snickelfritz Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Just curious. My dh and I are similar. Right now, we have some differing opinions. No more talking politics on date nights.:D I've always been fascinated by James Carville and ....Mary Matlin? Is that right? Anyone here like them? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 My husband has never voted. He's always said "why would you play a game in which the outcome is already decided?" However, he's now decided that the stakes in this election are too high and he is actually registering to vote!!! We're voting the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 My DH always votes for the Republican candidate. I vote for whomever I please, no matter which party they hail from. RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes, My husband used to be conservative but jumped ship. Er..I was never conservative. When I was little I used to search the neighborhood for stray animals I could take home. I was destined to be a bleeding heart. :lol: (but apparently I am allergic to animals so they can't go to my house) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We have always voted the same. We agree on many issues, but do disagree on some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 He's accusing me of being a closet Republican. The truth is, I am hopelessly on the fence. I still don't know who I am going to vote for in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 No, I think we've only voted the same a couple times. We'll probably vote the same this time but this is unusual for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 yep, except for once, I bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 No, we move around. Sometimes one of us is the protest vote while the other logs in a conventional pick. We are in a very Republican area, so our 3rd party votes are pretty much for show. :tongue_smilie: I was sad to see that last time the Green party was not on the ballot. I wish we had a plethora of parties and idea to choose from. Then we could make them duke it out in a House of Commons kind of way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philothea Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes, except for the time he voted against getting a new plow truck in town and I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We're about 1/2 and 1/2 although we seem to become more alike as we get older. My parents crack me up - they have cancelled each other's votes for 44 years with no sign of slowing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I think that we've usually voted the same but I can't say that we have 100% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We always vote the same way. I am fascinated by Mary Matalin and James Carville. There's NO WAY I could do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Nope. To my knowledge, we never have in anything other than local elections. We just cancel each other out. It works for us. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 This year, yes. In years past, no. He tends to vote 3rd party while I vote more mainstream--usually Rep., but, also Dem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We always vote the same way. I am fascinated by Mary Matalin and James Carville. There's NO WAY I could do that. That is a fascinating couple. They obviously need a lot of verbal/intellectual stimulation from their marriage. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I think we're starting to vote the same more often. In years past we nearly always canceled each other out. But we still disagree some of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 No. Mh DH is very much a republican. I'm very much a middle-of-the-road gal. We have on occasion, but not this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We always vote opposite each other. We may have voted the same on a school board member or something, but we've never voted the same on anything above that - not even sheriff or anyone. We occasionally vote the same on amendments though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I have been voting libertarian for as long as I can remember and my dh had been voting democrat. This year we were both on the Ron Paul train but it seems to have jumped track and I have no idea how either one of us are going to vote now. My brothers cancel each other out every year and now feel the responsiblity to continue doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes. I go through the voter's pamphlet with a fine tooth comb and mark my choices. If I am having a hard time making up my mind then dh and I discuss it. I give him a copy to take with him to the booth (he has requested this). We actually agree on most political topics so this works for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbyl Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 At the national level, always. At the state and local level, usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes...we almost always vote the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Almost never. We're on opposite ends of the political spectrum, meaning in practice that we agree on what needs to change but differ radically in the solutions we favor. Our most significant political meeting ground is that we both tend to vote third-party. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We just had state elections here in my state in Australia. I was telling Dh I didnt really know who to vote for, so he told me, as if I didn't have a clue. Actually, I do have a clue, I just find them all pretty pathetic! Anyway, no, apparently we don't agree. I am pretty left wing- actually, I put environment before economics- wheras he is not so environmentally caring and far more to the right, although he is no where near as "right" as many here! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yep, the same all of the time. We have exactly the same political views. (Don't feel bad for us, we have other things to discuss than politics.) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Usually, but not always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes, I am so glad that my dh and I are so on the same page, when it comes to politics, faith, issues, etc. We agree more with one another than with anyone else! It is so nice to always have someone right here to talk to, who already agrees with you, without having to clarify, and justify, and defend. I grew up a Republican in a family of Democrats, and that was a pain. :boxing_smiley: Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I can't think of a time we disagreed on a candidate. We've disagreed on a few points, but not the overall choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yes, most of the time. It is possible we have voted differently on minor issues, but I can't remember when. Our thinking on politics runs very similar, and we discuss a lot. The differences are minimal. I never used to be enthusiastic about politics and hardly voted, until dh discovered third party politics. Now I find it much more interesting and informative. Thinking "out of the box" opens your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 This year there's debate about vote "wasting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We have been voting the same way for as long as we've been together (8 years today! :hurray:) and I don't see that changing any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We always have but this year our opinions are split!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Usually, but not always. We are more likely to differ on a local and state level than a national level, but this year may be the one. We differ about as often as we argee, but if anyone gets annoyed about it, it is me, not him... Which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Though my husband and I are both libertarian in philosophy, I never vote it because it will never happen, where he has. So, our views are the same politically, but I am more of a realist than he is. Does that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Absolutely. Some of the many reasons I married my wife are due to the facts that she is (in my view) intelligent, insightful and patriotic. Given this how could we possibly not vote for the same candidate :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We almost always vote the same. I have more time to research things and he trusts my judgement. He reads some campaign literature but I point out why I am voting for x or y and he almost always agrees. I would say that twenty years ago, we may have differed some but in the last five years or so, I think our ballots are probably identical. We discuss things like bond issues or constitutional amendments. I couldn't have gotten married to someone who was of a different political idealogy than me. It is too important to me. We do discuss politics some because it is one of my interests and he doesn't mind talking about that. Now my interests in crime and his interest in physics doesn't get much conversation around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Though my husband and I are both libertarian in philosophy, I never vote it because it will never happen, where he has. So, our views are the same politically, but I am more of a realist than he is. Does that make sense? I disagree. If people start at the local level, electing more third party candidates, then move to state, and finally federal, we will see a change. I think more now than in many years, this country is ripe for a multi-party system. Don't give up on your views and finding people willing to represent them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I can only assume that we vote similarly, but it's a secret ballot, eh? We probably differ on local elections when we get our info from various sources (not the same). National, I'm pretty sure we're aligned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Just curious. I've always been fascinated by James Carville and ....Mary Matlin? Is that right? Anyone here like them? Yeah, I've always wondered how they make that work. Dh and I vote the same way, not by design... but just because we share the same political leanings. I suppose I could be okay with us voting different ways... but it sure would feel weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca in GA Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I wish we had a plethora of parties and idea to choose from. Then we could make them duke it out in a House of Commons kind of way. Me, too! And no, we don't always vote the same way. But we don't talk about it. My dad never talked about his politics or his income and I guess I inherited that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I've always been fascinated by James Carville and ....Mary Matlin? Is that right? Anyone here like them? : Mary Matalin's got her Ragin' Cajun, and I've got my Cranky Yankee! :) My dh is never home when the Democrats call for $$ so I stop them right away to save them some time since they're not talking to the resident Democrat. One woman sounded shocked and started asking me about how this marriage could possibly work so I asked her if she'd ever heard of Mary Matalin and James Carville! We always agree not to do yard signs or bumper stickers. But there is a Dem. donkey and a Rep. elephant ornament on our Christmas tree every year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yep, we almost always vote the same. In fact, I can't think of a time when we voted differently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I have no idea. Although my dh and I often discuss politics and social issues, actual vote made is totally off limits. Dh feels very strongly that all votes should be private in order for people to genuinely be free to make their own choice. His response when asked who/what he voted is an adament, "None of your d**n business." He gives the same answer when someone asks what politcal party he is affiliated with.:coolgleamA: I just found out his politcal party 2 years ago! I tease him all the time "Oh if only i'd known before we married!";) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 No always. Often we just cancel out each other's vote. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I vote the same as him if it's something I don't care about and he does. I vote my conscience. If that means he votes one way on something that I vote another on, then we vote differently. :) We are both full US of A citizens and are able to exercise our individual opinions at the polls. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Oh - but having said that....we usually always vote the same simply because we both have the same views on politics for the most part. It's typically the local measures and propositions that we may vary on at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliams1922 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 nope DH and i think on the same lines on almost areas BUT voting. He's 20 yr military and I think the culture has him on one side. I support and respect DH and the military but I differ on some of the larger social issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 We always vote the same way. I am fascinated by Mary Matalin and James Carville. There's NO WAY I could do that. I love Mary but not so keen on James. You're right, though, what an interesting and stimulating marriage they must have! It would be fun to have dinner with them, don't you think? :001_smile: My husband and I both usually vote in the same party, but have voted for different candidates in the primaries. We have differed in our votes in local decisions, too, but that's about it. We agree, mostly. PAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Oops, I'm showing my ignorance with how to use the icons here! I meant to have the first two lines of my post above be a quote from another poster, but obviously I got it wrong! Sorry!! I'll figure it out soon... :confused: PAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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