I’m going to be voting in the Virginia primaries come March 3. Virginia has open primaries; registering to vote does not register you for a party.
Given that the President is running largely unopposed, I’m inclined to cross the aisle and vote in the Democrat primary.
So which candidate should I vote for to cause the biggest problems for Democrats?
Strategy A: give the base what they want and vote for the Commie, to force the Democrat establishment to steal another primary.
Strategy B: give the establishment what they want and vote for the train wreck, as he’s probably the opponent the President could most easily beat.
Strategy C: vote for 3rd or 4th place, to drag out their primary battle as long as possible.
I’m guessing that by Mar 3 it will still be a three-way fight between Biden, Warren and Sanders, possibly with Buttigieg sticking it out long past any reasonable chance of winning.
That’s my current thinking, I’d like to know what others think about this.
2 replies on “Strategic voting in open primaries”
Why not be more like some Democrats and vote 3 times, once each way?😉
Eh, I’m fine with taking a strategic approach, but illegal voting is like stealing, not gonna do it.