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tanyev

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5. Yeah, that was my first thought.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 09:23 AM

Jun 2022

How many of these states have closed primaries? I often vote in Republican primaries, but Texas has open primaries and doesn't specify any party affiliation on voter registration cards.

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How is this possible?? 1 million voters have switched to republican - AP [View all] Roland99 Jun 2022 OP

'Ben Smith' probably bitches constantly that Biden hasn't done enough to fight covid. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #1

While whining about mandatory Covid vaccinations, one of the only things... keep_left Jun 2022 #30

At this point in time... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #2

Yeah, that was my first thought. tanyev Jun 2022 #5

That's immediately what I thought, too. Haggard Celine Jun 2022 #13

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Jun 2022 #24

That, and FL going round shifting ppls voter registration without their consent PortTack Jun 2022 #26

Agreed. Possibly, it's an anti-tfg candidate strategy. lindysalsagal Jun 2022 #28

It's the economy. The dems will be blamed for all the blocking of financial help the repubs have mucifer Jun 2022 #3

They voted R in the primary KentuckyWoman Jun 2022 #4

Bill Clinton said it best: "it's the economy, stupid" Calista241 Jun 2022 #10

Actually abortion is illegal in several States already standingtall Jun 2022 #12

Those are state laws, not country-wide. And in most of those states, abortion Calista241 Jun 2022 #19

All remaining States that people can travel too standingtall Jun 2022 #22

IL is NOT light blue! We are just like every lrg blue state that has pockets of red- NY, CA, NJ PortTack Jun 2022 #27

That was James Carville. TwilightZone Jun 2022 #29

So, Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #6

And so the media begins to stoke up the horse race before November. llmart Jun 2022 #7

18-30 shows up the million who switch do Not matter. sarcasmo Jun 2022 #17

Lets see how that holds up after taking women rights away. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #8

Democrats in some states register (R) for primaries, then switch back bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #9

i know a lot of them here in Georgia did that CatWoman Jun 2022 #15

I am registered R in FL obamanut2012 Jun 2022 #21

This article tells us nothing standingtall Jun 2022 #11

Was Bill Maher the guy in the article? sarcasmo Jun 2022 #18

more warnings treestar Jun 2022 #14

The registration shift has been going on for awhile now Deminpenn Jun 2022 #16

And what was the shift in 2019-2020? AkFemDem Jun 2022 #20

Slightly misleading and overstates the impact -- only 370,000 net switches to R. onenote Jun 2022 #23

I don't think we should take this lightly... Omen78 Jun 2022 #25