• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s pretty common for people to vote in the other party’s primary (which is what registers you in most states) when they’ve got an incumbent from their own.

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      4 months ago

      “it’s pretty common”? Is it? Do you have a source to support your claim?

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        4 months ago

        If they view their own primary as unimportant, they can register with the other party and vote for the least-objectionable (or, more nefariously, the least-electable) candidates.

        I registered Republican this year because the Dems in my primary were already locked in. So I’m technically a registered Republican even though I’ve never voted Republican in the general election.