This is just stupid:
Indiana's Democratic chairman said his party is ready to challenge the votes of any lifelong Republicans who attempt to vote as Democrats in the May 6 primary.
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker said he is concerned Republicans may try to cast crossover votes to skew results in the close presidential primary between U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
"I'm only talking about crossover with mischievous intent," Parker said of his party's plans to challenge suspicious voters. "If there is a coordinated effort by Republicans to affect the outcome of our primary, that would be something the party would try through the challenge process to keep those voters out."
Haven't I heard Barack Obama actually asking Indiana Republicans to cross over and vote for him? Are we going to have the Democratic thought police out there trying to figure out which Republican crossovers are sincere and which are being "mischievous"?
I've tended to vote in Republican primaries both because of philosophical inclination and because that's where action usually is in Allen County. But Republicans have already chosen John McCain, so why wouldn't I at least consider weighing in on the Obama-Clinton race? Want to know which one I might vote for? Want to know whether I'll be picking the one who'll be the best president or the one I think who will be easier for McCain to beat? Want me to swear it on the Bible? Get real.
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Seems like we have a catch-22 here.
IC 3-10-1-6
Eligible voters
Sec. 6. A voter may vote at a primary election:
(1) if the voter, at the last general election, voted for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election; or
(2) if the voter did not vote at the last general election, but intends to vote at the next general election for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election;
as long as the voter was registered as a voter at the last general election or has registered since then.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
You're allowed to vote in the Democratic primary if you intend to vote for a majority of the regular nominees of the Democratic party.
Can ANYONE with a brain honestly answer that question? The majority of the nominees of the party are going to be people running for local office.
When it comes to county commissioners, yeah, there's probably going to be a difference between how a Republican and a Democrat makes decisions, but it is going to be minor, compared in the difference in the individuals. I'll vote for a guy with common sense from the wrong party rather than a fool who has been nominated by my own party.
And what's really the difference between a Republican and a Democrat when it comes to Clerk of Courts, or County Auditor, or County Sheriff? Does a Democratic sheriff serve process differently than a Republican? Does he feed prisoners better, or give them a different brand of toilet paper?
While I don't doubt that there are GOP members who would vote in the Democratic primary for malicious purposes - after all, Watergate was all about nominating an easily-defeatable Democrat, I don't think there's going to be much chance of that happening this year. Given the economy, and given Iraq, there's a very real chance that McCain will lose worse than Barry did in '64.
And while Indiana is the birthplace of the Klan, there are also a lot of good hoosiers Republicans think that the Senator from New York would be an unbearably annoying president. Shouldn't they be allowed to weigh in on who the next POTUS will be?
Harl,
They can weigh in....in the general election.
The whole concept seems short-sighted to me. If you're a Republican would you not want to have some say in who is going to be your nominee for county positions?
That seems far more important to me than trying to somehow sway the outcome of the Democratic Presidential nominee - which for all intent and purposes has already been decided...
Appointing strict constitutionalist Supremes is much more important than a lowly county political office. We may not see strict constitutionaist judges, but our only chance is with McCain ...so we have to attempt to infuse some confusion in the Dem nominating process.
Extreme Democratic organizations such as Moveon.org and Media Matters, with help from their willing allies in the drive-by media, have spent the past eight years (and hundreds of millions of George Soros' money) attacking and spreading untruths about Republicans and the war.
Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" is small potatoes compared to the concerted effort of the extreme leftists. He is absolutely convinced that Democrats crossed over in the promaries to get McCain nominated, so "Operation Chaos" is justified.
The very thought of facing another Clinton in the White House appalls me but watching the nomination and possible election of a hatemongering, anti-American candidate (who just happens to be black) is unbelievably frightening.
Can we really change anything now? Who knows? It will be fun to try! I'll see you Dems at the polling place ...and I am voting for Hillary.
you can vote for whoever you like, whenever you like. I find it disgusting that in the INdiana primaries you even have to declare a party. I should be able to vote for 5 democrat left wing liberal commies if I like and 50 GOP candidates if I like, whenever I like, in any election. THAT is the american way!
You might try moving to Chicago, Bobby. They let people vote there even after they've died.