Reply #2: I don't think so.

[lonehalf]

That strategy can backfire.

In Georgia the Democrats created crossover voting when they were in power - that is: the voter does not register at all, they just declare their party affiliation at the polls.

They did this (even they won't admit it) so they could vote as a Republican in the Primary and choose who would be the Republican nominee.

Now Georgia is VERY Republican and they are doing the same thing.

The most notable instance of crossover voting was McKinney's defeats in 2002 and 2006.

Also, many Democrats switched parties because they knew that they were not going to win as a Democrat.

This caused the State Senate to be controlled by the Republicans. But I bet that their ideology didn't change.