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No party? No more as (Florida) voters shift toward Democratic Party [View all]
No party? No more as voters shift toward Democratic PartyTampa Bay Times, 10/8/2018
Colleen Branam of St. Petersburg was one of the 3.5 million voters in Florida with an independent streak. She was registered with no party affiliation, the fastest-growing segment of Florida's electorate in recent years.
But when Branam realized that independents can't vote in Florida's closed primaries and her voice would be limited to November, she became a Democrat.
Asked why, the 60-year-old grandmother and former hospital secretary didn't mince words. "I can't stand Trump," she said.
Tens of thousands of Florida voters have made the same change in recent months. What effect these party-switchers will have on the outcome will depend largely on turnout on Nov. 6, four weeks from Tuesday.
But when Branam realized that independents can't vote in Florida's closed primaries and her voice would be limited to November, she became a Democrat.
Asked why, the 60-year-old grandmother and former hospital secretary didn't mince words. "I can't stand Trump," she said.
Tens of thousands of Florida voters have made the same change in recent months. What effect these party-switchers will have on the outcome will depend largely on turnout on Nov. 6, four weeks from Tuesday.
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