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Democratic Primaries

BlueIdaho

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5. Once every four years

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 06:06 PM

Feb 2020

Republicans shout about crossing the line and voting in the Democratic primaries. But history and statistics prove they never show up in the numbers necessary to have an impact. Of course the best solution is - closed primaries - but that’s a matter for state legislatures. They decide.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Upstate SC GOP officials openly talking about ratf***ing the SC primary [View all] scheming daemons Feb 2020 OP

That's the problem with OPEN primaries. I don't want republicans choosing our candidate. George II Feb 2020 #1

Yep and he won't do a thing to stop that from happening either. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #2

What is Bernie supposed to do? TheRealNorth Feb 2020 #8

Well, the junior senator from VT did tell Ari Melber tishaLA Feb 2020 #3

That's not quite what ratfucking is Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #4

Unless the problems with the app were intentional, the term doesn't apply. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

Get over it. Zolorp Feb 2020 #7

Nobody mentioned conspiracy theories Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #9

Especially when the IDP was warned about the app in mid Jan and still went with it. Autumn Feb 2020 #13

Once every four years BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #5

At the end of the day, if people vote cross party in open primaries, it is usually because they Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #10

? BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #11

Yes. And I thought the subject line was longer... Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #12

No worries! BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #14

Of course they are. Cha Feb 2020 #15