(August 27, 2024 at 10:44 pm)Ravenshire Wrote: As long as I remain in Colorado, we have only two real parties, and our fucked up voting system doesn't change, I will remain independent. As an independent in Colorado, I can choose which primary I want to vote in. If both parties are running primaries, I can vote for a candidate I truly like (Bernie in 2016 would be a great example) or I can vote against a candidate I truly despise, like Trump in any election cycle.
I will never vote a party line out of party loyalty. My country comes before my party, and I wish more elected officials felt this way. But I will vote a straight Dem ticket as long as trump lackeys are filling my ballot on the Republican side.
I had never voted straight ticket before Trump got involved. I always leaned Dem but did try to be as informed as possible about the upper seats at least.
I'm your huckleberry.
