Okay, so I’ve moved since the last election and I’m considering reregistering at my new location. (The old location isn’t that far away, and since I send most of my mail to my Parent’s house anyway it isn’t a hassle to vote in the old location.) Given the new rules which get rid of closed primaries I’d been considering officially registering as a republican so that I could screw with them by helping Ron Paul. (Note that I don’t actually agree with him on anything, just think he will cause them the most pain at the convention.)
Moreover, I recently found that California isn’t actually a true winner take all state, but instead awards most of it’s delegates by who wins the in each congressional district*; further, I live in an area where few republicans actually are in the local districts, so this would make my vote disproportionately effective in this case. However, I’m still not certain, so any advice would be appreciated, especially on things I might not have considered. (Also, is there a better name I could give this diary?)
*source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
We get a lot more mileage from registering as Democrats and telling our neighbors why we vote for Democrats.
Casting a vote for President Obama in June may seem like a empty gesture. But a strong vote of confidence for the President will help boost the Democratic “brand” and improve prospects for our down-ticket candidates in November.
California will have an open primary for state offices, but not the presidential primary. There will be separate ballots for registered voters of each party.
Both party’s rules assign convention delegates to candidates on a semi-proportional basis. But the winner of each congressional district still “takes all” delegates.
The ‘Pubs seem to have a flat 3 delegates for each district, while the Dems have 6,7 or 8, to promote diversity and to reflect the numbers of Democratic votes cast in the two prior elections. The delegation from each Democratic district must have an equal number of men and women as well.
In November, the state will still award all its electoral college delegates to the winning candidate.