We have "closed" primaries in my state too. It makes sense to me. It's a small thing to have a D or an R next to your name on the rolls, and if you can't even do that, you don't get to pick your party's candidates.
We have "closed" primaries in my state too. It makes sense to me. It's a small thing to have a D or an R next to your name on the rolls, and if you can't even do that, you don't get to pick your party's candidates.
Yes, I heard two people behind me in line to vote talk about how they were independent, and while on one level I get that, on the other level, I am thinking… it’s not like you HAVE to vote Republican if you register as one, you can still vote however you want! But can also vote in the primary if it’s a closed primary and thereby influence who gets to be the candidate.
Living in blue NY, I kept my D registration for years so I could vote in their primaries because the only races that counted were D. Sometimes I'd pick their least likely winner to vote for, not that it mattered. But I finally proudly (well, sort of) changed it to R.
We have "closed" primaries in my state too. It makes sense to me. It's a small thing to have a D or an R next to your name on the rolls, and if you can't even do that, you don't get to pick your party's candidates.
Yes, I heard two people behind me in line to vote talk about how they were independent, and while on one level I get that, on the other level, I am thinking… it’s not like you HAVE to vote Republican if you register as one, you can still vote however you want! But can also vote in the primary if it’s a closed primary and thereby influence who gets to be the candidate.
Living in blue NY, I kept my D registration for years so I could vote in their primaries because the only races that counted were D. Sometimes I'd pick their least likely winner to vote for, not that it mattered. But I finally proudly (well, sort of) changed it to R.
That makes sense though.
Exactly!