Posted on 05/12/2022 3:09:05 AM PDT by cotton1706
Some Wyoming Democrats are switching parties to register as Republicans for the upcoming primary election, according to a longtime county clerk, prompting her to urge voters to practice their own form of election integrity.
Incumbent U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, who was censured by her own party in February, is being challenged in the Republican primary election for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat by Cheyenne attorney Harriet Hageman and others.
Julie Freese, Fremont County’s clerk for 28 years, said she is hearing on-the-ground commentary from traditional Democrats saying they’re registering as Republicans solely to vote for Cheney in the Republican primary.
“We have had people come in recently to change from Democrat to Republican,” Freese told Cowboy State Daily, “and they have told us, ‘I am changing my party to vote for Liz Cheney.’ That’s what they’ve said, flat out.”
Not everyone who makes the switch tells the clerk’s staff why they’re doing it, she added.
“If they aren’t telling us why they’re doing it, it’s private,” Freese said, adding that “a large amount of people… are not telling us why they’re changing.”
Freese said she could not accurately estimate what percentage of crossover voters are making the change to influence the Republican primary.
“But that’s what the frustration is,” she added. “It’s been pretty boldly stated in the last two or three elections (including the current one) that they’re doing it to affect the other party’s race somehow.”
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What can be done about that?
I hope that Trump doesn’t endorse Cheney. Hahaha
I can only hope Republicans come out in force and support the whomever the Wyoming GOP has as a candidate.
Nothing this time.
But next time, this is why conservatives have to find MAGA red Donald Dem DINOs to run in ‘Rat primaries.
Until then we’re fighting half a battle.
“What can be done about that?”
Well, some states have a registration change time limit. But it’s May, and the primary’s in August. So really nothing can be done. People are free to register and vote as they please.
Yep.
Yet another reason why there are no more political solutions.
Dems gave always been scum. No morals.
Meanwhile, speaking of RCV...
Simple - the GOP can pay for its own primaries.
Our money - Our rules
Wyoming money - Wyoming rules
Its Wyoming. How many Democrats can there possibly be there?
You should have a prior history of voting Republican.
You haven’t gotten the memo re: all the democratic refugees fleeing California for Wyoming. The particular wealthy have taken over Jackson hole, and the surrounding areas, even spilling into Montana and Idaho.
Of course not. No mention of democRats that are switching because of the steaming pile that Lesko Brandon and his comrades have deposited in DC.
Some states have a residency requirement for candidates. They should have one for voters.
Hmmmm. A little Operation Chaos action. Will take a lot of switchers.
Probably amount the same amount who view MSNBC, less than a dozen.
It is quite legal. Democrats have thusly elected many “friendly” Republicans and Republicans have done the converse to a few Democrats
It’s an open primary state. why do they have to change their registration ?
\https://www.openprimaries.org/states_wyoming/
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