I'm not very savvy with elections, but a couple of months ago I thought it would be interesting to register to vote for the political party whose primary I wanted to vote in so that I could help determine who would be on the ballot for president. I thought it would be a twofold benefit: first, I believe my vote will hold more value than the regular election where the area in which I live is mostly votes one party all the time, and even then the rest of the state cancels out our votes; secondly I wanted to help choose a candidate for the opposing party that I thought might annoy the heads of the political party.
Imagine my joy when registering I saw that I could vote for the opposing political party's candidates in the primary without having to join the party. (Some states offer this option, not necessarily all.) This led to an interesting debate as my friends and I watch Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders numbers from the primaries in other states. Is it possible that constituants of Hillary have figured out to register for voting in the Republican primaries in order to trump up Trump? Would Trump as Republican candidate for president mean an instant win for Democrats? There is so much at stake in the US at the moment. It is probably a long shot that anyone could connive such a thing and play it out on a grand scale, but it is fun to imagine. And what is going on with Rubio, Cruz and the others?
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