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AlbertCat

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12. A NO vote for whoever is the Dem nominee is a YES vote for a Republican

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #9)

Sat May 21, 2016, 03:12 PM

May 2016

You don't vote "yes" or "no"in the primary. You vote FOR someone. You can vote against someone by actually voting FOR the opposition if you wanted to. But not voting for either choice is simply not voting. It is not voting "for" or "yes" about anything.

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