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Demsrule86

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10. sure why not? If your vote won't help elect a Democrat...In Georgia we often had no Democrats

Reply to DenaliDemocrat (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 08:17 PM

Apr 2022

running in the general just the primary. Thus when I lived I would try to vote the least crazy person in. I never could bring myself to vote in the General and just stayed home...usually they ran unopposed.

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Changing registration to vote in a primary. [View all] DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 OP

I live in the reddest county in America jmowreader Apr 2022 #1

just curious jcgoldie Apr 2022 #3

According to the Cook Political Report blogslug Apr 2022 #12

My general feeling is that one vote isn't going to change an election Claustrum Apr 2022 #2

Yes Auggie Apr 2022 #4

No. I think that kind of crud shouldn't happen in a true democracy, and is a bit GOPerish to me. Hoyt Apr 2022 #5

No AZProgressive Apr 2022 #6

Yes, if I thought it was the best deployment of my vote to save our democracy bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #7

There can be unintended consequences MichMan Apr 2022 #8

Yes LeftInTX Apr 2022 #9

sure why not? If your vote won't help elect a Democrat...In Georgia we often had no Democrats Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #10

If it is legal, it depends upon circumstances and is an issue of personal morality. delisen Apr 2022 #11

Nope Generic Brad Apr 2022 #13

Honestly, I've never encountered a primary where I truly believed enough Democrats would change Midwestern Democrat Apr 2022 #14

There is one now DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #16

Some states don't require party registration to vote in the primaries RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #15

I specifically said a closed primary DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #17

No. former9thward Apr 2022 #18