They probably perceive registering Republican to be registering GOPe and find that distasteful. The goal is to get them registered and get them to vote. It is not to get them to register GOP.
Register them Independent if that will induce them to sign on the dotted line. It’s important to understand that they are right. The GOPe has voted to increase debt ceilings. These gun owners don’t want to be a part of that organization. How could they?
Register them Independent.
“They probably perceive registering Republican to be registering GOPe and find that distasteful.”
Ah, so they are gutless, and care more about what others think of them than anything else.
Worse, the “others” they are concerned about are the worst among us.
Huh. Wonder where the Americans that we all sing about went?