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Old 09-05-2008, 08:22 PM   #3
Mike P
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The only thing registering in a party gets you is the right to vote in a primary. I registered Democrat for the sole purpose of voting for Chris Gabrielli in the 2006 gubernatorial primary, because I thought he'd be preferable to either Coupe Deval or Muffy. I didn't bother changing it back to Independent. If the Republicans ever have a meaningful primary in this state--and I think that Halley's Comet will return before that happens--I might switch my registration.

Passing on Frick or Frack is one alternative----but there are other alternatives. Maybe the reason it always comes down to the lesser of two evils is because no one ever considers the fact that they have about 7 other choices in the average Presidential election. If more people did, maybe the Big Two would be forced to come up with better candidates.

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