So what is the take away from this primary...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

40. Oh, but wait...I have an embarassing story myself.

I moved to Maryland after living in D.C. for a time. When I got here in 2000, I went to vote in the Democratic Party primary:

Me: I'm here to vote.
Poll official: I don't have your name, address, or date of birth listed.

Me (annoyed and exasperated): I've been voting since I could and I'm registered. Here's my card.
Poll official: Uhhhh...you're not a registered Democrat. You are Unaffiliated.


I've never been so embarrassed, especially since I was working on my doctorate in political science. I totally forgot that I had been voting for some Democrats and Green Party candidates in the General Election but that I couldn't vote in the primaries. However, I should have done the work to understand that MD has a closed primary, but in my anger and haste, I had forgotten. But that's still no excuse. It was MY responsibility and I had to accept that I could not vote in the primary.

I think a lot of these so-called Independents are moved by passion and anger. And because they can't get their way, instead of understanding and accepting the rules, it's always some conspiracy for them. NO! There's no conspiracy. There are RULES! If you want to participate, you have to follow those rules.