So how many of you frothing HRC or BS supporters are registered democrats?

[luvspeas]

In addition how many of you know whether your state has open or closed primaries. Will you be voting in the primaries or do you even know if you can?

I have closed primaries in my state and I am not interested in registering as a democrat-therefore I do not have an opinion about any of the candidates and will most likely be voting for the democratic nominee.

I'd suggest the rest of you figure this out and act accordingly because this bickering is stupid.

[Trajan]

1. Oh yeah .. THIS will fix everything

Well .. Maybe not ...

In fact, it will most likely make it worse ...

But hey, we needed a mommy ...

I did clean my room .. Can I have a candy treat?

[luvspeas]

3. I have to assume from your response that you have no idea...n/t

[luvspeas]

13. I didn't even do that...

but thanks to whoever did. I felt like i was in court for a minute there.

[randys1]

2. Well stated, people with little to lose if the terrorists take over, do need to be scolded

and a few Hillary voters are getting obnoxious as well.

[luvspeas]

6. just a little nauseous from the bullshit that's all...

Quibbling. Sick of it. Stupid part is none of them realize how they are being played.

[demmiblue]

4. Yeah, because most people here don't know the ins and outs regarding their state's primary elections

[luvspeas]

7. you are naive if you believe they do...

it's so easy to have an opinion on the internet. What about you? I can only assume you don't know.

[demmiblue]

10. Lol... you have lost it.

[still_one]

5. I am frothing but not for Hillary or Bernie, I am just frothing

Oh, and I am a registered frothing Democrat

[NorthCarolina]

8. I am. eom

[Trajan]

11. Luvpeas?

You are ignored for your breathtaking arrogance ..

Bye bye ...

[Chan790]

12. Not only a registered Democrat but a member of my Democratic Town Committee.

Also, CT has closed primaries.

[leftofcool]

14. Not only a Dem but leading Dem in my County.

Yes, we have closed primaries.

[luvspeas]

17. Good for those who know and have made a decision...

My point is that on the internet it is very easy to have an opinion about something without actually supporting anything. I think there are way too many people around here who simply like to pick a side and be combative. I think the livid responses of the people who don't seem to know are obvious examples.

[Boomer]

15. Is this a trick question?

Not sure what underlies the scathing sarcasm, but it's misplaced. I'm a registered Democrat, I've voted in every single election since I moved to this county, and I even volunteer to work the polls (when my health allows).

We have closed primaries. I know because I had the job of stringing the poll slips, which show your party affiliation. This allows the poll worker to pull up the correct ballot for your party.

[restorefreedom]

16. i know the rules of my state

and will vote for bernie

i imagine most are preparing properly for a primary vote opportunity.

[luvspeas]

19. good for you but I disagree...

I think that there are people here, both pro BS And HRC that have no idea an have no intention to either register or vote in an open primary. I think some people like to bitch.

[restorefreedom]

21. you really think

that people would spend all this time on DU when they could be doing other stuff, and they're not going to even participate? Wow even I'm not that cynical and I thought I was pretty down on people.

I could agree with your statement if you're talking about people who are not eligible to vote, but it's hard for me to imagine that if they're eligible they're not going to do it if they are that passionate about it.

[Ino]

22. And there's one person who doesn't care...

has no intention to register, and will not vote in the primary.

But who likes to lecture and insult everyone else.

[luvspeas]

27. Oh I care!

I care because this petty bickering is going to get me President Ben Carson! I am asking because I think that the people who are planning on participating the the primaries are probably educated and logical people. I think the HRC and BS haters and shitstirrers are just that and have no intention of trying to get anyone elected. It needs to stop. If people want to support a certain candidate then work on getting them elected in the primaries in your district and get off the internet. And yes I know many of you are reasonable and doing the right thing.

[arcane1]

32. If you don't vote in the primary, then you too are not "trying to get anyone elected"

You are the LAST person to lecture any of us who actually plan to participate in our democracy.

The phrase "part of the problem" comes to mind.

[luvspeas]

40. um...do you know how elections work?

at least here...people are nominated by their party then there is a vote between the nominees from the party. I do not nor do I wish to participate in the primaries. I do plan on voting in the 2016 presidential election and will most likely vote for the democratic nominee. Of course I am participating. What I refuse to participate in is petty sniping over differences between 2 fairly good candidates. How about you?

[arcane1]

42. If you don't participate, you have no standing to criticize those who do.

It's just stupid.

[Ino]

43. You say you care, but..

can't be bothered to register as a Democrat and do what you're lecturing others to do.

YOU are just stirring shit without any intention of trying to get anyone elected!

[demmiblue]

31. +1 Too funny, n'cest pas?

[artislife]

58. We post in the Bernie group

many threads on state requirements to vote in the primaries. We also have Feelthebern that is very informative along with where to take day workshops. For example, my state in a caucus state. I get to learn how to do it effectively for my candidate. Have no idea if the H group has similar threads and information. Probably do.

[jwirr]

18. I have been a registered Democrat since 1960.

[Lancero]

20. Jury results, #9

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You have to assume in my response
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Bad troll, back to your room. No candy for you.
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[arcane1]

23. Bickering is stupid, but not voting in the primary isn't?

What an insane post. If you're not voting in the primary then why are you even following GDP at all? And if you refuse to register, who the fuck are you to assume we're too stupid to do it ourselves?

Hmm... maybe I did froth a little there

[luvspeas]

34. because i like things about all the candidates...

even O'Malley and there are enough things about all of the candidates to give me some concerns. I'm not registered and I do not plan on doing so but I will likely vote for whichever democrat is nominated. Unless some independent rides in and sweeps me off my feet. Not gonna happen.

I didn't realize one needed to register or pick a side before the election to be interested.

[BlueMTexpat]

24. My voting residence is MD.

The state has closed primaries.

I have always registered as a Democrat. I am proud to be one and am proud to state that.

I am currently registered as a Democrat.

If I have to re-register, I will re-register as a Democrat.

Yes, my vote will count, both in the primary and in the GE.

[aidbo]

25. Been a registered Democrat since I was old enough to vote In 1994

My state has closed primaries, though there was a ballot initiative last cycle to open them that didn't pass.

I am a Bernie supporter, however I wouldn't characterize myself as 'frothing'.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. I'm not frothing, but I am a registered Democrat,

and will be participating in my state's caucus like last time, even though the nominee is usually already selected by the time our caucus rolls around.

[Codeine]

33. Yeah, for all the internecine warfare over the nomination

around here by the time my state (the most populous state in the union and arguably the most influential culturally) gets its shit together to vote the whole thing is a done deal.

[Blue_In_AK]

41. Yours is in June??

Ours is in March, and I thought that was late.

[Codeine]

48. Right?! It's ridiculous!

We really need to condense the primary calendar.

[artislife]

59. That's interesting to know.

I am not being sarcastic. I just wasn't sure when Alaska caucused.

[BooScout]

28. I vote absentee

In the Georgia Primary. It's an open primary.

Last time I had to get my congressman's office involved since my county screwed it up. Thank goodness I have a great congressman and his press spokesperson is a good friend.

[Kalidurga]

29. I am a registered Democrat since 1992

If the Green Party was a viable party I would switch to that in a heart beat. But they are not so I live with the lesser of the two evils.

[Codeine]

30. Oh for fuck's sake.

We are a group of people who spend their time having arguments about politics online, usually in complete sentences with reasonable spelling and grammar. It's safe to fucking assume that as veterans of the political process we know the mechanics of how to vote in our states.

This ain't the comments section on YouTube! It's not a random collection of dipshits off the street. It's DU.

[luvspeas]

35. really?

I don't even know what to say to you. Poor naive thing.

[Codeine]

51. I saw your post further down

about nobody telling you about their plans to vote in their primary or caucus; I've voted in every public election of every kind in every location I've lived in since I turned 18 in time to vote for Dukakis. I doubt I'm all that different from most of DU.

Please don't assume a level of superiority that you simply do not possess, especially considering you don't even take the steps needed to vote in the primary process.

[artislife]

60. Or worse yet...Yahoo news! nt

[ibegurpard]

36. open primary

Can't register as a member of any party.

[Gloria]

37. I just re-registered Democrat

after many years as an "undeclared." I'm in NM now, which still has a closed primary...Prior to that I lived in NJ and was a registered Dem there.

I want to vote in the primary...for HRC....I de-registered after the May 30 meeting during the first Obama run...

I continue to be lukewarm on Obama. I did not vote for him the first time and part of it was the extreme nature of his camp supporters...including one who I thought was a good friend....You could not even deviate from ONE THING on Obama....(sounds so familiar) ..She had all sorts of contacts at Harvard and polling...she started hanging out with others...ironically, she loved the idea of a fusion candidate...remember that? Bloomberg and who was the Republican ex. Senator who wanted to do that? What a joke. I have cut her off entirely because of that crap. I went on to do TONS of research on my blog which clearly showed that Obama was very Republican lite....very....esp. his ties to the Christian media guys...and his stuff about Reagan and his nonsense in a newspaper board interview where he dismissed the Vietnam era as having nothing to learn from... I also resigned from Buzzflash when they went so wild about Obama and crucified Clinton. Screw that stuff, then...and NOW.

So,I de-registered. I only voted for him the second run because I was so afraid of the Republicans....

[LiberalElite]

38. Just curious - why do you think we don't know/haven't figured it out? -

I am tired of the arrogant presumptions of stupidity.

[luvspeas]

44. a better question is if you are not part of the problem why are you even bothering to reply?

I noticed that everyone who snarks at me does not mention whether they know how to or will be voting in their primary.

Yup. just checked again. Not a one who wants to personally attack me has stated whether they will vote in the primaries.

[LiberalElite]

47. I am not part of the problem and you

just asked another arrogant question. BTW, you didn't answer my question.

[Ino]

50. I know how, and I always vote in the primaries.

I always vote, period. Even if it's just one proposition on the ballot.

How about you? Nope! Not even for presidential nominee. Nope! You can't be bothered.

And I wouldn't care if you did or not, except you're insulting and attacking everyone else, lecturing them on how they should do what you won't do yourself, assuming they don't know how, calling them names. That's why I bother to reply.

[luvspeas]

52. again, I already answered this...

My state has closed primaries and I am not a registered democrat. Don't feel a need to. I guess you were too busy dreaming up wild accucations about me to actually read through the thread. That is just like what I am referring to about people battering HRC and BS. Some people around here like to throw around lies and unfounded bullshit. I wish you well.

[Ino]

53. Wild accusations?

Here are some wild accusations and unfounded bullshit...

1. you frothing HRC or BS supporters
2. do you even know if you can?
3. I'd suggest the rest of you figure this out
4. I can only assume you don't know
5. I think that there are people here, both pro BS And HRC that have no idea an have no intention to either register or vote in an open primary. I think some people like to bitch
6. I think the HRC and BS haters and shitstirrers are just that and have no intention of trying to get anyone elected.
7. you were too busy dreaming up wild accucations about me to actually read through the thread

I read the thread. I know that you know how primaries work. But you won't bother to participate. You "don't feel a need to."

But you accuse others of not knowing how to participate in the primary that you WON'T bother to participate in, and you do feel a need to insult, condescend, and lecture everyone. And my pointing this out is a "wild accucation"?

The hypocrisy and projection is deep on this one!

[luvspeas]

63. Wow. You can cut and paste...

It means absolutely nothing. You have simply proved my point that some people on du are here only to be argumentative and adversarial.

[Ino]

64. Buh-bye. Ignored.

[luvspeas]

49. I already answered your question...

anything else?

[DianeK]

39. in my state..

you do not need to be registered with any particular party in order to participate in the primary or any other election...

[DianeK]

45. oh and just btw...

i guess now i am a member of the progressive party since i went to the last meeting and suddenly found myself becoming their treasurer!

[demmiblue]

46. As to this whole OP, I am voting absinthe!

Shameless link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027294850

[Sheepshank]

54. What the froth?

I'm getting a frothing kick out of this frothing thread. I guess we're all just frothers today

[Pathwalker]

62. We're frothy! Yay!

or not.

[retrowire]

55. I forgot what my state was

But I've registered Democrat in order to vote Bernie.

I think it's Closed primary?

[TexasProgresive]

56. 30+ states don't allow for party registration

Vermont and Texas for a couple.

There is NO way to register as a Democrat in Texas. You can vote in either primary and they stamp your registration card at that time with the party primary you voted in. If there is a runoff you can only vote in that election if your card is stamped with that party.

[artislife]

57. I am. nt

[Hiraeth]

61. open primary/will be voting for Bernie on Super Tuesday

[JonLeibowitz]

65. Registered

Closed Primary, will be voting for BS in June (California)

Thanks for the post, OP