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dc_dux · 04-23-2008, 08:28 PM

ASU...I'm not sure what you think the problem is.

By tactical voting, do you mean cross-over voting like occurred in the recent Tex, Ohio and Pa Democratic primaries, where Republicans "temporarily" registered as Democrats to attempt to influence the Clinton/Obama race?

Not much can be done about it, but it does have a built-in disincentive in many cases. If you are a Repub and temporarily register as a Dem for a primary, you give up the right to participate in the Republican primary and even if the Presidential nominee has been decided (ie McCain), you lose the opportunity to vote for Repub primary candidates for other offices on the ballot (House, Senate, state legislature, etc).

If you think the problem is proportional voting (Dem primaries) or winner-take-all (Repub primaries)...that is a different issue. Both have pluses and minuses.

I'm not sure what you mean by "its done at the state level" either. No state puts any restrictions on who a citizen can vote for in a general election..for president, governor, legislator, mayor...that is unconstitutional.

04-23-2008, 08:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	ASU...I'm not sure what you think the problem is. By tactical voting, do you mean cross-over voting like occurred in the recent Tex, Ohio and Pa Democratic primaries, where Republicans "temporarily" registered as Democrats to attempt to influence the Clinton/Obama race? Not much can be done about it, but it does have a built-in disincentive in many cases. If you are a Repub and temporarily register as a Dem for a primary, you give up the right to participate in the Republican primary and even if the Presidential nominee has been decided (ie McCain), you lose the opportunity to vote for Repub primary candidates for other offices on the ballot (House, Senate, state legislature, etc). If you think the problem is proportional voting (Dem primaries) or winner-take-all (Repub primaries)...that is a different issue. Both have pluses and minuses. I'm not sure what you mean by "its done at the state level" either. No state puts any restrictions on who a citizen can vote for in a general election..for president, governor, legislator, mayor...that is unconstitutional. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 04-23-2008 at 09:26 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost