SC Republicans Plotting to Boost Bernie to Beat Biden, Help Trump

[George II]

A group of activist Republicans are planning to cross party lines and vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders in next week’s South Carolina primary in a bid to ensure that President Donald Trump faces a Socialist in the November general election.

Last year, the South Carolina Republican party cancelled its primary on the grounds that Trump was the overwhelming GOP favorite in the state and holding a contest to affirm that fact was both unnecessary and a waste of money.

The decision is still being litigated in state court, but that hasn’t stopped members of two upstate Tea Party groups and other GOP activists from urging their idle fellow Republicans to go to the polls and cast their vote … for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

In its Facebook event notice, the “Trump2-29 team” assured readers that despite the cancellation of the GOP primary, “SC Republican voters still have an opportunity to support President Donald Trump and help him win in November!”

“Trump 2-29 Campaign encourages all SC Republican voters to vote for Bernie Sanders in the upcoming Democratic primary on Saturday, February 29! SC does not have registration by party, nor do we have closed primaries, so it is perfectly legal for you to participate!”

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[Crowman2009]

1. Remember soon to be deceased Rush Limbaugh's attempt called "Operation Chaos"?

That backfired on the lying SOB! Hopefully this will as well. I think we can all agree that caucuses and open primaries need to go.

[Cha]

2. So depressing..

[PunkinPi]

3. Just saw this on Twitter...

Link to tweet

"We're asking South Carolina Republicans to show their support for President Trump by crossing over and voting in the Democratic primary for Senator Bernie Sanders."

Well, there it is. A vote for Bernie is a vote for Trump.

More ratf--king in SC primary by GOP crossover voters. Open primaries are problematic.

Found another video -->

Link to tweet

This MAGAt already voted for Bernie in SC.

"We have an operation chaos going on, we are encouraging Republicans to go vote for Bernie because we believe Bernie is the best worst candidate in contrasting his socialism against Trump's capitalism."

[Cha]

4. "Show that RF trump some respect".

[PunkinPi]

10. Wish more people would realize what is happening here and vote accordingly. Oy! nt

[Cha]

16. I know

[BusyBeingBest]

5. I doubt this is going to be the case.

[rockfordfile]

17. They just said they're attempting to do it. trump supporters are un-American

[TCJ70]

6. Crossover voting isn't cool...isn't new either.

But Republicans should be careful what they wish for. They just might get it.

[Crowman2009]

9. Yep, Pres. Obama was a result of their failed "Operation Chaos" in 2008.

[TCJ70]

13. I know people who did it in 2016 and voted in the Republicans primaries.

Didn't work out well for them. It's just a stupid idea.

[SunSeeker]

8. This is why we need to get rid of open primaries.

Same shit is happening in CA too.

[PunkinPi]

11. I agree. Same in VA. nt

[rockfordfile]

18. No kidding. It's called the Democratic primary

[Bayard]

12. Here we go again

The only way trump can win is to cheat.

[NYMinute]

14. The open primary idea is harebrained for this reason

[JudyM]

15. A bill fighting against this just made it out of Committee there, requiring 30 day advance

party registration, and the inability to change parties more often than every two years, etc... I’m not seeing a timeline for it but it just reportedly passed out of committee.

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2020

PreviousH. 5288
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-115 SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION OR A PARTISAN ADVISORY REFERENDUM UNLESS THE PERSON HAS REGISTERED AS BEING A MEMBER OF THAT PARTY OR IS REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-110, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO VOTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION OR PARTISAN ADVISORY REFERENDUM UNLESS THE PERSON HAS REGISTERED AS BEING A MEMBER OF THAT POLITICAL PARTY OR REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-170, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENT OF STATING POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION, IF ANY, ON THE FORM AND INCLUDING IT IN THE OATH AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO ASSIST IN CAPTURING THIS DATA; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-20, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE, AS A REQUIREMENT, REGISTRATION AS A MEMBER OF THE PARTY OR STATUS AS A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT AND TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OR NONAFFILIATION AFTER A SELECTION HAS BEEN MADE.
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/query.php?search=DOC&searchtext=H.5288&category=LEGISLATION&session=123&conid=29603764&result_pos=0&keyval=1235288&numrows=10#OCC1