markwayne (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} markwayne) wrote,@ 2008-02-20 09:56:00 |
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Raiding
Follow more nonsense from McIlheran here.
The reply:
You shouldn't.
This is called "raiding" and there are laws in many states which prevent this obviously dubious practice by requiring people to register with a party to vote in the primary election. The following states, falling variously on the political spectrum, have closed primaries which prevent raiding:
* Arizona
* California
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida [1]
* Kentucky
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Nebraska
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Dakota
* Utah
* West Virginia
In a world where people had integrity and didn't vote for candidates whose positions they don't support closed primaries would be unnecessary. Unfortunately we have folks who treat electoral politics like a game.
Rather than thinking about "messing" with the Democrats you should be discouraging this unsavory practice among your party members. In fact you better hope "raiding" has been prevalent on "Super Tuesday" with roughly 15 million Democrats voting in closed primaries versus about 9 million for Republicans. If "raiding" doesn't explain the Obama/Clinton tidal wave in the open primary states, the Republicans are in for a serious shellacking.
Follow more nonsense from McIlheran here.
The reply:
You shouldn't.
This is called "raiding" and there are laws in many states which prevent this obviously dubious practice by requiring people to register with a party to vote in the primary election. The following states, falling variously on the political spectrum, have closed primaries which prevent raiding:
* Arizona
* California
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida [1]
* Kentucky
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Nebraska
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Dakota
* Utah
* West Virginia
In a world where people had integrity and didn't vote for candidates whose positions they don't support closed primaries would be unnecessary. Unfortunately we have folks who treat electoral politics like a game.
Rather than thinking about "messing" with the Democrats you should be discouraging this unsavory practice among your party members. In fact you better hope "raiding" has been prevalent on "Super Tuesday" with roughly 15 million Democrats voting in closed primaries versus about 9 million for Republicans. If "raiding" doesn't explain the Obama/Clinton tidal wave in the open primary states, the Republicans are in for a serious shellacking.
