How will (or did) you ultimately decide? (Poll)

[mntetn]

Did I do this right?

[Hello, Mini!]

You forgot "All of the Above".

[nitrah55]

You also left out "Size of ears" and "Crankyness."

[MarleysGh0st]

You forgot "All of the Above".

It is a bit unrealistic for us to pick only one reason.

The choices make me think of those SyndieBAM audition questions. Now I just want to crawl back into the Moratorium Lounge and sulk.

[NellyLunatic1980]

After 8 years of Bush, my #1 priority was competence.

[andrewjackson]

I'm not sure I understand "NOTA, voting 3rd party".

I'm likely to vote 3rd party but the reasons are, in fact, listed above. Sort of. It's a hard thing to narrow down to one choice.

[Jeemie]

After 8 years of Bush, my #1 priority was competence.

if that's the case, boy, did you EVER make a wrong choice!

Plenty of third-party candidates that show more competence than the two main candidates combined.

[Jeemie]

I'm with Marley.

There are plenty of reasons why I have chosen how I did...some of which aren't even listed as choices.

I went with NOTA- third party just for simplicity's sake...but I hope to get to a time where third-party options are taken more seriously than they are in this poll.

[VAdame]

All of the Above.

[frogman042]

Where is "I'm voting for the musilim terrorist because I hate America" selection???

---Jay

[peacock2121]

My reasons are not listed as one.

[Jeemie]

Where is "I'm voting for the musilim terrorist because I hate America" selection???

---Jay

That would either be "choice of friends/associates/advisers" or "specific foreign policy stance".

What's really missing are the choices "racism" and "refuse to vote for a fake American".

[WheresFanny]

Most choices have a dark rose bar with a star or two, the popular choices get a pink bar with more fancy stars on it. I bet if a choice gets really popular, it will be sparkly!

[NellyLunatic1980]

I'm not sure I understand "NOTA, voting 3rd party".

You've never heard of Mr. Nota? He's the guy who runs for every office in Nevada every year but never wins any of them.

Mr. None of the Above.

[andrewjackson]

I'm not sure I understand "NOTA, voting 3rd party".

You've never heard of Mr. Nota? He's the guy who runs for every office in Nevada every year but never wins any of them.

Mr. None of the Above.

I know what NOTA means. My confusion was why this was attached to "voting 3rd party". Why wouldn't a person chose a candidate based on the criteria listed even if choosing to vote 3rd party?

[mntetn]

You forgot "All of the Above".

You must really like your candidate.

It is a bit unrealistic for us to pick only one reason.

Understood, but I was thinking that one would stand out, especially if one's decision is close, or at odds with one's normal party or philosophical affiliation.

I'm not sure I understand "NOTA, voting 3rd party". I'm likely to vote 3rd party but the reasons are, in fact, listed above.

Though I was not clear in saying so, I hoped to poll how people would choose between the two major alternatives. Third party suggests to me that both of the major alternatives had at least one "deal breaker". That's different, in my mind, from "tie breaker".

My reasons are not listed as one.

Well, I forgot "Won over by Bored flame wars". Perhaps others? *

* Just trying to be cute, and by no means implying that pea would be won over by the ongoing arguments here.


All this must be why I'm an engineer instead of a pollster.

I'm still finding it interesting in spite of the obvious flaws. Thanks for all your participation and input.