[Theodore R.]

A lot of FR people have done this too in recent years and disenfranchised themselves in the process. I tried to warn some of them with specific posts.

[Theodore R.]

In TX though, one cannot disenfranchise himself this way for the March 1 primary.

[Cold Heat]

Depends on your State voter regs. In my State, whatever party I choose to vote for in the primary, will dictate the party ballot I receive in the General. In other words, it does not matter.

But for that one election, my party affiliation is dictated by my primary vote.

[Theodore R.]

It does depend on the state: a NC Republican who leaves the party must re-register and could not vote in the March 15 primary for a presidential candidate. He could also NOT vote against Richard Burr for the Senate, which presumably most conservatives should line up to do, were he to leave the GOP.