Just To Cut The Crap, WV does NOT have an Open Primary

[berni_mccoy]

If you are registered Republican, You cannot vote in the Democratic Primary.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Thanks. nt

[yallerdawg]

2. It is open to independents.

It is NOT a closed primary.

[Luminous Animal]

3. Only 19% of the voters in West Virginia are unaffiliated.

[thesquanderer]

25. 19% is surprisingly low, but is still plenty enough to affect the results. (n/t)

[frylock]

31. While that may be the case, that is not what Hillary Supporter is claiming.

[berni_mccoy]

4. It's mixed. If an Independent supports trump, they'll vote for trump.

otherwise, they'd vote for Hillary because she's the weakest candidate.

[thesquanderer]

26. I'm not sure why an independent would bother voting for Trump at this point...

...as he's basically running unopposed. Seems like a wasted vote, if you have any inclination to vote in the contest that is (barely) still going on. Or just stay home. Going out to vote for Trump is just a statement at this point... but I guess that's enough.

[JimDandy]

29. They are voting for Trump to quash Hillary's *I have more votes than any candidate in the primaries*

Now that he is the sole candidate, the focus for Trump supporters in the remaining states would be to raise his total votes above hers.

[Barack_America]

16. Funny, so's the general election.

[CentralCoaster]

5. Now why do you want take the hiss out of hissy fit, the rage out of faux outrage? Why?

...

It was so very effective after all.

OBTW, the media caused this loss because of that double standard that is so unfair to Her.

[Punkingal]

12. I cry myself to sleep over that double standard against her every night.

[Fawke Em]

21. It has to feel so bad when the media always talks about how you're the nominee

even when you don't have the delegates yet.

That double standard where you have this:



And your opponent has this:



But the media still ignores you is the double standard.

[merrily]

6. Sounds like Massachusetts. Semi closed.

If you are registered in any party, you get the ballot for that party. If you are registered unaffiliated or, in MA, "unenrolled," you can get any ballot you name. Semi closed.

[dana_b]

7. nor California

so yeah... let's see if Hillary can do anything with us indys. Or will Bernie keep them headed to him?

[ecstatic]

9. From what I heard, the few democratic voters they have are pissed that they can't vote for Trump

They're voting for Sanders in the primary and will go to Trump in the fall.

[Fawke Em]

23. Made up bullshit.

The No. 1 issue is ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.

Gee... wonder why they're voting for the only candidate who's been talking about that in every speech.

[Fawke Em]

28. BTW, unlike the rest of the South, MORE Democrats have voted in this primary

than Republicans:

90,000 to 72,000 so far.

[mhatrw]

32. They are only Trump supporters if Clinton get the nomination. Otherwise, they are Sanders sypporters

[doc03]

10. That is not exactly true. I just talked to a person today that said he was a Democrat

but changed to Republican this morning to vote for Trump. Same as Ohio when you can change your registration on
election day.

[berni_mccoy]

11. Wrong. WV Secretary of State is very clear about it

Your friend is mistaken, didn't vote, or is lying.

http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/current/Pages/Dates.aspx

[doc03]

13. I know in Ohio they ask you which ballot you want and you can take either one,

I have voted on the Republican ballot a couple times myself. He said the Republican line was so long he was in line
a 1/2 hour and he also had the I voted sticker on his shirt. What I read is you must register by April 19th it says that is the deadline for registration is says nothing about you can't change today. If that is not the case maybe he registered as a Republican. I heard the same
argument about voting in Ohio and know I was right. The day I voted in Ohio there were 3 people that I heard say they were Democrats that changed their registration to Republican to vote Trump. I also heard there were many people that voted Republican today that had never voted before in their life

[Contrary1]

15. I found this under frequently asked questions:

Does my political party matter in the primary election?

As a voter, your political party makes a difference when you vote in the primary election because it determines which ballot you may receive. If you are registered with one of the four recognized political parties (Democratic, Libertarian, Mountain, or Republican), you may only vote that party’s ballot or the non-partisan ballot. If you are registered with any other party or with no party, you may ask the poll worker for one of the recognized party’s ballots, or they will give you the non-partisan ballot.

http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/current/Pages/VoterFAQs.aspx#anchor_1404242079238

Your friend may have registered as having no party preference.

[doc03]

19. He could have registered no party preference or I bet he registered as a Republican

back before April 19th. That was only 3 weeks ago. He is a retired coal miner he told me had always voted Democrat but voted Republican today. He said he just can't let Hillary Clinton in office because she said she would put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. I did mention he could vote for Bernie Sanders and he said sanders is a Socialist we have had enough of that the last 8 years.

[mhatrw]

33. That's weird that you talk to liars.

I just talked to a person today who said liars run in packs.

[AzDar]

14. K & R

[Dem2]

17. Same rules as NH

Why does everybody say NH has an open primary?

[Fawke Em]

24. It's semi-open.

Meaning Independents can vote in it with some restrictions.

[TimPlo]

18. Well there are alot of

Republicans at heart that are registered Democrat voting for Clinton

[Fawke Em]

20. You tell Hill fans this and you get crickets.

Even when you try to explain Republicans would have had to have changed their party affiliation by April 19 - when they still had a race - in order to perform "Operation Chaos."

You know where you CAN perform Operation Chaos? In the Deep South. Those are truly open primaries.

[senz]

27. Thanks. The Hill people don't want this to be known.

[HooptieWagon]

30. Don't let facts get in the way of a good weathervane spin.

[GreatGazoo]

34. thanks