Thousands have left California's American Independent Party in the last month

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-american-independent-voters-registration-20160520-snap-story.html

analysis finds nearly 32,000 voters in California's American Independent Party changed their official registration and left the party in the two weeks after a Los Angeles Times investigation identified widespread confusion among the party's members.

Using voter data from each of California's 58 counties, Mitchell found that 31,772 AIP voters left the party in the two weeks prior to May 1. The first story was published in The Times on April 17

The exodus equates to about 6.7% of the AIP's total registration as of mid-April.

Mitchell, who has led an informal but vocal campaign for several years warning voters to not confuse being "independent" with joining the American Independent Party, said it's unusual to see such a large number of voters revising their official status.

"A voter changing registration is extremely rare," he said. "Seeing this, in a very short period of time, it's a really big and significant number."

Storm's a brewin' No wonder the establishment has been throwing a temper tantrum of late.

[Autumn]

1. Must be changing to vote for HRC.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Be like New York and say, "Fuck you late comers, you should have known earlier. It's your fault!"

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You should have switched 8 Months earlier, when you had the chance!

It's not our fault you were too stupid to foresee the future!


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[Vattel]

2. 32,000 isn't nearly enough, I am afraid

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

4. That is just for the two weeks after the story... (April 17th to May 1st)

We will know how many changed in May on June 1st I think. I know there have been some weekends where the call list for California for Sanders was oriented towards AIP registered voters to ensure they really mean to be AIP and not independent.

[Vattel]

10. I hope it is a lot more

[litlbilly]

17. dont forget the 2 to 3 mil new regs, its off the charts and I bet most are Berners:)

[Vattel]

22. Wow, I didn't know that it was that many. That is a good sign.

[Jitter65]

3. Changing for Bernie and Trump. nt

[HooptieWagon]

11. Why would they change for Trump?

All his opponents have dropped out.

They probably are voting for Sanders. If they were voting for an establishment Democrat they'd have been registered Democratic Party all along.

[leftynyc]

5. That's because they thought

it was an actual Independent party and not the crazy conservative party it actually is. This was reported on last month:

With nearly half a million registered members, the American Independent Party is bigger than all of California's other minor parties combined. The ultraconservative party's platform opposes abortion rights and same sex marriage, and calls for building a fence along the entire United States border.

Based in the Solano County home of one of its leaders, the AIP bills itself as “The Fastest Growing Political Party in California."

But a Times investigation has found that a majority of its members have registered with the party in error. Nearly three in four people did not realize they had joined the party, a survey of registered AIP voters conducted for The Times found.

That mistake could prevent people from casting votes in the June 7 presidential primary, California's most competitive in decades.

Voters from all walks of life were confused by the use of the word “independent” in the party’s name, according to The Times analysis.

http://static.latimes.com/american-independent-party-california-voters/



No storm a brewing - just people correcting a mistake they made by not paying attention.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. People would only rush to correct it if they intend to vote for someone in the Democratic primary

You cannot vote as an independent in the Republican California Primary.

[leftynyc]

8. This story is over a month old

I don't see anybody rushing to do anything.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

12. The story is referring to the two weeks April 17th to May 1st...

It remains to be seen how much more of an exodus from AIP has occurred. It bodes very well for Sanders though.

edit: also you lie the story was published today, the data they discuss is a month old correct.

[leftynyc]

13. The story I posted a link to

is from April 17 - so it's OVER a month old - just like I said. Try calling someone a liar who gives a crap.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

14. Do you want a participation trophy?

My article was from today 05/20/2016, am I supposed to care about some article you posted from April 17th? Could you be any more irrelevant?

[leftynyc]

15. Another charming Bernie supporter

IT'S THE SAME FUCKING STORY. You want to pretend this is new information, knock yourself out. Your candidate is still going to lose.

[apnu]

9. Well then, either they are correcting a mistake or they are conservatives sowing chaos.

The former is OK, the latter is dirty pool.

[apnu]

7. This is all the people who didn't read the registration forms closely.

Gotta pay attention people! Especially with any registration form. I doubt many of these people intentionally joined AIP.

[Alfresco]

16. This American Independent Party?

http://www.aipca.org/


LOL

[Bluenorthwest]

18. This is just duped persons correcting their mistake, but here is Today's Good News:

California sees flood of new voters spurred by presidential race

The nation’s hard-fought presidential primary contests have brought more than 850,000 new voters onto California’s registration rolls, dwarfing numbers seen in 2008 and 2012, according to figures from the state’s 58 counties.
Along with those new voters, almost 600,000 other Californians have re-registered since Jan. 1, usually because they changed their name, address or party. Those 1.45 million new or updated registrations as of May 1 could grow to 2 million by the registration deadline.

The registration figures are bad news for the state’s Republicans, who already have seen their numbers falling in California. Nearly half the new voters, 48.5 percent, registered as Democrats, compared with the 16.7 percent who registered as Republicans and the 34.8 percent who either declined to state a party preference or registered with a minor party.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-sees-flood-of-new-voters-spurred-by-7754295.php

[snowy owl]

19. I detest these groups that name themselves in fraudlulent ways. AIP - extreme conservatives-

Americans for Prosperity? Koch Brothers looking our for their own prosperity. Perhaps we need a Progressive party that plainly says government was established for the general welfare. The General Welfare Party or something like that. Of course, now I'll get an extremist who call me a communist. Actually looking out for the people attracts the red baiters. It never fails.The Real Left or True Progressives: We Believe in Government.

Reagan started this with his "government is the problem" meme. All he wanted to do was reduce his taxes and everybody loves celebrity so they said okay. Now we are third world country at home. Bernie is trying to change that.

Grandmamas, don't let your minority and poor babies grow up to be soldiers for Clinton.

[ContinentalOp]

21. That's independent voters for you.

They want to make a big show of being "independent" but have no idea what they're actually registering for. Idiots.

[Recursion]

23. There will probably be 4 million votes cast in the Democratic primary in CA

I think this is the same disconnect as people have regarding the rallies: 40,000 people just doesn't even make a dent in numbers like that.