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KBlagburn

(567 posts)
4. Alabama has closed primaries...
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 04:17 AM
Dec 2019

if you are a registered republican you cannot vote in the democratic primary!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Time. HerbChestnut Dec 2019 #1
Unless there were other issues on the same ballot The Mouth Dec 2019 #18
what stops 400000 kentukey democrats from voting for what ever republican challenger is running SterlingPound Dec 2019 #2
They will. This is why I support closed primaries. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #3
Me too Freddie Dec 2019 #7
Me too Sloumeau Dec 2019 #8
except of course we need unaffiliated voters to win in the general election Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #14
How exaxtly is saying... Sloumeau Dec 2019 #15
It ain't a club. There are two de-facto institutionalized political parties in this country. Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #17
Using an analogy, such as a private club or a sports team, is neither naive nor dishonest. Sloumeau Dec 2019 #19
Sorry...they can join the party if they choose otherwise...they don't get to pick our nominee. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #20
you mean where Rush Limbaugh told Republicans to vote for Clinton? booley Dec 2019 #23
You can't stop people from changing their registration Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #11
Never underestimate Freddie Dec 2019 #12
except of course it doesn't work. Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #13
Alabama has closed primaries... KBlagburn Dec 2019 #4
They can't vote in closed primaries unless they register as Democrats, often months pnwmom Dec 2019 #5
Maybe Democrats should vote for Weld in the Republican primary Shrek Dec 2019 #6
They can only vote in open primary states. That's where you need to address your attention. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #9
Nothing. It will happen sadly. Joe941 Dec 2019 #10
Close all primaries, for a start LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #16
Depends on the individual state laws Retrograde Dec 2019 #21
I support CLOSED primaries. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #22
In Florida they would have to reregister as a democrat before the cutoff date. Blue_true Dec 2019 #24
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