Democratic Primaries

TwilightZone

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9. I'm not sure how we'd tell the legit switches from the others.

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:47 PM

Feb 2020

And it could work to our detriment. Say, for example, that our nominee starts dominating in the polls. People like to vote for a winner and a lot of people wait until the last minute to decide, so moderate Rs (they do exist) and Is could re-register in significant numbers late in the process and help our candidate in November.

It really works both ways. Of course, conventional wisdom is that the Rs are more likely to do it for nefarious purposes, but I don't know how we'd ever be able to determine intent.

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

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If a republican changes.his registration to vote in a Democratic primary to vote for [View all] still_one Feb 2020 OP

You would think so Desert grandma Feb 2020 #1

Not if it's allowed by the process. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #2

Yes, that is what i meant. It seems to me that if someone registers with a still_one Feb 2020 #4

I'm not sure how we'd tell the legit switches from the others. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #9

Perhaps it isn't feasible, but getting rid of open primaries i believe is feasible still_one Feb 2020 #12

Definitely. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15

+++ still_one Feb 2020 #16

Many states do not have party registration unc70 Feb 2020 #17

Yeah, I know. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #18

Very hard to change in mist states unc70 Feb 2020 #20

Operation Chaos aeromanKC Feb 2020 #3

Illinois has open primaries. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #5

All open primaries are like that. Nowhere can you vote in the Dem AND Repub primaries the same day. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #19

Since the republican primary is not competitive. Blue_true Feb 2020 #31

Turnout is the key. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #36

I was referring to a primary, not the General. Blue_true Feb 2020 #37

Understood. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #38

It's RF and not the will of the Democrats.. it's the "Will" Cha Feb 2020 #6

Operation Chaos. musette_sf Feb 2020 #7

Maybe not legally, but ethically without a doubt still_one Feb 2020 #10

So it does happen.. Confession time...... Chipper Chat Feb 2020 #8

Of course, the farce of "open" primaries Sinistrous Feb 2020 #11

Open primaries invite it still_one Feb 2020 #13

"Strategic voting" is what I think it's sometimes called. Kaleva Feb 2020 #14

Answer: it's not happening... brooklynite Feb 2020 #21

However just bragging about it gets the desired effect. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #22

i think they consider it "gaming." rampartc Feb 2020 #23

Probably. I don't like it regardless still_one Feb 2020 #26

no. whatever they call it, it does not contribute to "the consent of the governed." rampartc Feb 2020 #33

My friend is splitting the vote that way... mitch96 Feb 2020 #24

I don't care who does it, I don't like it still_one Feb 2020 #25

It's dirty, but not illegal. RandySF Feb 2020 #27

Nope. Downtown Hound Feb 2020 #28

All Republicans are criminals in everything they say and everything they do. democratisphere Feb 2020 #29

The DNC should close all primaries. Only party members should be allowed to vote. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #30

I agree. I am just not sure if the DNC is in charge of that or the States Democratic party still_one Feb 2020 #32

i think it may be the state party. rampartc Feb 2020 #34

That is how California does it also for their semi-open primaries. Thanks for your insight still_one Feb 2020 #35