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Originally Posted by djtestudo
Well, the only reason you register is so you can participate in the primaries of the party you register for.
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Hmmm ... people here may join a political party, and in doing so generally become quite active, and participate in leadership elections and party caucuses.
My impression, and correct me if I'm wrong, but huge numbers of Americans are "registered" as either Democrats or Republicans, many (most?) of whom do not actively participate?
I think here relatively few people tend to tie themselves to parties, of which we have 3 "major" parties (Liberals, Conservatives, NDP), 1 major regional party (Bloc Quebecois) and 1 rapidly growing party (the Greens), whereas in the US, with only 2 parties, tens of millions want to permanently associate with one or the other and will never switch sides.