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dutch777

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1. Reason why US states should allow non party aligned primaries. I hate in PA that I have to be party registered & can...

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:30 AM

Mar 28

...only vote for candidates from that party in the primary. While most times I would vote Dem anyway, there are times where I would rather be registered Independent and vote strategically to get a weak Repug candidate selected in the primary. Of course that can cut both ways, so that is a danger. But as backwards as we are in PA, probably won't change in my lifetime.

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From taboo to tactic: How strategic voting could shake up this election [View all] Spazito Mar 28 OP

Reason why US states should allow non party aligned primaries. I hate in PA that I have to be party registered & can... dutch777 Mar 28 #1

You make a really good point... Spazito Mar 28 #2

I lived in WA state and you could be non aligned and vote any way. Parties hated it but many liked it. dutch777 Mar 28 #3

And Musk gets our info. GreenWave Mar 28 #4