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<blockquote data-quote="Werewolf" data-source="post: 2134860" data-attributes="member: 239">Being a registered independent only prevents one from voting in one of the two dominant party primaries. That&#039;s it. You can still vote in all other elections.That said: I would submit that as an independent one wields more power thru communication with elected officials than those of us registered in one or other of the two parties. Why? The republican communicating with a dem and vice &#039;a versa is peeing up a rope. The official who is a dem knows he&#039;s not going to get the repub&#039;s vote and the repub official knows he&#039;s not going to get the dem&#039;s vote (at least most of the time anyway). So communicating across party lines is pretty much a waste of time.The independent&#039;s vote is up for grabs. The independent&#039;s vote is a swing vote or is perceived that way and thus the officials communicated with, if they are wise, will consider the independent voter&#039;s view point while at the same time tossing the view point of the dem or repub into his file 13.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Werewolf, post: 2134860, member: 239"] Being a registered independent only prevents one from voting in one of the two dominant party primaries. That's it. You can still vote in all other elections. That said: I would submit that as an independent one wields more power thru communication with elected officials than those of us registered in one or other of the two parties. Why? The republican communicating with a dem and vice 'a versa is peeing up a rope. The official who is a dem knows he's not going to get the repub's vote and the repub official knows he's not going to get the dem's vote (at least most of the time anyway). So communicating across party lines is pretty much a waste of time. The independent's vote is up for grabs. The independent's vote is a swing vote or is perceived that way and thus the officials communicated with, if they are wise, will consider the independent voter's view point while at the same time tossing the view point of the dem or repub into his file 13. [/QUOTE]

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