The Republican Party of Florida took a moment to celebrate itself on Tuesday, noting that the GOP now enjoys a 10-point voter registration lead over the Florida Democratic Party, 41%-31%. (The official numbers put Republicans at 40.8% and Democrats at 30.7%). The remaining 28% of voters are either no party affiliation (NPA) or registered with […]
Well the primaries are essentially company votes for sponsorship, in which they don’t matter but for that company. So I get the argument that people outside of the party shouldn’t be able to vote in it, but I also wish parties weren’t a thing. The votes for actual positions are on everyones ballots. So you can vote against your party or for anyone, you just can’t influence what the party is sponsoring for that position beforehand because you aren’t registered within that “company.”
It’s all a mess, especially that it’s different everywhere
“You can only vote for what we tell you to vote for”
Well the primaries are essentially company votes for sponsorship, in which they don’t matter but for that company. So I get the argument that people outside of the party shouldn’t be able to vote in it, but I also wish parties weren’t a thing. The votes for actual positions are on everyones ballots. So you can vote against your party or for anyone, you just can’t influence what the party is sponsoring for that position beforehand because you aren’t registered within that “company.”
It’s all a mess, especially that it’s different everywhere