Why We Stay Independent
Sebastian and I enjoy being independents. We won’t be beholden to either party, and it works out much, much better for reaching out to sportsmen. If he gets questions about why our local endorsed candidates are all Republicans, he can legitimately point out that he would be campaigning for Democrats if we had pro-gun ones since he’s a single issue activist. When we have had commercials running during gun shows, we put in filler material so there’s not sound running every second. They include slides promoting endorsed Democrats, which I’m sure would have had the GOP supporters we’ve worked with fuming if they had been there.
We’ve got local Republicans here who, while voting with us against lost-and-stolen (otherwise known as making you a criminal when you’re a victim), said the reason they didn’t like because it didn’t include a registry of people who report guns stolen and their guns. In fact, they willing engage in a debate of who wants more gun control with their Democratic opponent whose goal is to stop the flow of guns, and the only voice of reason for telling Philly to put their damn criminals in jail instead of letting them out is the independent who likely has no shot at the seat.
Fortunately, it’s a race we don’t get involved with because the Democrat didn’t return a questionnaire and the Republican isn’t getting an endorsement or an A rating with comments like that. But it just goes to show that we’re not going to jump on board with a Republican just because he’s a Republican. Yes, it matters that ultimately he voted with us (which is why he’s not one of the lowest possible grades), but it also matters that he wants more gun control (which is why he has a lower grade than others in his area, and has no support).
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I only moved here four years ago, and Pennsylvania is the first party registration state I’ve lived in. I have never considered the pros and cons of being a registered anything, because everywhere else I’ve lived, you were either a registered voter or you weren’t, and that’s it.
Don’t you get screwed in the primaries if you’re registered as an independent, though?
Yes. However, if we ever feel like we really want to vote in it, we could always switch.
Registering as an independent makes sense in states where independents get to vote in primaries. In other states, not so much.
For most republicans, McCain is the lesser of two evils. Most republican friends I have just don’t want to vote for Obama and see his illuminati politicians in DC. We aren’t voting for McCain. We are voting against Obama. Voting independent is a wasted vote I think.
I don’t think you read that correctly, MN. We’re not voting independent – whatever that means. We’re registered as independents.