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Pennsylvania

DeminPennswoods

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3. With a closed primary system, these R to I voters

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Mon Feb 22, 2021, 11:19 AM

Feb 2021

will not be able to vote in either the Dem or R primaries although they can vote on non-partisan statewide or local ballot questions. That will likely mean more rw candidates win R primaries and these voters will then be left with a choice of holding their nose and voting R, not voting for that particular race, voting 3rd party, write-in or voting Dem.

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Almost 19,000 Pennsylvania voters have left the Republican Party since the Capitol attack [View all] modrepub Feb 2021 OP

They are Republicans that doesn't mean when it comes time to vote they won't doc03 Feb 2021 #1

We'll know for sure in the midterms which are not that far off MisterNiceKitty Feb 2021 #2

With a closed primary system, these R to I voters DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #3