Reply #22: I'm actually not a registered Democrat - never have been. [View All]

I was an Independent before Bush and have been voting solidly Democratic since that time. In my state, I don't have to register with a party to vote in the primaries, so I don't. I just declare what primary I will be voting in when I go to vote.

In my state, HRC, Edwards or Obama has no shot in hell of winning. Edwards has more of a shot than the other two, but he's really not the kind of Southerner other Southerners look to vote for (I doubt Edwards would have won re-election in his own North Carolina had he chosen to run for a second term); therefore, I would vote my consciousness - that means for someone who knows what the hell they're doing with regards to foreign policy and national security - and it really wouldn't make one fucking difference. My one vote (well, two, my husband, who IS a registered Democrat wouldn't vote for HRC or Edwards, either) wouldn't change the deficit that would surely occur in my state if any of those three are the nominee (and I LIKE Obama and probably WOULD vote for him, even though he won't carry my state).

I'm pragmatic.

Also, I wouldn't be a hypocrite. I would leave this board at that time - on my own and without being asked - since the rules clearly state that one must support the Democratic candidate. For now, I can stay since I support both Clark and Gore, who are Democrats.