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What Party Are You Registered To?

What Party Are You Registered To?

  • Republican

    Votes: 17 25.8%

  • Libertarian

    Votes: 3 4.5%

  • Democrat

    Votes: 12 18.2%

  • Green

    Votes: 1 1.5%

  • Constitution

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 33 50.0%
  • Total voters
    66
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What party are you registered to? Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, or other?

I have been a proud card-carrying member of the Libertarian Party since 2010. :mrgreen:
 
I'm still registered as a Republican though I haven't voted that way for a few years...
 
TeleKat said:
What party are you registered to? Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, or other?

I have been a proud card-carrying member of the Libertarian Party since 2010. :mrgreen:
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I'm a Green and proud of it. We are environmentalists, anti-Corporate, believe in Human Rights, support Gay Rights, support Equal Rights, and we like to think we knwo what the real World could be like if we could get power to the people. The Big Energy/Banking/Military monopoly is the perceived enemy, not some foreign Nation demonized to create war metaphors.
 
Michigan does not have registration by party.
 
None. In my state at least registering to vote opens you up to jury duty. I have no interest to serve on a jury.
 
Registered Republican strictly for the purpose of voting in primaries.
 
I'm registered as non-affiliated. The Independent Party was created in Oregon to fool voters who are non-affiliated. Many don't realise that writing "Independent" makes them a member of this party in the state's eyes.
 
I'm not a member of any party. Too independent to join even an "independent" party. I vote for individuals.
 
DaveFagan said:
I'm a Green and proud of it. We are environmentalists, anti-Corporate, believe in Human Rights, support Gay Rights, support Equal Rights, and we like to think we knwo what the real World could be like if we could get power to the people. The Big Energy/Banking/Military monopoly is the perceived enemy, not some foreign Nation demonized to create war metaphors.
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Excellent. I like the Green Party, but I identify more with the Libertarian Party on economic issues. I will say that the Green Party is definitely my second favorite party though. It's a shame that the Green Party isn't on the ballot more.
 
Why people register with political parties is beyond me.

I doubt I will ever register with a political party or ever give one penny to ANY political organization/election campaign.

IMO, 90+% of all politicians are corrupt and/or incompetent...why on Earth would I ant to support them in ANY way?
 
I have never "registered," for any party in my life. I don't even know how one would go about doing that. I vote for who I want to vote for.
 
Captain America said:
I have never "registered," for any party in my life. I don't even know how one would go about doing that. I vote for who I want to vote for.
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I vote for who I want to vote for too, but there are certain benefits that come with registering to a party. I agree with 95% of all candidates put up by the Libertarian Party, so I give my support to the party as a whole so they can continue doing the great job they've been doing. On the very rare occasion they put someone bad up, I just vote for someone else. If the Libertarian Party takes a sharp turn downward, I will consider re-registering as a different party or going independent. But until then I have no shame in remaining registered to the LP.
 
When we moved to the Kansas side of the metro I registered as a Republican to vote in the primaries. For all intents and purposes Kansas had three political parties: Conservative Republicans, Moderate Republicans, Democrats. I registered Republican so I could vote in the Republican Primaries for the Moderate Republican candidates. For a long time the moderate Republicans held power, but since Brownback was elected a lot of them were swept out and we have a bunch of nut-jobs in their place. Welcome to Brownbackistan.
 
Captain America said:
I have never "registered," for any party in my life. I don't even know how one would go about doing that. I vote for who I want to vote for.
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When you registered to vote you chose a party. You may have forgotten that part. If you left it blank, you're generally, dependng upon the state, listed as non-affiliated.

So, you're never received a primary ballot? If you have, the party whose ballot you receive is the party you registered for.
 
I won't vote in primaries. Rush tried his Operation: Chaos crap by telling conservatives to register as Democrats and vote Obama, since Hillary was a more viable opponent.

Cute little screw job...
 
clownboy said:
When you registered to vote you chose a party. You may have forgotten that part. If you left it blank, you're generally, dependng upon the state, listed as non-affiliated.

So, you're never received a primary ballot? If you have, the party whose ballot you receive is the party you registered for.
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think that only applies to states with closed primaries. In states with open primaries you don't have to declare any affiliation.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think that only applies to states with closed primaries. In states with open primaries you don't have to declare any affiliation.
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You are considered non-affiliated and have to subsequently declare which party you wish to primary with. At least it's that way in California. Non-affilated may request ONE party's primary ballot.

However, Virginia is an odd duck.

An open primary is a primary election that does not require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates. In a traditional open primary, voters may select one party's ballot and vote for that party's nomination. As in a closed primary, the highest voted candidate in each party then proceeds to the runoff election. In a nonpartisan blanket primary, all candidates appear on the same ballot and the two highest voted candidates proceed to the runoff, regardless of party affiliation.
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The open primary could be seen as good for voter participation. First, the open primary allows nonpartisan or independent voters to participate in the nominating process.[3] If these voters are allowed to help select the nominees then they may be more likely to vote in the general election, since one of the candidates could be someone the non-partisan voter voted for. Also, a moderate member of one party may agree more with a candidate for the nomination of another party. This voter will have more of an incentive to participate in the general election if there is a nominee whom he or she agrees with.[3]

The open primary could also be viewed as bad for voter participation. Statistics show that voter participation in the United States was higher when people could only vote in the primary for their own party. In Hawaii, primary voter turnout fell from 74.6% in 1978 to 42.2% in 2006 after changing to open primaries.[4] The closed primary system had more of an incentive for people to join one of the major parties. This led to people being more involved in the voting process. With the open primary, some argue, more voters become independent and are less likely to participate in the nominating or election processes


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_primaries_in_the_United_States
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TeleKat said:
What party are you registered to? Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, or other?

I have been a proud card-carrying member of the Libertarian Party since 2010. :mrgreen:
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Registered member of the Independence Party of Minnesota. (No, we don't favor seceding)
 
clownboy said:
So, how do they know what primary ballot to send you?
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They probably have open primaries. In states with open primaries you can vote for any candidate in any party (of course just one candidate). Personally I think that is a much better system because closed primaries promote more extreme candidates as a primary candidate only has to appeal to their party's most motivated base voters. Open primaries tend to promote more moderate candidates moving forward (Bachmann not withstanding of course)
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
They probably have open primaries. In states with open primaries you can vote for any candidate in any party (of course just one candidate). Personally I think that is a much better system because closed primaries promote more extreme candidates as a primary candidate only has to appeal to their party's most motivated base voters. Open primaries tend to promote more moderate candidates moving forward (Bachmann not withstanding of course)
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Re-quoted from earlier:

The open primary could be seen as good for voter participation. First, the open primary allows nonpartisan or independent voters to participate in the nominating process.[3] If these voters are allowed to help select the nominees then they may be more likely to vote in the general election, since one of the candidates could be someone the non-partisan voter voted for. Also, a moderate member of one party may agree more with a candidate for the nomination of another party. This voter will have more of an incentive to participate in the general election if there is a nominee whom he or she agrees with.[3]

The open primary could also be viewed as bad for voter participation. Statistics show that voter participation in the United States was higher when people could only vote in the primary for their own party. In Hawaii, primary voter turnout fell from 74.6% in 1978 to 42.2% in 2006 after changing to open primaries.[4] The closed primary system had more of an incentive for people to join one of the major parties. This led to people being more involved in the voting process. With the open primary, some argue, more voters become independent and are less likely to participate in the nominating or election processes


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_pr..._United_States
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And from the same link:

States with an open presidential primary[edit]
Alabama
Arizona (Semi-closed, with primaries open only to unaffiliated or unrepresented voters, except for the Libertarian Party of Arizona primary.)
Arkansas
Georgia
Hawaii (Open primary for state, local, and congressional races; caucus system for presidential races.)
Illinois
Massachusetts (All races' primaries open for "unenrolled"/unaffiliated voters only)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin[11]
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You are correct.
 
When I first registered to vote when I was 18 I registered as a libertarian because I had no idea what it was and I thought it sounded cooler than the other ones. I changed it to independent after a couple years because I think each party has good things about them and I vote for the person anyway.
 
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