Louve00
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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy And I will inform you slve.... That twenty-one States have open primary elections or non partisan blanket primaries, where there are run off elections between the top two candidates, regardless of their political party. South Carolina, where popeye lives is one of the States with an open primary.. A number of other states are currently debating open primaries or non partisan primaries as well. So I think I'll take popeye at his word when he says he'll be casting his vote for Mrs. Clinton if/when she runs in 2012 I've always thought it was unfair to leave an independant out of a primary. Just because they refuse to associate themself with a huge established party doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to set up the race (or vote to set up the race) with the best candidate they see fit for the job. Instead of making them, a large part of the voters, with the left overs of the primary elections. Ahh,but what if the intention of the voter is to cast a vote for the candidate that he believes will be the weaker standard bearer in the general ? What would there be to stop some enterprising young Democratic operative to push for a Palin victory in the primary,thereby insuring,beyond a shadow of a doubt ,a Democratic landslide in the general? Your hypothetical is noted, but too, what about the hypothetical situation of a slave or submissive....(or even a wife....or...anyone) voting to please their partner? That too can skew the voting platform, IMO.
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