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Here's a wild way for Democrats to try to stop Trump: Vote in Republican primaries
CBS News ^ | 12/3/23 | Alexander Panetta

Posted on 12/03/2023 3:49:06 AM PST by cotton1706

Troy Denning has made a living imagining fantastical plots as a prolific writer of science fiction with numerous Star Wars tomes under his belt.

He's now envisioning a real-life storyline about a disturbance in the electoral force, in which millions of Democrats vote in Republican primary contests in a mission to stop Donald Trump. Denning is himself grappling with whether to drift to the other side. To join a rebel alliance, if you will, with non-Trump Republicans to help one of the other candidates win the primary in his home state of Wisconsin.

"Nikki Haley is somebody I would never vote for in the general," Denning said in an interview, referring to the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor. "But if I have to end up having her as my president, I would feel a lot safer than I would if Donald Trump is my president."

Denning is a political moderate who voted decades ago for Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. He's now keen on seeing the Republicans nominate either Haley or Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey.

But his literary vocation is appropriate for this moment. The idea of stopping Trump — at this point, especially in the primaries — is beginning to resemble science-fiction.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
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But elections aren't "rigged" right?

Can't just let the people choose who they want, right? We have to put our thumb on the scale...to "help out."

I don't know Florida registration rules, but this also may be part of the reason why Florida Democrats just cancelled their primary, so Democrats would be free to vote in the Republican primary.

1 posted on 12/03/2023 3:49:06 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

LOL! They’re truly desperate. They know they can’t beat Trump in a general election. The RINOs know they can’t beat Trump in the Republican primary. So now Democrats and Assistant Democrats are fantasizing about teaming up against Trump in the Republican primaries.

This is not possible of course. Too many states have closed primaries, doo many Democrats won’t bother switching registration, etc etc


2 posted on 12/03/2023 3:53:02 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird
Too many states have closed primaries,

Unfortunately too many states have OPEN primaries, and Democrats have been choosing Republican candidates for decades.

3 posted on 12/03/2023 3:59:22 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: cotton1706

The problem with that scenario is in heavy Democrat areas the primary is basically the election. You would have to forgo voting for local or state office Democrats.


4 posted on 12/03/2023 4:01:08 AM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: cotton1706
"Stopping Trump" I am SO sick of reading those two words, it's endless, every day I see it "Stop Trump, Stop Trump, Stop Trump" Stop Trump in favor of WHAT? Joe Biden?

I read yesterday Biden is closing more coal plants, so think of the logic here: He wants everyone to drive electic vehicles at the same time he is reducing production of electricity. Maybe we should all ride around in ponies.


5 posted on 12/03/2023 4:05:33 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: cotton1706

Wow Nikki Haley the military shill who never saw a war she didn’t love. The Neocons, neocon is someone you feel safer with than the guy who kept America out of war for four years.

How do they write this stuff. Trump is the safe President. He is the guy who let them investigate because he is that clean. He is the one who kept us out of foreign wars. He is the man America wants. You of course will never get Haley. Because Trump voters would never vote for her in the general. But they probably already know that.


6 posted on 12/03/2023 4:13:37 AM PST by poinq (thics and customs and did not take an oath to the country. And did not follow the country's traditio)
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To: MCF

“The problem with that scenario is in heavy Democrat areas the primary is basically the election. You would have to forgo voting for local or state office Democrats.”

That’s correct, but it’s only the case if the state combines the presidential primary with the regular primary.

Sometimes they do.


7 posted on 12/03/2023 4:14:00 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Everyone should be able to vote in all the primaries. This two party bs has got to go.


8 posted on 12/03/2023 4:15:23 AM PST by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Democrats operate chaotically.


9 posted on 12/03/2023 4:21:41 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: cotton1706

Just dump the whole primary election system. Have one election for president and let the people choose. Simlistic, yes. But... KISS.


10 posted on 12/03/2023 4:30:00 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
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To: FLT-bird

bkmk


11 posted on 12/03/2023 4:45:33 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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***This two party bs has got to go***

That is known as dictatorship.

12 posted on 12/03/2023 4:53:50 AM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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To: Dandy
Everyone should be able to vote in all the primaries. This two party bs has got to go.

The whole idea of primaries is to reduce the power of parties, and increase the power of the Media.

13 posted on 12/03/2023 5:04:49 AM PST by marktwain
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To: Bob Ireland

We only had one party at the beginning. George Washington warned against having split parties.


14 posted on 12/03/2023 5:08:33 AM PST by roving (👌⚓Deplorable Listless Vessel with Trumpitist who looks Trumpish)
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To: Bob Ireland

No No No. I mean we should have Individuals running, not some member of a corrupt Government supported party.


15 posted on 12/03/2023 5:14:03 AM PST by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: cotton1706

Here’s a wild way for Democrats to try to stop Trump: Vote in Republican primaries

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Where is the CBS News article on the “Wild Way” for Republicans to stop Biden?


16 posted on 12/03/2023 5:17:35 AM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: cotton1706

So, we know who our nominee is going to be, can I use my vote to vote for a Democrat in the primary? Actually I live in NH and Biden won’t be on the ballot. How about RFK? isn’t turnabout fair play?


17 posted on 12/03/2023 5:19:43 AM PST by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: cotton1706

Is this not a variation of something that Rush suggested years ago to stop Hillary?


18 posted on 12/03/2023 5:21:12 AM PST by Michael.SF. (There is only one reason why I will ever vote for a Republican: Democrats)
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To: cotton1706

How does this moron think Georgia and South Carolina control things?

The media was interviewing Democrats that voted for Kemp and Raffensberger because they feared Perdue and Hice were too close to Pres Trump


19 posted on 12/03/2023 5:22:03 AM PST by qaz123
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To: Lisbon1940

I’ll have to disagree.

They cause chaos but they always have a plan and act very methodically.


20 posted on 12/03/2023 5:24:17 AM PST by qaz123
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