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In reply to the discussion: Yes we are all Democrats. That is checking a box. No, we don't seem to have common aims in general. [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)You have to register as a Democrat when you register to vote (if you live in a state with party registrations--and 31 of the 50 states, plus DC, do). If you register as an Independent, which many many posters here have said they have done, then you are not a Democrat. Even if you vote for Democrats "most" of the time, you are still not a Democrat if you live in a party registration state and you chose to register as an Independent (or Unaffiliated).
Many here have said they are not registered Democrats; it comes up every election. Many have implied they think party affiliation is for stooges. Many more have never done work for the Democratic party, in phone banks or canvassing, or serving as delegates to state or national conventions. That's understandable if you can't because of young children or because you are handicapped or elderly. But many Democratic party members do participate in these ways, at least at some point in their lives ... on the local, county, state, and national levels. Unbelievably, they're not stooges.
But we are not all Democrats here. That is for sure.