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former9thward

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18. No.

Reply to DenaliDemocrat (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 11:47 PM

Apr 2022

This type of thing comes up every two years. It never works. Only the most partisan of political people would go to the trouble of doing it. That is a tiny, tiny percent of the voting population.

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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