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dutch777

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

Reply to Spazito (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:40 AM

Mar 28

And I did sometimes vote in primaries for least winnable Repug hoping to have better odds for the Dem in the general election. The pollsters also hate it as thy can't get an accurate sense of the voter trend lines as easily from the primary. I have no sympathy for pollsters. I just like Dems winning.

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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