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Originally posted by LuLuDrops
The mess has already started in California! 
Thousands of Voters, Celebrities, Register to Wrong Party
A survey has found that tens of thousands of voters, including Demi Moore and other celebrities, have mistakenly registered as members of a conservative minor political party in California in a mix-up over its name, a newspaper reported Sunday.
The Los Angeles Times said that a telephone survey of 500 members of the American Independent Party found nearly 3 of 4 people did not realize they had enrolled in a political party that opposes abortion rights and same sex marriage and calls for building a fence along the U.S. border.
The newspaper said voters were confused by the use of the word "independent" in the party's name. In California, voters who do not want to register with any party must check a box on a registration form for "no party preference."
"I just blew it," Deborah Silva, 64, of Point Arena in Mendocino County, told the Times. "There were a number of choices. I just checked the box that said 'independent.'"
Of people surveyed in the Times poll, fewer than 4 percent could correctly identify their own registration as a member of the American Independent Party.
Moore was among Hollywood celebrities with known Democratic leanings listed as members. She has contributed money to and campaigned for President Barack Obama. Her registration as an AIP member is wrong, a representative said.
"Demi Moore is not, nor has ever been, a member of the American Independent Party," the representative told the Times.
When Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, registered to vote in 2013, he selected the American Independent Party. A family spokesman said Schwarzenegger, 22, plans to change his registration.
According to the Secretary of State's Office, the party has about 472,000 members, or 2.7 percent of the statewide total.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/t...party-38468102 |
Bumping this, it's important
Chances are most won't be able to join the race in time since the deadline is May.
I wonder how the Bernie camp will spin this
Clinton told them to register there knowing that Independents are big fans of mine *waves arms*
I'm at the point where I don't give a **** who wins anymore. Nothing's going to get done either way.
