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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Here's How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump [View all]artislife
(9,497 posts)52. Something else may be in play
This was a big point for those who wanted to break the two party strangle hold
https://ivn.us/2015/04/28/10-ways-political-parties-control-vote/
2. Campaign Finance Laws Give Political Parties Special Exemptions Even in Nonpartisan Races
Political parties, through the legislatures they control, have written campaign finance laws to give their parties special advantages that no one else gets. In San Diego, for example, political parties are the only exception to the individual donation limits for local elections, even for offices and elections that are supposed to be nonpartisan. (See, San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2934(b) and § 27.2935(a) that allow parties (but no one else) to give $30,000 to an individual candidate.)
So how hard is it for someone to funnel money through a political party to simply skirt the individual donation limits?
In local elections, this imbalance makes it nearly impossible for those without major political party affiliations to compete, even in supposedly nonpartisan elections
I believe there was something about Federal dollars only going to parties that get above a certain number of votes. I can't look up as I have to go to pick up dogs. But I remember this being discussed in states that was most certainly going to vote one party or the other and wasn't considered swing.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Here's How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump [View all]
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
OP
How many PUMA's voted for Someone other than Obama in the general in 2008?
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2019
#1
re: "any Democratic voter who votes for a GOP candidate as some type of protest vote..."
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#12
re: "an informed* voter might see that as a reason to vote for the eventual nominee."
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#25
Sorry. I agree with your post completely. I was adding the other detail for contrast.
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#35
Wisconsin is a great argument for closed primaries.The gutting of the Voting Rights Act
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#63
Puma is an attack on Democrats. And Hillary worked her ass off in the general.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#9
It doesn't exist and puma was mostly Gop pretending to be supporters . Look at the website if you
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#80
The organization existed until 2011. It was founded and run by a Democrat, Darragh Murphy
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#85
around 30% total of Hillary 2008 primary voters did not vote for Obama in the general
Celerity
Apr 2019
#29
he was a super dangerous neocon war hawk though, a nightmare waiting to happen
Celerity
Apr 2019
#59
but 25% is almost triple the rate of Obama to McCain primary switches, and around double
Celerity
Apr 2019
#70
That's a good distinction, primary "voters", not as some here have said, primary "supporters" -
George II
Apr 2019
#90
88 percent doesn't wash the stench off the 12 percent who voted for fucking trump. Stay the fuck...
brush
Apr 2019
#77
re: "I can see no rational reason that any voter who supported Sanders would have chosen Trump"
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#11
Honestly... how could ANYONE vote for Trump, but especially someone who'd supported Sanders?
hlthe2b
Apr 2019
#14
And they would be in that 12% that voted for Trump in the general election. eom
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#20
Thank you. I have posted here, several times, that we may never know how many did
question everything
Apr 2019
#34
My son's girlfriend supported Bernie. Then voted for Stein in the general election. Nt
helpisontheway
Apr 2019
#37
The reality of US politics is that it is a two party system at the national level.
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#64
Why he should not get the nomination he held out to the very end when it was beyond him
Historic NY
Apr 2019
#78