Reply #: This was my first R vote ever -- and he had a "Democratic" incumbent opponent.

[eyesroll]

I voted for the R because he was, at least, genuine. He came to our Drinking Liberally group to campaign and explain why, although he was a Republican, he'd do a better job against the incumbent.

The incumbent registered as a Democrat because he knew he couldn't win otherwise. He's a darling of talk radio, has written for conservative magazines, and actually rails against the Democrats at every opportunity. (Think Lieberman, only *admitting* he's not a Democrat except on the ballot.) The county Democratic Party actually supported his primary opponent (and the party can only get involved in primaries in narrow circumstances like this one) and did not endorse at all in the general.