then you can't vote in the Rep primary... i'm registered Rep but vote the Conservative line on election day
Posted on 01/16/2016 4:46:14 PM PST by vikk
On a recent Wednesday evening, a young woman wandered, alone, into the dimly lighted basement of the Penny Farthing, a bar in the East Village, and cautiously asked one of the few people there, Jen Saunders, 36, if she was a Republican. She nodded; the woman looked relieved. “It’s almost like we’re a secret society,†Ms. Saunders said later, laughing. Soon enough, the group swelled to around 60 for the New York Young Republican Club’s monthly social. It was an informal, meet-and-greet-style networking event with political undertones, as strangers in suits mingled and debated candidates over drinks. (Other subjects overheard during the happy hour: Barry Goldwater, and the New York Jets.) The millennials (members’ ages ranged from about 18 to 40) who turned out know they are not typical New Yorkers. According to recent Board of Elections data, of the 8.4 million residents of New York City, the number of registered Republican voters hovers just over 470,000 — compared with 3.1 million Democrats. The state is undeniably blue: In 2012, nearly 63 percent of New York voters chose President Barack Obama, and in New York City his re-election tally was even higher.
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i don’t believe the 3.1 mill to 450K number for a second
Many Republicans register as Democrats in NYC. That’s because of the primary process in this one party city. So, those numbers are probably skewed. It’s definitely a Democratic stronghold, of course. When I was young, the Upper East Side was Republican. Silk Stocking District. It rejected DeBlasio just recently and he paid them back by not clearing the streets during a blizzard his first year in office.
If nothing else, I would urge you to look at the numbers at the bottom of my comments here.
They will help bring those numbers into perspective for you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384616/posts
What you are seeing here to a degree is social signalling.
It’s déclassé to be for Trump or Cruz.
It’s bordering on it to be a Republican at all, so I understand the hesitation.
Were I in NY I’d probably register as a Conservative.
You could never vote in the primaries, then, for the lesser of the two evils. You can register any way you want but there’s rarely anybody but a Democrat on the ballot.
They are a great group. I’m disappointed that they did not come to the Met Club debates this cycle but held their own event. They were the sharpest people in the room. I remember when Candy Crowley stepped way out of line to help Obama an instant overwhelming roar came from the back of the room, where they were all standing around in true politico fashion. I’m like, whu? Oh yah. She helped Obama. . . .
Oh, that’s cool. It’s been a long time since I associated with them. I guess life intervened and I fell away from them once I got married and started my own home. Now that you mention it, they used to give out tickets to political events and bus people into Washington for various rallies. Some of the rank and file were staunch anti-abortionists and always running off to Washington to protest. Very good people.
Growing up openly conservative in NYC is VERY difficult and ostracizing. Talk about living in enemy territory.
But when you’re with your fellow NY conservatives, or even Republicans, it’s inebriating! The moreso because the rest of the jerks ostracize us.
then you can't vote in the Rep primary... i'm registered Rep but vote the Conservative line on election day
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