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Originally Posted by AGDee
So, I have one week to decide what to do about this primary situation in Michigan. These are my options, as I see them:
1) Vote in the Democratic Primary for "uncommitted" since neither of my preferred candidates are on the ballot.
2) Vote in the Republican Primary for the candidate I could most tolerate as President.
3) Vote in the Republican Primary for the candidate that I think can't beat any of the Democrats to just skew it for them.
4) Don't vote at all.
I wouldn't really do 3 or 4, but the ideas cross my mind. So, it's 1 or 2. One week to decide... hmmm.
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3 seems like it would be really hard to pull off effectively. I mean, you could obviously vote for one of the bottom vote getters in the earlier primaries, but then there's little danger that candidate would end up in the general anyway.
In the same situation, I'd probably go with option 4 but option 2 is probably the better choice as far as being a good citizen. You'd be using the political power you actually have to try to ensure better government.