A lot of republican candidates this election want (GOP) on the ballot vs. (R)

[Crazy Dave]

I forget who and where. There were a few and at least two states said no, you have to use the (R)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Dino Rossi, running against Gregoire (sp?) again in Washington State.

[VPStoltz]

10. And strangely enough...

when survey something like 20-25% didn't know what GOP stands for. Only the presidential candidates must states the party name.
The wording on the ballots says, "prefers GOP (or Democrat)."
I think much could be made of candidates who don't want to associate with their party.

[dkofos]

2. Like most people will be fooled by that. Well, maybe their base.

[glowing]

3. Actually, it is fooling some people.. Low info voters don't get it...

[dkofos]

11. Like I said, the base. They are too stupid to get anything on their own.

[Kazak]

4. I think it's a good idea!

In fact even better, let some of them have (GOP) and some others (R).

[Crazy Dave]

5. That would be funny

The (GOP) candidate running attack ads against the (R) one.

[Kazak]

7. Sure, split the party...

between the far right and the moderate right. Good idea! :)

[Spritz57]

6. How many red republican

signs, e.g. bumper stickers, lawn signs, banners, etc., have you seen. From my limited vantage point, they are all blue and do not include the word republican.

[AlCzervik]

8. there are all kinds of Gopers running here for state senate and assembly without their political

affiliation in their ads, they all claim to act as "independents".

[Greg K]

9. Have you ever noticed that Republican strategy is based on the presumption that

voters are utter morons?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. In 2006, Michael Steele, black candidate, tried this in his US Senate race in MD.

I don't think it said "GOP" but he avoided any mention of party affiliation on his stuff, he even had some misleading flyers and stickers distributed that implied he was a Democrat.

His white Democratic opponent won like 70 plus percent of the African American vote.