Deb & Bill
DVC-Trivia Contest, Apr-2006: Honorable Mention
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- Mar 20, 2000
Voting is set by the state, not by the Federal Government. Usually the state constitution describes the voting regulations. Some primaries are open and some are closed. I voted against the candidate I didn't want in open primaries and for the candidate I want in closed primaries. The early primaries for Presidential elections usually are open primaries which wind up removing some of the better candidates because voters do I did and vote against someone instead of for someone. So they vote for Jay Z instead of Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. If the candidate can't get the votes in the early primaries, they can't get support money to stay in the race.OP here
I guess I was just a little shell shocked. From NY where diversity and and abundance of choices is the norm.
On a whole other note.... the way this country votes is crazy. Some states can vote early. Should be uniform but a whole other convo LOL
Thanks for all of the contributions everyone and I’m proud that this thread stayed civil
Kerri
Plus the primary is where you, OP, and your friend get to vote for the parties they want. Usually there are a number of candidates in each primary, especially in closed primaries. So register to vote as a certain party and you get to vote in the closed primaries. And you get information sent to you by the state party.