Poll: Your Father's Vote

[SnakeoilSage]

Just a quick social experiment. Each boat has a bomb

Do you vote for the same party as your father? You don't have to say which party or why you do it, I'm just looking for yes or no answers.

 

[Aidinthel]

Ah, I see the poll works this time.

Anyway, yes I do. What exactly prompted this question?

 

[DanielBrown]

Even if not, I doubt I would. I don't vote.
Le gasp!

 

[Bobic]

I did in the last election, but I only found out about that after we'd voted and I asked who he voted for. So I clearly wasn't voting for them simply because that's who he voted for. Though it is very possible that some of my dad's beliefs rubbed off on me.

That or the (UK) labour government had spent the past 10 years (or whatever) wrecking the country and the Lib Dems differed from me in one major issue. Not that I've agreed with everything the tories have done since being (basically) elected.

 

[everythingbeeps]

Technically, though I've always suspected he's a little more conservative than he lets on.

On the other hand, my mother's even more liberal than I am (which is saying something). So I guess it evens out.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Ah, I see the poll works this time.

Anyway, yes I do. What exactly prompted this question?

Part social-scientific curiosity, part friendly debate. I was discussing Canadian politics with my best friend and it occured to me that we both vote for the same parties our fathers do. So I'm testing the theory that people's political outlooks can be infuenced by their father.

 

[Aidinthel]

Nope. I don't vote at all, and even if I did I don't vote down party lines. I think that's one of the stupidest things you could possibly do.

I don't think you necessarily have to set out to arbitrarily restrict yourself to the party line to recognize which party matches your views most often.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

No idea, considering I don't know who he votes for and we don't talk anymore (or plan on ever). I can't asnwer "Yes" or "No".

 

[SnakeoilSage]

No idea, considering I don't know who he votes for and we don't talk anymore (or plan on ever). I can't asnwer "Yes" or "No".

I added an "Unsure" button, just in case.

 

[Aidinthel]

Part social-scientific curiosity, part friendly debate. I was discussing Canadian politics and it occured to me that we both vote for the same parties our fathers do. So I'm testing the theory that people's political outlooks can be infuenced by their father.

I would think it might be better to ask whether people vote the same as their same-gender parent. Of course, given the demographics of the Escapist the answers will be mostly the same.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

No idea, considering I don't know who he votes for and we don't talk anymore (or plan on ever). I can't asnwer "Yes" or "No".

I added an "Unsure" button, just in case.

Unsure it is then. :3

 

[Takolin]

I think I do, but I'm not 100% sure seeing politics never gets discussed at the dinner table.

 

[Mischa87]

My father is an ignorant, childish, rabid conservative, I'm an intelligent, polyamorous, pansexual, transwoman who's into equality... those two don't really coexist well, so no, I don't vote the same as my father.

Edit: I should mention one of my father's reasons for voting as he does, is because his father, his grandfather, and so on, all voted the same way. Heck, my father was the local poll captain for this district, me being as awesome as I am (and modest, don't forget that, it's my best feature) It made me feel kind of like Hayley from American dad... Narf

 

[thenumberthirteen]

I don't know who my father (or mother) vote for so I couldn't say.

 

[JoJo]

Copied from duplicated thread:

I did in the last election so I guess that's a yes vote from me, although it may change by the next UK election as since the Conservatives have gone up and the Liberal Democrats gone down in my opinion since the Coalition took power so I've decided to take a neutral position next time and decide without former prejudices between those two and Labour when the polls open again.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

I would think it might be better to ask whether people vote the same as their same-gender parent. Of course, given the demographics of the Escapist the answers will be mostly the same.

It gets to be a real can of worms if we start building demographics. For the sake of arguement, let's just include the addendum that "Father" can refer to whatever mentor/parent figure you had in your youth.

 

[FaceFaceFace]

My dad would vote the same as me (Democrats) but he's too rich to want to risk having to give up any money in higher taxes. Oh well.

 

[Spaghetti]

Yes. Oddly enough, my Dad votes the same way my Grandfather did and he voted the same as his father...based on my familly history I can assume that this chain has gone unbroken since the founding of said party.
I'd like to think he didn't totally influence my view on the world. We didn't talk politics until I picked up an interest a few years ago, but I'm sure he (and my Mum) had some sort of influence by the way I was raised.