Why should I/you join a political party?

If the Labour party sees your posts here, the NEC will ban you for being an entryist :wink:

I am not, and have not been, a member of any party. In the US, it seems that the more important time to vote is during the primary season, here, anyway, because the result in the general for most runs is a given, so in many states being a party member (or at least registered to a party is important). But here the primary/caucus is open, so there’s no need to be in the party for that…

I guess there’s also the thought that voting is the least you can do, and if you want to sway the party in a direction, showing up and volunteering (which probably means fundraising more than anything, I guess) might have more influence…

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