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Old 01-27-2008
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Re: I am switching from the Democrat party.

Well, expect a jury duty notice lol. That's the fastest way to get one--party registry changes. IMO, that is a mistake though for other reasons. I swing vote regularly. Being registered with a party is not a compulsion to vote straight ticket. Everyone can vote for whomever. I even know some who regularly flip parties to get says in primaries of some sort and they don't mind the jury duty notices. Being an independent gives a person no extra say in a primary, so that is why I always recommend that people join one of the two main parties. Vote however, but get an extra say in the whole process

You also live in Indiana, a red state. I live in a red county in PA. I registered Dem because in my area the GOP runs the show and being a registered GOP person means nothing but anointing whoever is uncontested in my area for the GOP in state and local elections, which in reality make 90 percent of my daily interests. Being a registered Dem shakes the system by keeping an otherwise monopolised local system on its feet. Whether GOP or Dem, any noncompetitive area gets to be nepotistic, lazy and self-serving which is not beneficial. Competition makes the system earn their right to represent. If I were in Philly, a Dem controlled machine, I'd register GOP to counterbalance that. And on local and state matters, uncontested machines become the same thing. In rural areas, Dems are more often conservative and in urban/suburban ones they are more often liberal. However, the machines, if not worried about losing power, become the same artery clogged rubbish. Lastly, parties don't move without voices. Eventually, they always move. Thus, if I were you, I'd keep your registration.
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