In a few short months, primary voters will begin selecting the Republican presidential nominee. The two debates thus far have been underwhelming. A third is approaching on Nov. 8, but it, too, promises to be the kind of unhelpful event that lacks the virtue of at least being entertaining. Yet I’ll be watching — tuned in and deciding which candidate to support. I’m not a Republican, but I’ll play one on Super Tuesday, March 5.

  • @CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml
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    12 years ago

    Can’t you participate and vote for a bland candidate as a democrat? You know, to undermine the opposing party. I have no idea if that’s the case btw – it’s a genuine question

    • @wahming@monyet.cc
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      42 years ago

      It’s not that you can’t. It’s just that OP is proceeding on an unfounded assumption - that just by voting for what he considers the ‘worst’ Rep candidate, they’re guaranteed to lose. As we’ve seen with Trump, that’s not the case.

      • @YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOP
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        12 years ago

        Trump lost in Colorado and this strategy has destroyed the GOP in the state. Colorado used to be a red state before independents figured out how to game the system.

        • WagesOf
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          12 years ago

          Colorado was red until red came out and put the nazi flags back on in public display.

          • @YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldOP
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            12 years ago

            Colorado was red until TABOR arrived and everything went to shit because taxes couldn’t be used to build up the infrastructure.