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A Republican with a conscience (discuss.online)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 111 points 9 months ago (5 children)

If you registered as a Republican in the last 60 years, that is exactly what you signed up for. You joined the nazis and you knew.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Many places have or had in the past closed primaries, meaning you can only vote as a registered party member. I wouldn't complain if people had registered to try and influence from within the system, though that is an uphill battle that may not be worth it and can backfire. Pushing for a weak candidate to try and get the opposition elected is how we got Trump's first term.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    This is why I'm registered republican this year

    I'm living in Utah, so midterms are automatically going to whatever name has "Rep." next to it. If I want to influence anything at all, I need to be able to vote on whose name that is

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    In some states the primary is essentially the real election. I can't fault someone for voting in a republican primary when that determines their fate. In other states there are open primaries and the democratic candidates may be uncontested or you may want to simply vote against someone, like Trump, as many chances as you get. Suddenly you are a registered republican because of the ballot you requested.

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