Uh... Maybe it’s too early in my morning, but I’m not getting it; what good will it do to switch from a Republican to a Democrat? Don’t Republican voters already get to vote in those districts? Is it a Primary thing?
It's a Primary thing ... voters registered as Republicans have no influence on the Democrat candidate. Candidates running as Republicans have nearly zero chance of winning the election.
This is the Peoples' Glorious DemocRatic Republic of Maryland ...
Maryland has closed primaries; you have to declare your party affiliation at the time you register. MD has 47 legislative districts which elect 1 senator and 3 “delegates” (state representatives) to Annapolis. At present at least 30 of these districts are solid ‘Rat with no hope of ever electing a GOP member. In the most recent legislative elections in 2010, the far left (the teachers’ union and SEIU, for example), primaried and defeated five incumbent ‘Rat senators and replaced them with even wackier liberal nutjobs. The current division in the Senate is 35-12 and 98-43 in the House in favor of the ‘Rats. If the 20% of the total voter population in ‘Rat districts who are GOP switched parties and voted in the ‘Rat primary, you might see a number of long-time wacko legislators get the boot. Once they get nominated, they can’t get beat.
You’d end up with people like the state senator from the Annapolis district, John Astle, who is pro-gun, pro-abortion and pro-sodomy.