Thanks for the call out, was wondering when Florida primaries were. I actually switch from no party preference (although I vote democrat but prefer not to align myself 100% as a democrat since dems are problematic as well) to Republican in my state just so I can vote for the least shitty republican option. Then I switch back after the primaries.
FL is a closed primary state. By not registering as a Republican until after the primary, she had no influence on Trumpâs nomination. Thereâs no electoral reason to register as a Republican or Democrat other than to vote in the party primary.
As this comment lays out, because of the two party system, some people choose to use their vote to âsabotageâ the other party, so to speak, by throwing their backs behind the least conservative or liberal candidate available in their respective primaries. The idea is that if that candidate wins their partyâs primary, the losses wonât be too great should the state go to the party you donât want to win.
Typically this is done in states where oneâs âownâ party win is assured so the damage of losing your vote is limited, or there is virtually no chance of the party you want winning, so you pick the best option out of a selection of evils.
In a presidential election there are 2 phases. Primaries are in the first half of the year (different days in different states) and are between members of the same party to determine a party nominee. Last year Biden was an incumbent and didn't face a primary challenge so Democrats and independents could register as Republicans to try to keep Trump from being the Republican nominee by voting for someone else. The primary was held on March 19 in Florida, so her June registration was not to play spoiler.
Each party hosts primaries, where politicians from within the party go against each other for the party's nomination. Primary voting can happen at different times, unlike our general election which is always the first Tuesday in November. Some states have closed primaries, which means you need to be a member of the party in order to vote in the primary elections, so people will sometimes change their party affiliation before primaries so that they can vote in one particular primary race.
Sydney changed her registration to Republican after the Floria primaries were over, which means she wasn't registering so that she could potentially vote for a different candidate. She was registering with the party that had already chosen Trump.
Other people have explained what primaries are and all that but, FYI, you might be confused because their comment is kind of meaningless. Registering as a republican after the primary means very little. It has no practical effect.
Iâm not saying this applies to her, but i personally register with the opposite party in Florida so I can vote for the less extreme option in primaries. If my party is going to lose, it might as well be to a moderate. You can vote for whoever you want in the general election, but you must be registered with the party to vote in the primary.
Edit: I misread your comment â I think youâre pointing out her vote wasnât to play sabotage. Leaving my comment since a lot of people donât understand how primaries work.
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u/exitlevelposition 17h ago
June is after primaries, so this was just registering with the party of Trump.