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Freethinker65

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26. Single issue rabid voters have this choice with or without National Review telling them what to do

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 12:03 PM

Mar 2018

Right to life Republican screeching voters in Lipinski's destrict chose to vote for reliable anti choice Dan instead of reliable anti choice wacko Ives(R) for governor. They got to choose one D or R ballot. It happens. The mailings I got one district over for Ives were hideous.

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Time to end open primaries. The National Review instructed conservatives to vote for a Democrat. [View all] NCTraveler Mar 2018 OP

they get one vote..how many are actually going to waste it this way? samnsara Mar 2018 #1

There was no race on the Republican side. MineralMan Mar 2018 #2

wrong. mopinko Mar 2018 #17

I meant no race for that House seat. MineralMan Mar 2018 #18

yeah, but you dont get to pick one race. mopinko Mar 2018 #20

OK. I wasn't sure how IL handled that. MineralMan Mar 2018 #22

he has hard core support, but she came damn close. mopinko Mar 2018 #24

Republican Christians who are intent on oppressing women Mariana Mar 2018 #8

I tend to agree with you on this. Democrats should choose the Democratic candidate, not the Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #3

I Absolutely Agree! MineralMan Mar 2018 #4

Yes. Democrats only in Democratic primaries. nt LexVegas Mar 2018 #5

I don't really see this as much of an issue Sherman A1 Mar 2018 #6

Closing them shouldn't be an issue. +1. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #13

Probably not Sherman A1 Mar 2018 #30

That's how ex-sherrif Clark got elected as a democrat in Milwaukee county. AJT Mar 2018 #7

No shit mercuryblues Mar 2018 #9

Even with Republicans pushing to vote for Lipinski in IL 3... The Polack MSgt Mar 2018 #10

Why would they give up the ability to vote in the R primary for governor and other offices? alarimer Mar 2018 #11

the gov races was way too hot for many to take a pass on. mopinko Mar 2018 #19

I think Lipinski's days are numbered anyway. alarimer Mar 2018 #35

Rush Limbaugh used to encourage this. He called it "Operation Chaos." nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #12

I've been saying this for a while now NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #14

oh hell no dembotoz Mar 2018 #15

That's what the general election is for kcr Mar 2018 #36

Too many smoke filled rooms dembotoz Mar 2018 #38

this varies by state crazycatlady Mar 2018 #16

I resemble that remark. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #23

Thanks for your Roy Moore vote crazycatlady Mar 2018 #25

"...in the primary!" yallerdawg Mar 2018 #27

oh absolutely crazycatlady Mar 2018 #29

Having spent time in a red state I totally get this kcr Mar 2018 #37

i doubt more than a handful did this. the gov race was HOTLY contested. mopinko Mar 2018 #21

Single issue rabid voters have this choice with or without National Review telling them what to do Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #26

Complain when people call the system "rigged", then call for changing the rules to keep people from redgreenandblue Mar 2018 #28

Remember back in 2008 when the repukes were telling their trained monkey voters Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #31

It would further entrence the duopoly Billy Jingo Mar 2018 #32

No . I live in Illinois and I want open primaries. Lipinski s father held this same seat for years lunasun Mar 2018 #33

My state has open primaries and we love them. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #34