Our Election is March 5.

However, I'm always PROUD to say "Democrat" on primary day!

Sarandan and equally disparaging and consumed with ugly attacks against the woman who should have been our 2016 President, HRC.

I've never forgotten that and have never listened to her since.

When she called Hillary a fucking whore.

too.

With Tlaib.

With Tlaib.

However I spent many years - well over 30 - as an independent who regularly voted with the Dems. I finally saw the error of my ways when I wanted to vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primary. My state (Pennsylvania) wouldn't allow me to vote for her unless I registered in the Party. Done deal!

As the poster from Georgia reminds us, not all states register voters by party.

If we did, I would.

In an open primary,all the candidates from every party would be on one ballot, in Illinois, you have to request either a Democratic, or Republican ballot.

But I consistently vote in Democratic Primaries and the Democratic Party seems to know where I am and how to contact me. Honestly, I do not want more solicitations, and I sometimes get useful info out of unsolicited mailings and even some texts from the GOP, they only serve to let me know what misinformation others in my area might be getting.

When I canvassed nearby to GOTV we were given lists of specific addresses of known Democratic supporters and told we could completely avoid other addresses if we felt like it to avoid confrontations. I didn't hit up every address not specifically targeted on my route, but if someone was out, I would talk to them and explain what I was doing and why I supported the particular candidate. I found many in agreement at addresses not on my list. Many reliable voters out there are, like myself, not registered.

However, I am part of the Democratic Party

Political parties have members who regularly go to meetings and pay dues. No one pays dues to be a member of the Democratic party. You just say you are. The next day you can say you are a Republican, then an Indie. It is pretty meaningless.

In the UK and elsewhere if you are a member of a political party you pay dues. The Labor party charges about 6 pounds a month for example.

….meaning there is no process for registering with one party or another.

by the general that year.

mostly in California, some in Oregon back in 1990's.

Registered GOP to vote for Anderson in 1980 California POTUS primary to slow Reagan. That is the only incidence when voted for other than a Democrat.

Just in case:
https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote

You can also check your registration to make sure it's still valid. 💙

In Ohio, you request a party-specific ballot when you vote in a primary. If you are flipping back and forth from primary to primary you might get challenged by an election employee - but there isn't a way to register as a Democrat other than voting a Democratic ballot in the primary.

I was unaware that many states did not allow you to register one way or the other.

Thank you for all the responses

Arkansas does not require a voter to register for a particular party. I often vote in the Republican primary because that is where local elections are decided. I need the opportunity to vote for the least bad alternative.

Party power is defined by VOTING for democrats.
Checking a box on a form changes nothing.
The only numbers that matter are those that reflect a congressional majority & enough votes to win the EC.

In my husband's work, many register as independents. But, he always registers as a proud democrat!!!
My kids do the same!!

I'm Canadian, though I did live in California for over 20 years.

California did when I lived there 8 years ago.

Where you register and in primaries can pick the one you want to vote in each election. I have selected the democratic one each time. In Burlington the 2 biggest parties are Democratic and Progressive. The Republican party is smaller.

I've noticed that several of the radio talk show hosts say they're not registered with any party, I think it has something to do with an appearance of being open minded even though they wouldn't vote repub for anything, especially these days.

be one of the sheep, etc.

I think there are lots of folks who think like that.