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Do you think that Limbaugh calling on Reps to vote for Clinton during the primaries is politically unethical?

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Do you think that Limbaugh calling on Reps to vote for Obama during the primaries is politically unethical?
No. As long as taxpayers are funding the primaries, voters should be allowed to cross party lines and vote for anyone they want.
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I believe that people can vote for whoever they want, for whatever reasons. I didn't complain when Democrats were crossing over early in the Republican primary even though I knew I was not likely to have a choice when it came my turn to vote. Face it. The Republican base did not choose McCain.

I believe it's likely that numerous Republicans crossed over early in the primary to vote AGAINST Hillary. They would have voted for Barack or Edwards. Chances are plenty of them still vote against Hillary. In any case, if they are voting for the one who is the lesser of the evils, that's their prerogative.

I personally believe that Barack will be easier to beat than Hillary AND that she is the lesser of the Democrat evils. If I voted in the Democrat primary, which one would I have voted for?
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People are allowed one vote in the primary. Who they vote for and why is their business. And Rush is well within his rights to try and convince people to cross over. This is one of those cases where if you feel it's unethical, you shouldn't do it. But I don't see any problem.
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I think it's unethical if someone is only doing it to game the system. A primary is supposed to be an internal party function to help it choose its candidate. As such, only party members or clear fellow travelers should participate.

It shouldn't be illegal -- do we really want people to have to somehow prove they're really, truly a Dem or Rep at heart before they can vote in a primary? But it should be frowned upon, not encouraged.

12th, you raise a good point about having been shut out of the Republican process, leaving only the Dem primary to participate in. But the primary is not the general election; you're not being disenfranchised if you can't participate. Rather than vote in a primary for a party you don't support, featuring candidates you would never vote for in the general, you should abstain: Wait for the general and cast a vote for the candidate you actually support.
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I believe that people can vote for whoever they want, for whatever reasons. I didn't complain when Democrats were crossing over early in the Republican primary even though I knew I was not likely to have a choice when it came my turn to vote. Face it. The Republican base did not choose McCain.

I believe it's likely that numerous Republicans crossed over early in the primary to vote AGAINST Hillary. They would have voted for Barack or Edwards. Chances are plenty of them still vote against Hillary. In any case, if they are voting for the one who is the lesser of the evils, that's their prerogative.

I personally believe that Barack will be easier to beat than Hillary AND that she is the lesser of the Democrat evils. If I voted in the Democrat primary, which one would I have voted for?
There really was some confusion in Republican ranks about who was worse. We all thought that Hilary was just pure evil and that anyone would be better, but that was before Obama became open on his socialist and racist beliefs.
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I think it's brilliant, he is forcing Obama to admit that the only way for him to win is if all votes aren't counted. If Michigan and Florida aren't counted, Obama wins. If people who register and vote regardless of party aren't counted then Obama wins. Operation Chaos is brilliant.
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