Tbf IIRC they were explicitly against the idea of having political parties…
Thousands of voters changed registration in Lauren Boebert's district, some just to vote against her
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I heard that too, yet since they did not put that in the constitution, that is not of much help today.
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VA is like this. The Repubs have a policy (or at least did) that if you vote in the republican primary, you have to sign a paper stating that you will support the republican nominee regardless of who it is. There is, of course, no way to enforce this, but there are people who feel that, since they signed this, they are somehow obligated to vote for the asshole that gets the nom. I don’t know how this is legal, but since, technically, I think the party runs it’s own primary and sets it’s own rules, it can do whatever it wants. Last time around they didn’t even have a primary, they held a caucus, to try to keep the extreme fascists from picking the nominees.
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See who can hold their palm over a flame the longest?
Virgina is one of the states where you don’t register by party, but can only vote in one party’s primary. The GOP is afraid that democrats cross over and force people to sign (non-binding) loyalty oaths. I’ve voted in every election since 1979 and only crossed over once to select McCain over GW Bush. The downside to this is that the GOP adds you to the mailing list for the puke-inducing scum that run on their ticket.
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This kind of hand wringing is exactly why this country is teetering on the edge of a fascist takeover.
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I hear your concern, however it’s not like this is a new tactic.
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So watch with interest as we implement open primaries and ranked choice voting in Alaska as a result of a successful ballot initiative in 2020. More info is available here - Ranked Choice Voting – Alaskans for Better Elections
To that end - check out the sample primary ballot with 48 candidates to fill the seat held by the late Rep Don Young:
Sample Primary Ballot (alaska.gov)
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…and having lawyers run for office!
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You say that as though Republicans won’t use sneaky tactics unless a Democrat does it first. They don’t need us to show them the way, they’re actively seeking out every possible method they can find to subvert the democratic process. Maybe in time the system can be overhauled and fixed to prevent these kind of exploits from being used by anyone, but if we’re too high and mighty to swallow our pride and just do whatever works, there won’t BE a system to overhaul soon.
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Definitely not.
Rather, this is an institutionalization of the practice to cull the worst, rather than to promote the best. Something about that just sticks in my craw. Its a tactic that doesn’t elevate either side. But if those are the rule of the game then, absolutely, the Dems need to use them and play to win.
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