Because in most states, you cannot participate in primaries (where the REAL selection of candidates happen) unless you are a registered member of that party.
This is true for local, state, and federal elections. So if you are literally a single issue voter, then the selection of the candidate most likely to vote that way is important. On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:34 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > So let me ask a dumb question......if a person dislikes many or most or > even some of the platform of the Republican/Democratic party, but likes one > or two primary issues they focus on......WHY register for that party???? Is > it solely to vote in their primaries in closed states????? > > that's the part i don't get. > > "Well, i hate everything about the republicans...except their pro life...so > i'll register Republican!" > > WHY!?!?!?!??! Register independent so you don't unnecessarily soil your > name, and vote for whatever candidate matches most closely with your > beliefs!?!?! > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > "Just because most of the people pushing the 'religion as science' agenda > > are republican, does not necessarily mean all republicans feel the same > > way." > > > > I started to say the same thing and thought it wasn't worth it. I > figured > > the narrow minded would respond with ad hominem attacks so it wasn't > worth > > the time. > > > > If I were to make a generalization about science and political parties, > I'd > > say that Republicans are generally not > > for publicly funded scientific research. > > > > As for Democrats, well, I won't say since I don't want to be accused of > > making broad, sweeping allegations. > > > > In general, if either side does fund something, it is not for the general > > welfare, but for the welfare of their patrons. > > > > J > > > > - > > > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad > reputation. > > - Henry Kissinger > > > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, > > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361461 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
