin, Tea Party members, anyone who knows what “beltway” means, Wiccans, people with facial piercings, anyone driving a Subaru, anyone who has ever used the terms, _'google-fu_’ or _‘good on you’_, anyone taller than me, anyone who doesn’t think Mensa members are amazingly self-absorbed, anyone who wears a helmet and spandex for bicycle riding, anyone smarmy, anyone who watches the Lawrence O’Donnell show, anyone with a tattoo, emo people, former emo people, future emo people, Republicans, most cat owners, anyone who thought Hangover 1 was funny, smokers, blacks, women, Asians, bad drivers, anyone shorter than me, men who dye their hair, anyone who goes to Iowa or New Hampshire to whore for votes, anyone too “ethnic”, suicide bombers, Communists, Buddhists, and the clinically insane. > > That’s the short list. There may be more. If you happen to be exactly 180cm tall, could I count on your vote? ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/37 "2011-06-12T13:25:52Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I see I’ve seen quite a few bigots already on this thread. Not to mention some people are actually willing to deprive others of the vote just because of their views. I guess I’m confused by this statement. This occurs in every election, I vote for the candidate whose views I agree with. I wouldn’t vote for someone because of what I consider an irrational belief in the supernatural. How is that different then you not voting for someone because of what you view as an irrational belief in communism (or any other personal belief)? My father would rather not vote in a election then have to cast a ballot for a Liberal. Is he bigoted towards the left-leaning? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/38 "2011-06-12T14:08:49Z")
I wouldn’t vote for that guy. Yeah, that one. You know the one I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/39 "2011-06-12T14:17:25Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I see I’ve seen quite a few bigots already on this thread. Not to mention some people are actually willing to deprive others of the vote just because of their views. That is bigotry. BTW it’s minister not priest for Baptists. > > And at any rate strongly religious politicians in the past have included William Gladstone (who proselytized to beggars and invited them over to dinner on 10 Downing Street), James K Polk, Jimmy Carter, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley, Ronald Reagan, and quite a few others. Would the above people not vote for any of them either had they lived in the past? Is it bigotry if a person won’t vote for a politician because of their religious beliefs? Is it bigotry not to vote for a politician because of their lack of religious beliefs? Also, most of the posters here seem to be using ‘fundamentalist religious views that are publicly espoused’ as a symptom or marker of ‘irrational thinking’. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120/40 "2011-06-12T14:44:25Z")
> [@RetroVertigo](#): > > I guess I’m confused by this statement. This occurs in every election, I vote for the candidate whose views I agree with. I wouldn’t vote for someone because of what I consider an irrational belief in the supernatural. How is that different then you not voting for someone because of what you view as an irrational belief in communism (or any other personal belief)? My father would rather not vote in a election then have to cast a ballot for a Liberal. Is he bigoted towards the left-leaning? > [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Is it bigotry if a person won’t vote for a politician because of their religious beliefs? Is it bigotry not to vote for a politician because of their lack of religious beliefs? > > Also, most of the posters here seem to be using ‘fundamentalist religious views that are publicly espoused’ as a symptom or marker of ‘irrational thinking’. If someone will vote against a candidate just because of their religion without even considering their political views, then yes, they’re bigots. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120.md?page=3)