Thursday, January 17, 2008

Political parties spoiled the party for our primary - mlive.com

Political parties spoiled the party for our primary - mlive.com: "Also, given the way the open primary is structured, a Democrat theoretically could put on a Grand Old Party hat for a day and try to shape that party's presidential field. While our formal position is that such a move is unethical, the reality is, this is a game Michiganders on both sides of the political fence love to play.
And it is allowable -- this goes for Republicans, too. You do not have to be a registered member of any party to vote, nor will requesting a partisan ballot make you a registered Republican or Democrat. While the political parties themselves are allowed to know who is and isn't voting, this information is not available to the general public."

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