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Democratic Primaries

Garrett78

(10,721 posts) Sat Feb 29, 2020, 08:53 PM Feb 2020

Once again, zero evidence of mischievous crossover voting having an impact [View all]

There's about as much evidence for substantial mischievous crossover voting in open primaries as there is for voter fraud in general elections.

Like voter fraud, mischievous crossover voting merely serves as a ready-made excuse for supporters of a particular candidate.

Still, I'm sure we'll be hearing the same preemptive excuse-making in another 4 or 8 years, as we do every primary season. Que será, será.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Once again, zero evidence of mischievous crossover voting having an impact [View all] Garrett78 Feb 2020 OP

Am feeling the Burn....the Biden Burn! n/t DonaldsRump Feb 2020 #1

Lol Big Time!!! padah513 Feb 2020 #2

Actually, we don't know that and neither do you. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #3

Do you think a crossover voter would talk with an exit pollster? No, not a chance! 4139 Feb 2020 #13

Trump openly calls for it from his supporters IronLionZion Feb 2020 #4

Historically, there's no evidence of mischievous crossover voting having an impact. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #8

As long as Trump thinks it does, I say let him make an idiot of himself and his groupies! beastie boy Feb 2020 #5

You have no idea what impact it had. AGeddy Feb 2020 #6

Not according to James Carville Gothmog Feb 2020 #7

Every 4 years, people in both parties call for mischievous crossover voting. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #9

Argumentum ad ignorantiam. N/T lapucelle Feb 2020 #10

CNN has reported exit poll results SharonClark Feb 2020 #11

Thanks for heads-up. Very interesting read @ link below. MFGsunny Feb 2020 #14

If Bernie just squeaks over the 15% threshold then even small crossover may have had a huge impact 4139 Feb 2020 #12