Considering Presidential Elections

[Bold2013]

Out of curiosity how many different political parties have you voted for in the last few decades?

I’m interested in how rooted we are in our political beliefs.

Personally I have voted for 4 different ones.

(Please no bashing of current or prior presidents. We have many other threads for that.)

[Chip]

Which four parties?

[Chuck Naill]

I was a registered Republican who has voted for Democrats since 2016. I don't have to register for a party here. I am now an independent. IMHO, not staying within the two big parties wastes you votes and gives the advantage to those you do not support.

[Chip]

Living in New Zealand, I was impressed by their political culture, which is built on the idea of fairness (rather than freedom). Candidates for parliament stand in their home districts and there is also a party list, with candidates seated according to the proportion of the popular vote.

https://i.imgur.com/1t8FygP.jpg

The major parties (Labour, National, Green, ACT, and Mäori) often need to form coalitions to govern, e.g. Labour with Green. That seems to temper ideological frenzy with practical compromise.