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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you believe this? 20K Mass. and 42K Florida Democratic change reg. to Republican? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)17. Yes, it happens every election. Many people never
bothered in all these years to change affiliation, then something gives them the urge, like voting for Trump to kick some people in the teeth or voting against Trump because he promises to kick people in the teeth.
There are virtually no liberals who weren't offended out of the GOP long ago, but enclaves of conservatives in the Democratic Party are slower to move apparently. It doesn't mean anything in practical terms -- they've been voting right for a long time.
Same for indies, btw. Most are pretences, posturing as too principled for party politics, but actually with strong attachment to one party or another.
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Do you believe this? 20K Mass. and 42K Florida Democratic change reg. to Republican? [View all]
Todays_Illusion
Mar 2016
OP
I'm not clicking on a fuckgin Fox link to find out, but there could be many reasons.
arcane1
Mar 2016
#1
The Democratic Party lost its way, people are now switching to self-affecting survival mode! nt
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2016
#21
Yes, the 1970's when there wasn't a President until Carter, then decimated by the Moral Majority.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2016
#24
I have never seen numbers like that reported before and they are not form mainstream sites?
Todays_Illusion
Mar 2016
#23
I wouldn't presume they're doing it because they want Trump to be president.
Gidney N Cloyd
Mar 2016
#8
I read a couple of days ago about 20,000 Dems changed their registration in MA this year
Samantha
Mar 2016
#11
He's always underestimated here. Out in real life, you'd see and hear his popularity
Arazi
Mar 2016
#12
It shows the DNC is doing nothing about voter registration, low turn out helps conservatives
Todays_Illusion
Mar 2016
#34