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Voting with Family tradition

Ulster9 · 2007-04-19 16:01:01

How many people vote using family tradition as their motivation? I suspect many FF and FG supporters still vote the way their families have done, an almost unquestioning loyalty to a party.I know many people who are FF or FG simply because its the way their parents voted and not out of any ideological perspective.For…

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#32 28-04-2007 12:11pm
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Dandesav wrote:

I decided to keep an open mind and I've picked Fine Gael this time round because I think we need a new government but also because I think they are a much better party- I agree with their policies and they are much more honest and trustworthy than FF (though that's not saying much...!).

See that's exactly how you should pick a party to vote for. The question is how much of your concerns and more importantly, the issues you rank highly when comparing policies, were/are influenced by your upbringing. I believe that it's perfectly possible to make a choice as you have above and still side with your parent's party. The economy for me is my main concern, and I know I was definitely at least pointed in that direction in my upbringing since it was something that my family was concerned about and discussed when I was young. I'm sure others would rank healthcare or green policies or "the worker" (it can mean several different things) for similar reasons.

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