Posted on 02/04/2008 11:43:32 PM PST by Moral Hazard
About 34 percent of voters in California are registered Republicans, and are the only voters allowed to cast ballots in the Republican presidential race on Tuesday.
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Political consultant Hal Dash said the decision to exclude independent voters could play to the Democratic Partys advantage by allowing Democrats to argue that the GOP doesnt want them.Why would you want to shut the door at the beginning when you have the opportunity to be able and welcome some numbers? If I was the California Republican Party, Id want anybody I could get given their shrinking numbers, he said.
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Write in Fred Thompson?
That’s about the funniest spin I’ve read all day.
Trust me, almost every conservative I know is registered as Decline to State. Part of it is a privacy issue, and partly because we don’t identify with the local RINOs.
But I don’t know any of us who will pulling the D lever in November.
As a practical matter, our votes may be decisive in the close Democratic race, where we will be voting later today. And I can tell you that I don’t know anyone who will be voting for Hillary. So ironically Obama will be the beneficiary of the Dem’s open primary.
That is not correct. You left out Decline-to-State which is a huge % of the voters. And DTS can vote in the Democratic primary. Watch and see how we will be deciding who wins the D primary!
Of course, since it is done district by district, the effects may vary depending on the county. It’s gonna be a long night.
You seem to be implying that you are part of a large group that does this. Can you tell us more.
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