Indpendents couldn't vote in Nevada

hence the easy victory by the Clintons.

Now I feel better.

We're trying to be nice and we congratulated you guys.

I switched from Independent to Democrat at my precinct this morning. And so did about 50 other people!

as independents in the democratic primary

2 - people could and DID register JUST BEFORE THE CAUCUS...

3 - many of them registered and joined the OBAMA groups...

3 - Repukes and comitted Independant idiots couldn't sway the outcome - which is a GOOD thing and as it SHOULD be...

4 - It was mess where I was and I really didn't like it at all - too many chances for mischief by ANYBODY...

Repukes and comitted Independant idiots couldn't sway the outcome - which is a GOOD thing and as it SHOULD be... (my emphasis, btw)

Trying to be understanding, but your poll numbers are slippin' . . .

We're DEMOCRATS last time I looked - and I'm a DEMOCRAT..

REPUKES are IDIOTS...

Independants are IDIOTS - if they think they should be allowed to be able to vote in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY events...that's why you join a PARTY...that's one of the disadvantages of being INDEPENDANT - idiots don't get to participate in PARTY events...

Besides - if anybody wants to participate, repuke or independant - they can first SWITCH PARTYs or JOIN the DEMOCRATIC party right beforehand...it's really not that hard to understand...

I'm an unaffiliated voter. I change my registration to vote in the primaries (in closed primary states) or, in this case, to caucus. I have my own reasons for not registering as a Democrat, which are only tangentially related to this discussion.

You're broad brushing with a statement like that one and do a disservice not only to others but yourself as well, because I know you're smarter than your last post sounds. Democracy is bigger than Party politics; you know that.

People seem to have a very odd opinion of "independents" - for one, they lump the political party (which is fairly new) with the larger number of people who are actually unaffiliated. Part of that is because of the "new" party. I registered in 1976 as an "independent" - at that time, that was what they called people who did not want to be affiliated with any party. When the Independent party manifest, I actually got a phone call from the state voter registrar, asking me if I wanted to stay "independent" or change my registration to the new category "unaffiliated." I suspect there are a lot of people out there like me.

The fact that I have never "belonged" to the Democratic Party doesn't have anything to do with my politics, however. I tend to chart out as a "progressive liberal" - in the UK I'd probably be what is called a "liberal democrat" - one thing I am most certainly not is an idiot.

I know you're frustrated, Tank - I think we're all reaching critical mass around here. Take a deep breath and go back to those more reasoned posts that I'm accustomed to reading from you. Please.

No funny business allowed.

;)

I registered a bunch of independants today as well as a few republicans that crossed over.