At some point in the past, Stephen wrote:
To make sure the Democrats in an area don't band together and elect a
Republican candidate who can't possibly win the general election, and
vice versa.
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This happens, I'm sure. I mentioned before that this is the way things
-Marc-
In the U.S. every voter registers for a party (or as an
independent -- as I recall the rules vary considerably from
This is not correct.
-Mark-
What? You mean to say that you cannot vote in the US unless
you register your preference? Is that true?
No, it is not true. Many states do
Stephen Beecroft wrote:
-Marc-
In the U.S. every voter registers for a party (or as an
independent -- as I recall the rules vary considerably from
This is not correct.
Please don't interrupt. If you read the whole post, I made clear that this was to
vote in party conventions -- what you
-Marc-
In the U.S. every voter registers for a party (or as an
independent -- as I recall the rules vary considerably from
-Stephen-
This is not correct.
-Marc-
Please don't interrupt.
Oops. My bad. I had thought this was John Redelfs' discussion list, not
Marc Schindler's lecture hall.
Exactly. I was referring to state party conventions, what you call in US English,
primaries.
Stephen Beecroft wrote:
-Marc-
In the U.S. every voter registers for a party (or as an
independent -- as I recall the rules vary considerably from
-Stephen-
This is not correct.
-Marc-
-Marc-
Exactly. I was referring to state party conventions, what you
call in US English, primaries.
Interesting. So, then, what did you intend to say when you wrote:
So to say that my late father was a Democrat means that he
was registered as a Democrat. As it happens, this is pretty
Stephen Beecroft wrote:
-Marc-
Exactly. I was referring to state party conventions, what you
call in US English, primaries.
Interesting. So, then, what did you intend to say when you wrote:
So to say that my late father was a Democrat means that he
was registered as a
