Master has said what I was going to say to the No people, but I'll reiterate:
If your reason is "I don't know enough about them", then you should do some research. 30 minutes spent browsing your local newspaper's website or searching for a canidate guide for your area will give you all you need to know about the canidates. 30 farking minutes. There's no excuse not to.
Here's a quickie summary for those whose time is worth $759,000 an hour (which of course prevents them from doing any research, but for some reason are sitting here on this message board posting about inane dribble that really has no consequence on reality whatsoever):
- Republicans are typically conservative moderates to ultra-conservative. More of them are moderate than are not -- read: There are fewer Ashcrofts in the Republican party than you might think. If you align yourself with typical Judeo-Christian morals (not belief system) or you find yourself not wanting to shell out more dough in taxes and social programs, you want that welfare mother with 14 kids down the street to get a farkin job and you absolutely HATE the government telling you how your computer should run (reference the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, among other things), you're probably conservative.
- Democrats run from moderate liberal to ultra liberal. Most of them are moderate than are not, although there is a higher instance of ultra-liberals in the Dem. party than there are ultra-conservatives in the Repub. party. They typically do not follow traditional Judeo-Christian morals to the fullest extent, prefering to alter them in some fashion where it suits their ideology (this is all fine and good, I respect their choice to do so, even if I personally think they're wrong). If you have some problem with the traditional moral structure of the populace, you like giving the government money in the form of higher taxes, you want the government to expand the welfare benefits of that welfare mother with 14 kids down the street and you think the government knows best in trying to "protect" you from piracy and other nasty things computers do, you're probably a liberal.
- If you think that you might be a moderate (or "independent"), woe is you, for you must do more research to figure out which canidate supports your views. Independent party canidates are either people who got pissed off at the Repubs or Dems at some point and defected, or they're just people so extreme they don't fit in either major party. Indies are not a big group (candidate-speaking), so they don't have much representation in the voting process. Vote for Indie canidates if you like them, but just be aware that your views will not be represented in your community because your canidate won't win -- unless you live in Minnesota.
There are exceptions to the above statements, but like I said, it's a quickie summary. Also, I used the Judeo-Christian moral system (not belief system, and if you don't think there's a difference, read up on it) as a reference because that's what most of America bases their behavior on, whether they know it or not (yeah I know it's not totally adhered to, cut me some slack you pinheads). If you find anything in there that's insulting, tough -- it's not meant to be, so deal with it.
Since you no longer have any excuse not to, go out and vote. Now.
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