karynnj
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Tue May-06-08 09:23 AM
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| 21. It really bothers me that it is legal for a radio host to |
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push people to do things that are illegal. The fact that it is very hard to prove they are violating the law on an individual level - it is clear on a higher level that the majority of Rush's audience is very conservative and do not meet the Indiana criterion (having voted mostly democratic in the last election or planning to in the upcoming one). His telling them that - yeah, it's illegal, but not a felony and you aren't going to get caught is sickening.
The only saving grace is that I do think the superdelegates are not stupid. I would bet that they will mentally adjust any Clinton victories for this effect - though it will be hard to evaluate. I think HRC needs to denounce the effort.
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| -What is up with the Republicans voting in the Indiana Democratic Primary? |
beat tk |
May-06-08 08:47 AM |
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Edit--I almost forgot to put in "Other"! |
beat tk |
May-06-08 08:49 AM |
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How does Republican vote splitting down the middle have NO IMPACT? |
Skwmom |
May-06-08 09:29 AM |
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I agree, but the impact in relation to there having been a closed primary is what I meant there. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 10:17 AM |
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Can Independents vote in Indiana primaries also? If yes, it is called |
whistle |
May-06-08 08:50 AM |
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Yes, Indiana is an open primary. However, party affiliation is changed when you vote. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 08:53 AM |
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How does that matter? A republican or conservative independent |
whistle |
May-06-08 08:57 AM |
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Yep, same holds true for the (R) primary. I think it's one of those things where it is assumed that |
beat tk |
May-06-08 08:59 AM |
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Yes, but there aren't many dems in Indiana for it to really matter. |
faithfulcitizen |
May-06-08 09:31 AM |
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Again... Indiana has an OPEN Primary system |
TahitiNut |
May-06-08 08:54 AM |
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Does that apply for both parties? |
whistle |
May-06-08 08:58 AM |
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You mean 'all' parties? Yes. |
TahitiNut |
May-06-08 09:02 AM |
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Actually all parties, but we know that the two major parties are key |
whistle |
May-06-08 09:05 AM |
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Can someone explain allowing republicans to vote in the Dem primary? |
Secret_Society |
May-06-08 08:51 AM |
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Because it's an open primary. |
Jokerman |
May-06-08 08:53 AM |
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What is the rationale behind open primaries in a state like Indiana? |
whistle |
May-06-08 08:59 AM |
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I think the rationale for open primaries in general is to increase turnout. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 09:04 AM |
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While the Democratic Party DOES have a rule limiting Primaries to 'Democrats' ... |
TahitiNut |
May-06-08 09:01 AM |
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That is not the case though in Indiana |
whistle |
May-06-08 09:03 AM |
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I would say it's a mixed bag |
newmajority |
May-06-08 08:52 AM |
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This is what I'm thinking. I'm thinking the legit votes will favor Obama, the chaos votes will favor |
beat tk |
May-06-08 08:55 AM |
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The Repukes will vote for the weaker Dem candidate ~~ Hillary... |
Hepburn |
May-06-08 08:56 AM |
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Or Obama on the theory that his campaign will implode |
whistle |
May-06-08 09:02 AM |
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If you missed it--the sad tale of one Democratic-voting Republican: |
beat tk |
May-06-08 09:10 AM |
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How could someone running for public office be that stupid? |
kevinbgoode |
May-06-08 10:27 AM |
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And you have so assume that some of these people actually get elected occasionally. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 11:06 AM |
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It really bothers me that it is legal for a radio host to |
karynnj |
May-06-08 09:23 AM |
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Yep, this cross-over voting is not all bad, but it's inexcusable to encourage these "stealth" votes. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 09:30 AM |
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What I am hearing from family and friends in Indiana is |
Tippy |
May-06-08 09:37 AM |
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Wow, didn't know that. Do they believe in alien babies too? Just kidding! |
beat tk |
May-06-08 10:00 AM |
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A Some of them probably do...... |
Tippy |
May-06-08 10:17 AM |
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anybody else? Anyone in Indiana have a feel for what the Republicans are up to today? |
beat tk |
May-06-08 10:46 AM |
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.. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 03:18 PM |
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IMHO, there's only two ways to stop crossover voting. |
Rwalsh |
May-06-08 11:40 AM |
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I agree, and I have no idea what should be done about crossover votes. Probably nothing. |
beat tk |
May-06-08 11:47 AM |
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The majority was right--Clinton took the (R) vote 53/46. It was 11% of the vote. You guys are smart! |
beat tk |
May-07-08 08:13 AM |
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