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Re: Crumbling America
« Reply #54 on: June 20, 2019, 11:00:27 pm »
Quote from: joanna50 on June 20, 2019, 10:39:34 pm
Not at all, some people just don't have a tolerance for liars, and cheaters who betray their country

Are you a Democrat?
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« Reply #55 on: June 20, 2019, 11:26:57 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 20, 2019, 11:00:27 pm
Are you a Democrat?

She can't be a Democrat if she has no tolerance for liars and cheaters.  ;D
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« Reply #56 on: June 22, 2019, 09:57:33 am »
Quote from: Jackie on June 20, 2019, 11:00:27 pm
Are you a Democrat?
I have no political affiliation, I think that's most of the problem these days, people vote for party instead of the best candidate
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Re: Crumbling America
« Reply #57 on: June 22, 2019, 11:03:32 am »
Quote from: joanna50 on June 22, 2019, 09:57:33 am
I have no political affiliation, I think that's most of the problem these days, people vote for party instead of the best candidate
That doesn't work in FLA, here you must be registered as a Republican to vote in the Republican primary, a Democrat for the Democrat primary and so on. As there are so few NPA, I, L and GP  candidates for state and local offices the so called independents are shut out of all but the  general elections.

Here it's better to register as either a R or a D and then vote split ticket in the general elections.

As screwed up as FLA is when it comes to voting many states are even worse.
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« Reply #58 on: June 22, 2019, 11:11:31 am »
Quote from: Realtime on June 22, 2019, 11:03:32 am
That doesn't work in FLA, here you must be registered as a Republican to vote in the Republican primary, a Democrat for the Democrat primary and so on. As there are so few NPA, I, L and GP  candidates for state and local offices the so called independents are shut out of all but the  general elections.

Here it's better to register as either a R or a D and then vote split ticket in the general elections.

As screwed up as FLA is when it comes to voting many states are even worse.
Kentucky is the same way, you have to be either a Republican or Democrat in order to vote in primaries.
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« Reply #59 on: June 22, 2019, 12:47:59 pm »
Quote from: joanna50 on June 22, 2019, 09:57:33 am
I have no political affiliation, I think that's most of the problem these days, people vote for party instead of the best candidate

Speaking for myself, I was a Democrat for years, until this last election, now I voted for who I think the best candidate no matter what party. I don't go by the party anymore.
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« Reply #60 on: June 22, 2019, 12:51:00 pm »
Quote from: Realtime on June 22, 2019, 11:03:32 am
That doesn't work in FLA, here you must be registered as a Republican to vote in the Republican primary, a Democrat for the Democrat primary and so on. As there are so few NPA, I, L and GP  candidates for state and local offices the so called independents are shut out of all but the  general elections.

Here it's better to register as either a R or a D and then vote split ticket in the general elections.

As screwed up as FLA is when it comes to voting many states are even worse.

Wow! I never knew that. I thought everyone can vote for who they want, I'm confused. ???
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« Reply #61 on: June 22, 2019, 12:57:44 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 12:51:00 pm
Wow! I never knew that. I thought everyone can vote for who they want, I'm confused. ???
You can in regular elections but in a primary you can only vote what your party is.
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« Reply #62 on: June 22, 2019, 01:18:48 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 12:51:00 pm
Wow! I never knew that. I thought everyone can vote for who they want, I'm confused. ???

The primary election is the parties electing their respective candidates.   
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« Reply #63 on: June 22, 2019, 01:25:40 pm »
Quote from: Teaman on June 22, 2019, 01:18:48 pm
The primary election is the parties electing their respective candidates.

Well, what if you don't care for the candidates in your party? I would think a person can vote for who they want, no matter what party they are registered in. Doesn't sound Kosher to me.
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« Reply #64 on: June 22, 2019, 01:26:27 pm »
Quote from: purplelady1040 on June 22, 2019, 12:57:44 pm
You can in regular elections but in a primary you can only vote what your party is.

Not Kosher!!!!
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« Reply #65 on: June 22, 2019, 01:53:33 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 01:26:27 pm
Not Kosher!!!!
May not be kosher but it is the only way you can vote when the general election takes place. Then you can either vote straight ticket, split the ticket or vote for anyone you like. If you don't vote than you have no right to complain about what happens.
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« Reply #66 on: June 22, 2019, 01:55:24 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 01:25:40 pm
Well, what if you don't care for the candidates in your party? I would think a person can vote for who they want, no matter what party they are registered in. Doesn't sound Kosher to me.
Doesn't work that way. You have to vote in the primaries in order to vote for who you want in general elections. If you don't vote at all than you can't and don't have the right to complain about what is happening.
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« Reply #67 on: June 22, 2019, 01:55:43 pm »
Quote from: purplelady1040 on June 22, 2019, 01:53:33 pm
May not be kosher but it is the only way you can vote when the general election takes place. Then you can either vote straight ticket, split the ticket or vote for anyone you like. If you don't vote than you have no right to complain about what happens.

Primary or not, a person should have the freedom to vote for any candidate they want no matter what party.
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« Reply #68 on: June 22, 2019, 02:00:44 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 01:55:43 pm
Primary or not, a person should have the freedom to vote for any candidate they want no matter what party.
You have to be in a party in order to vote and then come general.election, you can vote for who you want. It has been that way since elections first started and George Washington was elected president..
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« Reply #69 on: June 22, 2019, 02:02:38 pm »
Quote from: purplelady1040 on June 22, 2019, 02:00:44 pm
You have to be in a party in order to vote and then come general.election, you can vote for who you want. It has been that way since elections first started and George Washington was elected president..

I realize that, but a person should be allowed to vote outside their registered party as I mentioned in a previous post.
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« Reply #70 on: June 22, 2019, 02:05:50 pm »
Quote from: Jackie on June 22, 2019, 02:02:38 pm
I realize that, but a person should be allowed to vote outside their registered party as I mentioned in a previous post.
You can in a general.election but not in primaries.It is not how people.are elected or chosen to run against someone else. You can't just vote  for who you want in primaries that is why many choose to vote Republican or Democrat so when general election happens they can vote for whoever.
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« Reply #71 on: June 22, 2019, 02:21:47 pm »
The thing is you may not like who is running in the primaries but the only way one can vote is by declaring a party and then in general election you can choose to vote differently.  I don't vote straight party when it comes to general elections but I vote in the primaries in order to vote in the general elections. If you don't vote in the primary after so many times than you aren't allowed to vote at all until you have registered in a party. My philosophy is one can't complain about what is happening in the country if you haven't voted.
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