Reply #165: that can be misleading, though

[Carolina]

because here is SC, you do not have to declare party affiliation when you register to vote and thus during any given election season, you can vote in whichever primary you choose, you just can't vote in both.

For example, in that dastardly 2000 presidential primary here, many of us Dems (in mind & heart, through actions and past votes) intentionally voted in the repuke primary for McCain so that we could upset the Bush coronation and counter the ugliness of Bushco against the man who had soundly beaten him by 19% in NH). We did it again last year in the repuke gubernatorial primary, voting for the worst repuke so that our then Dem governor might have a better chance a reelection in the general contest.

Sadly, our efforts made no difference but someone looking at MY primary behavior would think I'm a repug when I'm anything but