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Raster

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32. No test, probably a registration-type of vehicle...

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #27)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:46 AM

Dec 2016

...Again, the goal is to be as welcoming as possible, WITHOUT allowing rethuglican tricksters to subvert the process.

And again, the bloc of voters NEEDED TO ELECT THE POTUS is different from the bloc needed to nominate the candidate.

Right off the top, do I know what exactly is or isn't going to work? No, I don't.

But I do know I want to bring new blood into the party, new ideas, new voters, new ways of thinking. And at the same time, I want to FIRMLY reiterate our commitment to be the party of: (1) justice for all; (2) equality for all; (3) the party that welcomes and values diversity; and (4) the party that is self-aware enough to invite introspection, self-examination and invites challenging the status quo.

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It would depend upon what was openly and evenly agreed upon in advance... Raster Dec 2016 #19

so you are ok with republicans voting in democratic primaries? La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #20

Not on the face of it. There is a fine line between welcoming... Raster Dec 2016 #22

that line is usual party registration. else what would you use? a test? La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #27

No test, probably a registration-type of vehicle... Raster Dec 2016 #32

again, we have that system, its called party registration La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #33

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