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2016 Postmortem

mak3cats

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17. A Vermonter can join any party as a member,

Reply to OilemFirchen (Reply #13)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 10:20 AM

Sep 2015

but it has nothing to do with voting registration - there is no registration by party.

https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/frequently-asked-questions/voter-registration.aspx

8.
Do I have to register as a Democrat, Republican, Independent or some other party in Vermont?

No. There is no party registration in Vermont.

All registered voters can vote in the primary election—but can only vote on one ballot. You will be given a ballot for each of the major parties. You mark one of the ballots and put the remaining unvoted ballots into a discard bin. Which ballot you chose to vote is private and not recorded (except during the presidential primary, where voters must publicly take one ballot or the other, and their choice is recorded on the entrance checklist).

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Sanders Tied for First Among Vermont Republicans [View all] portlander23 Sep 2015 OP

........ daleanime Sep 2015 #1

It shouldn't have been too surprising, since Bernie won last election by 71% 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #2

46% say they expect Clinton to win the Dem nomination, compared to 27% for Sanders. riversedge Sep 2015 #3

yup, accept what the m$m spoon feeds you restorefreedom Sep 2015 #5

People weren't sure Obama could get win a GE either, until he did. liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #7

Since it has been REPEATEDLY beat into their heads that Clinton will win, hardly a surprise. Skwmom Sep 2015 #9

If it's Clinton/Bush again, the apathy we will see will be beyond anything sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #19

Tied among Republicans? HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #4

I thought it was, like, against the law or something to register with a party in Vermont. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #6

Yea forgot about that have heard that over and over on this site FloridaBlues Sep 2015 #8

There isn't a registered Democrat. jeff47 Sep 2015 #12

:facepalm: jeff47 Sep 2015 #11

:weirdfuckinghandmotion: OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #13

I linked the registration form. Try reading it before you look even worse. jeff47 Sep 2015 #14

Since you were the initial interlocutor: OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #18

And where do you do that registration in VT? jeff47 Sep 2015 #20

OK. "Registration" was ham-fisted. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #21

The illegal claim is yours. jeff47 Sep 2015 #22

"Legally impossible for Sanders to reg as a Dem. VT has no party registration" OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #23

Legally impossible and illegal are different things. jeff47 Sep 2015 #27

"Legally impossible" vs. "Impossible" is an intentional distraction. OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #31

How is Senator Patrick Leahy a Democrat? Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #24

By him saying "I am a Democrat". jeff47 Sep 2015 #25

Why the snark? nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #26

Because that is my natural reaction to stupid jeff47 Sep 2015 #28

I was asking a simple question because I'm not familiar wth Vermont and party affiliation Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #29

This all stems from the "special" election laws in Vermont which "prevent" Sanders... OilemFirchen Sep 2015 #33

there is nowhere to put a party karynnj Sep 2015 #15

A Vermonter can join any party as a member, mak3cats Sep 2015 #17

If Clinton polled with those kinds of numbers among Republicans NuclearDem Sep 2015 #10

Surely DUers would be happy for Clinton like they are for Bernie. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #30

He bests Hillary 65 - 14 with Dems. bunnies Sep 2015 #16

They like him because he stands up for the small farmers Marrah_G Sep 2015 #32