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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. Can I yell at my DH for refusing to register as a Dem and vote in the primary? He would have voted for Blair FWIW but is so stubborn about actually registering for a party (even though he almost always voted dem in the general).

I just don’t understand why more MoCo voters don’t participate in the primary elections when that is the main contest![/quote]
I have been stating on here for a while now that Rs need to switch to D to vote in the primaries. Otherwise, your vote is a throwaway, and we may end up with an uber progressive.[/quote]

Independents need to switch, too. 3 of my neighbors are Independent. I'm like, "That's a terrible move." They ONLY get to vote for the school board in the primary, not even the judges (which are on both the R and D primary ballots).[/quote]

I'm an independent, and I loved my BOE-only ballot. There's no way I'm registering as an R or a D.[/quote]

So you don't want ANY input on Governor? or County Executive??

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I have input in the general election. The political parties can nominate who they choose. I'll vote for whichever candidate I feel would do a better job, regardless of their political party.[/quote]

I know you think you have input in November, but you don't. Not on the County council or County executive, at least. As another poster said, when was teh last time an R won?

in 2018, the county executive nominee from the Democratic party won by 77 votes out of a group of 6 running. Who knows what the final vote count will be in 2022? But we know it will be very close. If you don't think every vote matters, then you're not thinking.

I'm not advocating for or against Blair, Elrich, Reimer, Rose Krasnow, or any other candidates from 2018 or 2022. I'm pointing how close these two primaries are.

Similarly, if I were an R, I would have felt compelled to vote Schultz over Cox, but that's me.  (Former R, now registered D, but mostly an I) We switched R to D several years ago because we wanted to have some input at the local elections.

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It's so odd to me when people think like this. Anyone who votes has input, whether their candidate wins or loses. You're not supposed to vote for who you think will win; you're supposed to vote for who would best represent you.[/quote]
Who says what you're "supposed" to do.

But, if you don't register as a D for the primary your vote is just a throwaway. As a conservative, you have the chance to vote in a moderate D.  Otherwise, your principles of voting for a "R" means an uber progressive will win.  You are cutting off your nose to spite your face.[/quote]

Why are you assuming I'm a conservative?[/quote]

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