I thought the primaries here were open, but they’re not; you can only vote your party. For some reason I thought I recalled both R and D candidates on the primary ballots, but I’m definitely mis-remembering (I just double-checked). Kinda nullifies my whole rant there a bit. Still, I was ready to vote for a republican, so I guess that has to count for something.
It may also be too late to change my party affiliation (primary is in 14 days).
Well, it’s too late to change it now for the primary. In the general it doesn’t matter. Basically, I should have paid attention to the R candidates sooner. For my own mental health, I had been intentionally ignoring them.
Agreed. But also, “well…fuck”.
I thought the primaries here were open, but they’re not; you can only vote your party. For some reason I thought I recalled both R and D candidates on the primary ballots, but I’m definitely mis-remembering (I just double-checked). Kinda nullifies my whole rant there a bit. Still, I was ready to vote for a republican, so I guess that has to count for something.
It may also be too late to change my party affiliation (primary is in 14 days).
Why not just register R? You can vote whoever you like in the general and you’ll still be able to effect change in the republican primary.
Well, it’s too late to change it now for the primary. In the general it doesn’t matter. Basically, I should have paid attention to the R candidates sooner. For my own mental health, I had been intentionally ignoring them.