Democratic Primaries

2naSalit

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2. The answer is yes.

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 10:50 PM

Feb 2020

That's the fatal flaw of open primaries.

NH has a strange way of dealing with it and it is a system where such a thing as suggested in the tweet can happen. Whether it did or not is something I have yet to see proof of, but that's a possibility.

Why is that?

It has to do with the ability of Independents to declare party affiliation in order to vote in the primaries. And they can, as you may have seen if you were watching copious amounts of coverage, change to either party prior to voting at the polls, vote, and then undeclare before they leave the polling facility.

A large portion of the voters in NH are purposely declared Independents and choose at the polls during primaries. NH has an interesting voting culture, you have to live there to get it. I have not seen such a thing in any other state.

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

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Tweet of the Day [View all] RandySF Feb 2020 OP

Really? Iliyah Feb 2020 #1

The answer is yes. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #2

Is there a source for that? Thanks uppityperson Feb 2020 #3

How some conservatives are working to disrupt the South Carolina Democratic primary RandySF Feb 2020 #6

Wow...that process in South Carolina is just another voter suppression mechanism. nt iluvtennis Feb 2020 #13

Of course there is not. ramen Feb 2020 #10

Yes, Open primaries. GemDigger Feb 2020 #12

I always wondered why Florida coeur_de_lion Feb 2020 #4

any source for the gop voting claim? uponit7771 Feb 2020 #5

Republicans are openly talking about messing up the S.C. primary RandySF Feb 2020 #7

Was the tweet not about NH republicans voting for Sanders? ramen Feb 2020 #11

There is no source. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #15

That is my point, too. Not sure what the SC deflection elsewhere on the thread is about. n/t ramen Feb 2020 #17

Just a comparative story. Several states have versions of "open" primaries... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #18

Not true, she cites "operationchaos2020.com". Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #22

Which isn't a source. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #24

Yes. U are correct.. Just saying it is a real thing. Now Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #25

50% or near that of Sanders voters as Republicans seems entirely made up to me, I can find Celerity Feb 2020 #23

Closed primaries don't solve it. It's part of the system. localroger Feb 2020 #8

When I lived in Kansas I knew far too many people who also did exactly that. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #20

Everyone should have to take a blood oath to prove they are true blue Democrats. progressoid Feb 2020 #9

A random person with an unverified claim on Twitter. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #14

Given there is literally zero evidence to support the NH claim, I'd recommend deleting this post. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #16

It's like the Twilight Zone. Cha Feb 2020 #19

Holy Guacamole Randy! If you go to her feed she's Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #21

Stuff like this a random twitter claim that 50% of sanders N.H. votes came from Repugs posted here lunasun Feb 2020 #26

It has 48 Recs as well. Ace Rothstein Feb 2020 #27