I know, it’s a secret ballot, so please don’t participate if this is an important principle to you (but please don’t participate selectively–i.e., “in 1976, I want my ballot kept secret but in 1980, 1984, and 1988 I’ll happily tell, but then in 1992…”) Just answer if you’re ok revealing this information, and don’t reply to this this thread if you don’t.
Presidential ballots only, please. Me:
2004 Kerry
2000 Nader
1996 no one
1992 no one
1988 Dukakis
1984 Mondale
1980 Carter
1976 no one
1972 McGovern
I think that’s accurate, though I’m not entirely sure about 1996. I think I’ve been telling the truth when I say that I have literally never voted for a winning candidate for president (I had the flu in 1976, and I was homeless in 1992). I think in 1996 I just refrained because Clinton pissed me off and I sure wasn’t going to vote for Dole.
That’s a scary thought, that I may cast my first winning ballot next month–scary for Obama, that is.
1986 Dukakis
1992 Clinton
1996 L. Neil Smith
2000 L. Neil Smith
2004 Bush
2008 McCain
I’m still a small “l” libertarian, but 2004 and this year I disliked the democratic candidate so much I wasn’t willing to risk giving my vote to a third party and indirectly helping the democratic candidate out.
1984: Reagan and shortly after I joined his Navy.
1988: Bush in the primaries but then he added Quayle and I voted for “Bill the Cat” and I left the Navy shortly after.
1992: a 4th party candidate. I think the Libertarian.
1996: Bill Clinton (He was doing a very good job and I did not mine voting Dem.)
2000: Ralph Nader
2004: Kerry though I despise him.
2008: McCain in the Primary and then I register Independent for the future and I will be voting Obama shortly and have contributed to his campaign. I am looking forward to this vote as much as my vote for Reagan. It has been quite a while since I was actually enthused about a candidate and better yet I don’t hate his opponent. Refreshing. Too bad about Palin though. She’s worse than Quayle.
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton (though Brown in the primary)
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore (Bradley in the primary)
2004: Kerry (Dean in the primary)
2008: will be Obama (and I did in the caucus – this is the first time the candidate I backed from the beginning actually has a strong shot at winning the whole thing)
1976 Ford
1980 Anderson
1984 No one (I was on call at the hospital all day, and didn’t like either candidate)
1988 Bush the elder
1992 Clinton
1996 Clinton
2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
