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TreasonousBastard

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7. Is that an Independant Party or...
Fri Oct 3, 2014, 06:52 PM
Oct 2014

just plain ol' unaffiliated independent?

We have about a third of our local voters with no party preference, and they do swing elections, but rarely is there anyone on the ballot without a party endorsement.

I'm lost at what's actually going on there, but fascinated by the possibility that a deal could be cut with a sacrificial Democrat with no chance to win fighting this independent hard enough to actually swing republican votes his way.

Stranger things have happened...

Where's that place I'm hearing about where the Republicans sued to get the weak Democrat back on the ballot after he quit when some third party guy surged in the polls?

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WTH ! [View all] grntuscarora Oct 2014 OP
Happens all the time, elleng Oct 2014 #1
Yeah, it's business as usual. grntuscarora Oct 2014 #3
Both parties can suffer from that disease... TreasonousBastard Oct 2014 #2
Well, the local dc is old and way out of touch. grntuscarora Oct 2014 #5
Is that an Independant Party or... TreasonousBastard Oct 2014 #7
Small i independent. grntuscarora Oct 2014 #8
What state are you in? jwirr Oct 2014 #4
PA n/t grntuscarora Oct 2014 #6
Have you read the rules here? marym625 Oct 2014 #9
You might call your state party and ask them what's up. merrily Oct 2014 #10
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