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It is actually hard to define either party as they are sub-divided into groups with particular interests, and neither party is completely true to the ideals the state in their respective propaganda.

I think what it boils down conservative and progressive… though both sides demonize the other.

One popular tactic during election years is to “galvanize” the user base — meaning that since the religious right votes republican republican politicians will make Gay marriage a big issue knowing that it will get the user base out to vote (even if the politician doesn’t really care about the issue) other republican hot buttons are abortion and tax related stuff (saying dems will raise taxes for the upper class…etc)

Dems do the same with universal health care, and lowering taxes for the middle class

Both just serve to motivate their respective voting base.

Republicans stand for “fiscal and social conservatism” which means they believe the Government shouldn’t go into debt, spend when it doesn’t have money, nor allow certain progressive issues like gay marriage or reproductive rights (choice for abortion)…

However GW Bush has brought our country to recession and spent billions of dollars on a questionable (at best) war… So I really wouldn’t take the current administration as an example of republican ideals.

Dems are more concerned with social issues: Universal health, heavy taxation of the middle class… Civil liberties (Gay rights, Abortion rights…etc) Privacy (Against the patriot act..)

If Obama wins the dem primary he’ll have my vote… otherwise I’ll probably sit out.

seggle wrote:
I’m australian so i wont be voting in your election but if i could i would vote obama too, although i dont know anything about the mionr parties or their candidates.

As a side not i think the US has the most drawn out money spending election races. Our recent federal election process lasted a month.

There are no minor parties. You get to choose from column a or column b.

We don’t have a coalition system.