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is this even possible (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, that is how primaries work. In many states only people registered with the party can pick who ends up at the binary vote. Which forces people to denigrate themselves by capitulating to a party in order to be allowed to run in their primary and get money.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    In California the open primary allows everyone to vote for anyone. Last time that left us with 2 Democrats running for the final, but this year there are so many people splintering the Democratic voters, we could wind up with 2 Republicans.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    lol, that's exactly how Schwarzenegger ended up governor. The ballot had 135 people on it.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    That had nothing to do with an open primary. There was no primary. All you had to do was pay a fee to get on the ballot. That's why you see multiple Democrats, Republicans, etc. If there had been a primary, it wouldn't have been such a circus, but the recall had different rules than a normal election.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    What I meant is that it functioned similarly to an open primary, but yeah, I see your point. Sorry, it's been 23 years since I saw the ballot until I just found it on wikipedia. What a shitshow that was.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Just pointing out that Texas IS one of those states where only people registered with the party can vote in the primaries...

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    When you go to vote, they ask what ballot you want. You can vote in one or the other, but not both. But you don't have to declare or register the party you're with beforehand. You do have to register to vote a full month in advance if you're not already registered. Source: I live in Texas and voted just last week.

    EDIT: For runoffs, you have to stick with the same party you voted for in that race.

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