Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumOnce again, zero evidence of mischievous crossover voting having an impact
There's about as much evidence for substantial mischievous crossover voting in open primaries as there is for voter fraud in general elections.
Like voter fraud, mischievous crossover voting merely serves as a ready-made excuse for supporters of a particular candidate.
Still, I'm sure we'll be hearing the same preemptive excuse-making in another 4 or 8 years, as we do every primary season. Que será, será.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
padah513
(2,500 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,456 posts)South Carolina doesn't have party registration. What proof do you have that Republicans didn't vote in the primary? I'll answer that - none.
The exit polls should provide some info if they ask about party affiliation, but at the moment, unless you know something the rest of us don't, your assertion has no basis.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
4139
(1,893 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IronLionZion
(45,410 posts)but they're probably too dumb to figure out how to do it in significant enough numbers to make a difference
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)This year wasn't going to be any different no matter what Trump called for.
There are always some people who vote in the primary for the party to which they are not affiliated, but 1) the number who do so is small and 2) their votes tend to be distributed (they aren't mischievously coalescing around a certain candidate).
Every 4 years, regardless of which party is having a primary, this discussion gets reenacted.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
beastie boy
(9,290 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
AGeddy
(509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,079 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Calling for something and it actually having a noticeable impact are 2 completely different things.
Historically, there is zero evidence for it having a substantial impact.
But, as with voter fraud, peeps gonna believe what peeps gonna believe.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
lapucelle
(18,238 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)that include party registration, liberal to conservative self identification, liberal to conservative direction preferred, and whether theyll vote for the Dem in November.
The numbers may have changed from when I heard the results but at that time there were obvious repugs or repug leaning no partys who voted in the Dem primary. Unless there is another way to explain the number who said they wouldnt vote for the Dem in November.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
4139
(1,893 posts)Right at this time Bernie at 17.9% thats likely too large....
But if the final is 15.5%, crossover may have pulled Bernie over the threshold
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden