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madville

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8. I know a few R's that stay registered as Democrats in FL

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Fri Nov 19, 2021, 10:34 PM

Nov 2021

For two reasons, most of our local elections are decided in the D primary, so they vote for the more “conservative” candidates. They also do things like vote for Bernie in the D presidential primary to try to get the most left leaning national candidate nominated.

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Maybe we're all going to have to register as Rs and vote in their damn primaries [View all] Sogo Nov 2021 OP

Why not? The Republican have been doing this to the Democrats since forever. n/t Passenger Nov 2021 #1

We don't register by party in my state, so Haggard Celine Nov 2021 #2

I've been thinking the same thing. Arkansas Granny Nov 2021 #3

I have been doing that very thing MOMFUDSKI Nov 2021 #4

Quite possibly. There may come a time when voting for Dems is meaningless. Crunchy Frog Nov 2021 #5

Be careful with that. Soon we'll have crazies who seem normal at first. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #6

How's that going to help? hunter Nov 2021 #7

I know a few R's that stay registered as Democrats in FL madville Nov 2021 #8

I could never do that, any more than I could register for the KKK Skittles Nov 2021 #9

me either bdamomma Nov 2021 #10

the stigma of beeing associated as a republican Skittles Nov 2021 #11