Will Republicans vote for a Democrat in the primary to change results?
Would Republican go out and vote for either Clinton or Obama in the up comming primaries to help change the results. Since their party’s nomination is pretty much picked, would the change to democrat for the primary, then change back for the elections in November?
I won’t.
I would consider crossing the party line only to vote for a Democrat I wanted in office.
Of the two Democrats left standing in the run for the presidency, I definitely like Obama better than Clinton, but would prefer to have neither of them in the White House.
I will vote for McCain. He is not an ideal candidate but he is a great American and I believe he would make a good president. His principle disadvantage is his age, however I don’t see this as an insurmountable problem. He appears healthy.
There have been many people on both sides of the aisle who have criticized McCain for various reasons. I have been watching this man since before the 2000 elections and I believe he is presidential material. That doesn’t mean he will win, but he can win and would be a good president if elected.
There have been some allegations against McCain, particularly regarding his time as a POW, that I believe are unsubstantiated and likely false. Fellow ex-POWs have largely defended him.
But back to the original question–I believe it is up to the Democrats to pick their candidate. And it is up to the Republicans to pick theirs. I will not be voting in any primary other than the Republican, and–since I will vote in Texas–that is coming up next week. (Early voting, thank you.)
Already have (as I am a registered democrat). I voted for Mike Gravel on the Democratic side. Kept my vote away from comrade Obama and Hillary. Now if the republican side will only get someone worth a damn. Or maybe we can see a Blue Dog Democrat (conservative democrat). Neither of which I see happening.
That would be the typical anti-democracy kind of gaming of elections that occurs to most Republicans.
What happened to trying to elect the person you want, instead of sabotaging someone else?
They are a;ready cross voting for Obama as they feel he is the most beatable of the 2. Then in the general election they will vote Rep.
I believe that people vote their party’s philosophy(s) which are extremely different. Look at the platforms, it’s all there.
For the same reason that the scum buckets in Michigan were encouraging the Democrats to do the same thing. Politics and candidate influencing. Keep someone in the race and they’ll keep getting the donations from going to a single candidate, among other things.
I am a Republican and am not changing that, but I am voting Obama in the Dem primary in Texas on March 4. I will vote for him in the general election as well however if he is the Dem nominee.
(Texas is a completely open primary so I would expect a number of others will do the same. Ohio is closed but you can change party registration at the polls.)
I assure you that Republicans do not see Obama as the easier target, and the few that do are highly underestimating him. You may see some however that simply want to vote against Hillary, regardless of whether she is easier to beat or not in that they do not like her (that may be putting it mildly). Medved on the radio (a avid McCain supporter is spending his time now trying to push for a Hillary nomination however….but it is necessary to his strategy to win).
They already are and they call themselves Obamicans. lol
This is what I’ve saying before, Reps will be voting for the weakest Dem candidate against McCain so the latter can go ahead slaughter him right on the first day of the campaign for the general elections. Obama was lucky to be the weakest so he appears to be the so-called stronger againt McCain. The truth is the Reps can scuttle his charisma right at the onset. Welcome to another 4-year of Republican rule.
I live in Virginia, and have friends and family in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, DC, Florida, California, NY, Minnesota and Louisiana. I don’t know of anyone (not my friends or family or co-workers) who crossed party lines in either direction to change the results.
I am sure it happens on both sides of the aisle, but I have not heard directly of anyone doing it.
I usually vote Republican and intend to vote Ron Paul but I would not doubt that many will vote in the Dem primary since the GOP has already crowned McCain.
For those saying GOP voters will pick Obama because he’s more "beatable", that isn’t accurate: every head-to-head poll I’ve seen shows him beating McCain. If you want the Donks in the White House you better lean on the Super Delegates to vote Obama. The polls I’ve seen give him 4-6% advantage.
If nominee is Clinton, she either wins by 1-2% (statistical dead heat) or loses by same margin. Meaning, she MIGHT win but if your goal is the White House more than a specific candidate then you’re better off putting your $$$ behind Obama.