Can Independents or Rethugs vote in the up coming OH and Texas primaries ?

[bigdarryl]

on the dems side that is

[mculator]

1. hope not

that only helps the republicans get obama in there... to "eat for breakfast" to quote Micheal moore

[FrenchieCat]

2. Yes, in Ohio......

In fact,

Ohio Republicans pulling for Clinton to win per Ohio Press

One of the worst-kept secrets of the Ohio presidential primary is that Republican Party leaders have a candidate they are rooting for on the Democratic side.
Her name is Hillary Rodham Clinton; and they believe that if she wins the Ohio primary and goes on to become the Democratic nominee, she will be the one who unites their dispirited and divided party and gives them their best chance of keeping the White House this fall.
It is a belief that the Clinton campaign says is wrong; and they will campaign across the state for the next three weeks making the argument that their battle-tested, experienced candidate is the only one who can go toe-to-toe with John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee.

'HIGH NEGATIVES'
To hear Republicans tell it, they're rooting for Clinton.
"There is no doubt about it," said John Becker, a Clermont County Republican who represents much of southern Ohio on the Ohio Republican Party Central Committee. "There is nobody who can consolidate and energize the Republican Party like Hillary Clinton. It will get the people out and the money will flow."
Part of it is that Clinton has what pollsters call "high negatives."
A USA Today poll this month showed that as many Americans had an unfavorable view of Clinton - 49 percent - as a favorable view (48 percent). The same poll showed Barack Obama's unfavorable rating at 34 percent, and his favorable rating at 58 percent. The Feb. 8-10 poll of 1,016 adults nationwide has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS01/802140346/1056/COL02

[bigdarryl]

6. Yeah i heard stupid ass Shawn Hannity say on his show the stop Hillary express has been suspended .

because he was afraid Hillary might loose the primary he wants Hillary to win so they can go after her in the general. WHAT A STUPID STRATEGY idea i don't think Grand Papa McCain can beat either Clinton or Obama in the General.

[Ytzak]

3. Texas is open

Texas Democratic Election a Primary/Caucus Hybrid, requires an extra trip to the polls

I’m not going to give the full rundown yet, but let me give you the cliff’s notes version as I understand them so far:

Texas has a two step process that is open to all registered voters.
When you cast your vote in the Texas primary, in essence it’s only 75% of a full vote.
126 of Texas’ 168 votes will be allocated to candidates based on the ballots cast.
15 minutes after the polls close (7:00 p.m.) those who voted must return to their precinct.
This “precinct convention” is how Texas will decide how to divide the remaining 42 delegates.
The rules were originally put in place to insure that the Democratic hierarchy would have more say.
That’s it in a nutshell. I had never heard of this before, but then again a Texas primary/caucus has never mattered since I’ve been voting. Thanks again to Bryan and Rep. Johnson.

[msongs]

4. repubs vote dem in the dem primary and repub in the general. touche nt

[Olney Blue]

5. Have you endorsed a candidate on DU, msongs?