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Dallasfan65
Junior Chimp
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« on: October 28, 2010, 06:32:08 PM »

We hear a lot about RINO's, but which posters are RIABN? (Republican In All But Name)*

*Jbrase, to my knowledge, coined the phrase the other day.

Also, what posters are DIABN? (Democratic In All But Name)
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Dallasfan65
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 5,859


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E: 5.48, S: -9.65

« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2010, 10:45:14 PM »

Any LIABNs/GIABNs?
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Dallasfan65
Junior Chimp
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E: 5.48, S: -9.65

« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 10:51:52 PM »


I more or less am, but the MA GOP is pretty decent (well, you know...) and my registration as a Republican is more beneficial than an independent, considering my situation.

I almost registered Libertarian though.
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Dallasfan65
Junior Chimp
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E: 5.48, S: -9.65

« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2010, 11:01:58 PM »

Why not register independent so you could vote in either primary? Huh

MAGOP is decent, although of course I strongly prefer the (cosmo-)libertarian Weld/Baker wing over the moderate-to-liberal Romney/Brown wing.

I'm involved in my town's local politics, (well, somewhat) and signed up with my town's local affiliate of the GOP. I have to be a registered Republican to vote on committee decisions - which makes me much more influential than voting in a Democratic primary - not to mention that it's a matter of principle that I don't vote for a primary candidate unless I would vote them in the general...

...and I sure as hell don't plan on voting for any Democrats in the future. Wink
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Dallasfan65
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 5,859


Political Matrix
E: 5.48, S: -9.65

« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2010, 11:21:06 PM »

Why not register independent so you could vote in either primary? Huh

MAGOP is decent, although of course I strongly prefer the (cosmo-)libertarian Weld/Baker wing over the moderate-to-liberal Romney/Brown wing.

Wut...

Weld is very libertarian (such that the LP declined to run against him both times he ran for MA-Gov, and they gave him their ballot line during his brief run for NY-Gov).  He wants to legalize drugs, have full equality for gays, and significantly roll back taxation and the welfare state.  Baker comes from Weld's administration (his first job was in a libertarian think tank) and shares most of Weld's views.  Neither of them are going to be featured on the front of LRC, but they represent a wing of the MAGOP that's much more libertarian than the national party.

Wasn't Baker the founder of a libertarian think-tank too?
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