wow, this topic may divide the community here but there are 2 fundamental questions one must answer to help in the decision.
1. Do you think that the government should be more or less involved in your life than it is now?
2. Do you think that the government should keep more or less of your income than it currently does? ( in the form of taxes )
The answers to those 2 questions will put you well on your way to making an educated guess. ( the more information is involved, the less of a guess it truly is )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)
In today's political environment people vote for who they "like" the best.... but the "like" generally has nothing to do with actual issues or track record of the party in question and most of the time it is linked directly to what they wear in public engagements and how well they speak or accessorize or motivate or etc...
In order to make an informed decision, we must look at:
historical stance of the party + recent trends in party ideology + available candidates.
and see if those things stack up against what is important to your life.....
FYI: I do NOT work in politics and whatever your decision is make sure it's YOURS.
Whew, now for the short version:
Who:
Republican - not sure who just yet ( apparently I'm not educated enough
)
Why:
"The Republican Party is the more socially conservative and economically libertarian of the two major parties. The party generally supports lower taxes and limited government in most economic areas allowing for more economic freedom." from wikipedia - see above link
and for what it's worth here is why I'm not voting Democrat:
"The party believes that government should play a role in alleviating poverty and social injustice, even if such requires a larger role for government and progressive taxation."
ALSO
"...liberals favor cultural pluralism, a system in which immigrants retain their native culture in addition to adopting their new culture" (only becomes a problem when they DON'T adopt their new culture, like speaking engrish
)
from wikipedia - see above link