The one advantage of staying R in some states is that this is required for you to be allowed to vote in R party primaries. So you get your voice in which candidates they run.
It does not ever matter in texas as far as national ticket goes because its always over by the time texas comes around.
The one and only reason I don't tell the GOP to stick it where the moon don't shine...
In Florida you can't vote in the primary outside your party affiliation...
Yes, and that is the case here in Florida. I will not give up on the Republican Party. I choose to work for conservative candidates, and will continue to do so. We do have moderates Republicans in the Republican Party, but I will remind folks that NOT ONE Republican in Congress voted for ObamaCare!
I know so many conservatives who say it was the conservative Tea Party/grassroots members that made the big Republican sweep happen in 2010. But then after so many of those conservatives refused to vote for Romney in 2012 they blamed the reelection of Obama on the Republicans! How does that work??? So many said the GOP forced Romney down our throats and made him the Republican Nominee and they were not going to vote for him. Didn't ALL Republicans get to vote in their state Primary, and didn't Romney win the Republican Nomination? Romney was not my favorite candidate, but I was determined to vote for the Republican Nominee no matter who it was to try to vote Obama out of office! As far as I am concerned, those who would not vote for Romney and stayed home, only helped reelect Obama.
Now we will see what happens next November. Will those conservatives who refused to vote for Romney vote for a Republican Senate or House candidate...even if they don't agree with him/her on every issue? Or will they just not vote and let the DEM candidate win because the Republican isn't a "pure enough conservative"?
This is primarily why I stay registered as a R... PRIMARIES! voting out the crud...I don’t give ONE DIME to the REpublican party. I DO support the Tea Party Candidates.