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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 4 Democrats: Calif is an open primary. Expect lot's of Repugs (aka: "independents") to vote 4 BS [View all]ContinentalOp
(5,356 posts)66. They're not REGISTERED as republicans
Doesn't mean they aren't republicans if they in fact vote for republicans every time. A "republican leaning" independent does not vote for the American Independent Party or Libertarian Party candidate. They vote for Republicans. That's why they're considered "republican leaning." Libertarians would be counted in the other third of NPP voters who don't lean Democratic or Republican.
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4 Democrats: Calif is an open primary. Expect lot's of Repugs (aka: "independents") to vote 4 BS [View all]
Bill USA
Jun 2016
OP
What a GOP campaign against Bernie Sanders might look like: "When did you stop being a Communist?"
Bill USA
Jun 2016
#7
Independents are now Republicans? I think you meant non-partisan since Independents can't vote
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#3
Oregon is a closed Primary and Bernie won it by a large margin, in CA it's 'semi-open' which mean
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#5
Lumping California in with Washington and Oregon is delusional. It's a completely different state.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#61
I lived most of my life in CA, still pay taxes there. I live in Oregon now.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#71
this sh*t again? How many thousands of Republicans would have to cross over to affect the outcome
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#8
I checked Calif voter data & Indies r about evenly split between Dems and Repug's, so it isn't as
Bill USA
Jun 2016
#15
as I said in OP, HRC will get the delegates 4 the nomination. But BS fans are looking 4 any sort of
Bill USA
Jun 2016
#22
I thought you guys were against people claiming foul play every time their candidate loses.
Marr
Jun 2016
#14
they keep this shit up they will marginalise Trump's ass right into the White House
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#41
There are about 1,420,248 right wing "independents" in CA with no reason to vote in the R primary
ContinentalOp
Jun 2016
#43
Exactly. They can't vote in the R primary but they can vote in the D primary.
ContinentalOp
Jun 2016
#50
My next door neighbors fit the bill...repubs who register NPP since there is never any hope in
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#56
And I pointed already to you that there are two other parties that lean right
nadinbrzezinski
Jun 2016
#76
Texas has had the second worst turnout of any State this cycle. Texas elects Republicans.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#72
Internal polling must be awful, if they're sending people out to spew this crap.
jeff47
Jun 2016
#83