Upstate GOP leaders plotting to meddle in SC Democratic primary by boosting Bernie Sanders

[octoberlib]

COLUMBIA — A group of prominent Upstate Republicans are preparing to launch a wide-scale effort this week to encourage GOP voters across South Carolina to vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Feb. 29 Democratic primary, The Post and Courier has learned.

The Republican plan to meddle in the Democratic race, emerging just weeks before the “First in the South” primary, has two goals: Boost the candidate who the Republicans believe presents the weakest general election threat to President Donald Trump and pressure Democrats to support closing state primaries in the future.

The S.C. GOP executive committee voted last year to forgo their 2020 presidential primary, so the Democratic election will be the only one held Feb. 29.Greenville GOP chairman Nate Leupp, Spartanburg GOP chairman Curtis Smith, Anderson GOP chairwoman Cheryl Cuthrell and the leaders of multiple Tea Party activist groups in the Upstate are behind the effort to undermine the Democratic race, with other officials still considering joining them.

The group is set to formally announce its plans at a news conference at the Greenville GOP headquarters on Thursday morning, at which point they intend to spread the message across Republican social media pages in South Carolina and push it on conservative talk radio shows.

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/upstate-gop-leaders-plotting-to-meddle-in-sc-democratic-primary/article_f1e7abd2-4788-11ea-aa9f-33a1d262994c.html

You should not have open primaries in red fucking states!

[apcalc]

1. Exactly. Closed primaries only.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. It isnt hard to change voter registration

If they wanted to meddle they can meddle regardless of the rules. Historically speaking though, any attempt to meddle usually doesnt get anywhere. It's all talk.

[apcalc]

4. True about changing registration...

[Kurt V.]

2. the whole system is outdated! who controls this?

[Thekaspervote]

5. Biden having a double digit lead there... it's gonna be almost impossible to make a dent

[ibegurpard]

6. People that vote for whom they think would be easier to beat in a general

Often end up outsmarting themselves.

[Zolorp]

7. There's a real problem with them trying to do that.

The Trump cultists will want to cast two votes for Trump this year to show their loyalty to Trump.

The ONLY way this could have even a minor effect on the outcome is if Trump himself directed his followers to go to the polls and vote for Bernie.

[octoberlib]

8. The GOP canceled their primary in SC this year to protect Trump.

The SC GOP has wanted closed primaries for a while and SC Dems are refusing. Don't know why.

[highplainsdem]

9. MAGAts can't vote twice for Trump this year in SC. No GOP primary, as the OP explains.

[Gothmog]

10. trump and the GOP are scared of Joe and want to run against a weak candidate like sanders

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

11. Russia, trump and the GOP are scared of Joe Biden

Link to tweet

[denem]

12. Tom has his own plans to meddle in SC :)

May cost Biden the big win he needs.