Subj : Two party state
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Fri Aug 01 2025 07:06:11

RM>> If you are a registered Republican can you vote Democrat if you
  >> decide it's a good idea some election?

MP>You can vote for *any* candidate in the *general* election, but not the
  >primary in most places.

MP>Primary = nominating the candidate that will *represent your party* in the
  >general election.

Yes, I should have remembered how you do that there.
In Canada it is our elected local Members of Parliament who decide
who will be the candidate to run for the party in the next election.
'Ordinary' people aren't in on that..

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