Why I re-registered as a Democrat after spending my entire adult life as a Green.

[ChiciB1]

41. THANK YOU... Down Here In Florida We Have A Closed Primary...

You have to be registered by 2/16 and I got my absentee ballot in the mail. I called my daughter to ask if she got hers and she didn't know what I was talking about. She and her husband have ALWAYS voted for Democrats, but in my county it rarely matters. I thought she was registered as a Dem all this time but I found out it was Independent. So I told her to get online and register for the Primaries and the she can switch back, so they both did. BUT, time is short and you have to fill out a form and send it to the Supervisor of Elections in time. My daughter wanted to know when she could call for an absentee ballot and I told probably after they got her in the system.

So I called the county and found out that mailing would be impossible because Monday is a holiday and they HAD to have it by Tuesday and the woman told they would have to hand deliver them. So I told her they would, but then she added this little phrase... "but the lines are out the door!" What does THAT mean? Was she trying to dissuade me or them because this IS a predominantly RED County and Katherine Harris was elected TWO times as our Congressional Rep. then the witch went away??

So I had a moment of glee and laughed and said "Really," that's GREAT thinking that WE may have done a very GOOD job of getting the word out. But, it could also mean Hillary is getting Indep., support. BUT, this Primary is just the Presidential Preference Primary, the real one comes later. This one takes 3/16 and you have to be registered 29 days before the election.

I then told my daughter to tell her son & daughter they needed to do the same thing, but I guess G'Ma did a good enough job keeping them informed... THEY'RE already registered as Dems. These elections have NOTORIOUSLY low turn outs and many people having been working their butts off to inform people.

I'm choosing to believe it's because of Bernie, but can't be sure. Only Democrats can vote! Closed Primaries should be outlawed, but it is what it is.

Still, hearing the the LINE IS GOING OUT THE DOOR... well, that's amazing! IF Bernie comes out on top I can tell you that's more than HUUUUUGGE! Even if it's close here, it's HUUUUGGGE!

I personally know 21 people that are CLOSE to me who are voting for Bernie. We may have been able to turn many, many more!

How ya like them apples? Don't want to get too excited, but have my fingers crossed!