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The Democratic party refused to understand that courting the right doesn't work, and now it's cost them the election(lemmy.world)

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iii@mander.xyz
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What % of total voters is a “registered republican”?

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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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Roughly a third

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iii@mander.xyz
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Why is this third considered to be representative of the “moderate republican”?

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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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Look, I just got my coffee, it’s four am, and you are asking me to effectively explain the previous 40 years of American politics to you.

I want to trust that you are asking in good faith, and that you deserve an explanation here, but I’m burnt out in the equivocation right now. So just give me a small signal that my time isn’t wasted here and I can explain this to you .

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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There’s no way to know exactly. Some states don’t disclose the voter registration statistics. North Dakota doesn’t even require party registration to vote.

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Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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WAIT YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO A PARTY TO VOTE?!?

what the actual fuck. how does that not subvert the secret ballot???

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Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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Many Americans such as myself are registered as Independents.

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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You’re not required to vote in alignment with your registration. It simply allows you to vote in the primary for your party.

I switch my registration to Republican when there’s a Democratic incumbent so I can vote in the primary.

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