only 9% of US citizens eligible to vote took part in the primaries/caucuses.

Hehe:) There are more concerned americans.
About 30% americans vote in the primaries.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/06/10/turnout-was-high-in-the-2016-primary-season-but-just-short-of-2008-record/

But why the need to register to vote?
All american citizen ages 18 or older are eligible to vote.

...But why the need to register to vote?
All american citizen ages 18 or older are eligible to vote.

The primary elections are done by the individual political parties to select their own delegates to represent each candidate for each parties national convention.
Each state has a different method and date for voting in primary elections and most require that the voter be registered AS A MEMBER of that party to vote in it's primary election. Some states, like mine, allow me to register at the door on the day of the primary election for the party I wish to vote for, then I can change my party affiliation back (to independant)after the vote. Some states do it differently.
Further, each state puts up very difficult or impossible restrictions on which parties will have ballots available on the day of the primary election. Parties without ballot access simply send delegates to the Conventions that are picked by the leadership of the party in that state.
Even so, the only result for each party in a Primary is to assign DELEGATES to attend the national party convention to pick the candidate for the party. So even if the winner in a Primary by popular vote gets a majority, they may not be selected at the Party Convention.
Each party chooses how they will run their opwn convention and the rules they will use to get Delegates to pick a candidate.
So, yes, you must be 18 to vote. But if you want to vote in a sanctioned primary election, you must be registered with that Party.

But why the need to register to vote?
All american citizen ages 18 or older are eligible to vote.

So that the power can claim fraud and make groups who may not like them ineligible to vote. Groups such as the poor who won't have 5 forms of identification as their benefit card isn't ID, or groups such as the homeless who don't have a utility bill.

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...But why the need to register to vote?
All american citizen ages 18 or older are eligible to vote.

The primary elections are done by the individual political parties to select their own delegates to represent each candidate for each parties national convention.
Each state has a different method and date for voting in primary elections and most require that the voter be registered AS A MEMBER of that party to vote in it's primary election. Some states, like mine, allow me to register at the door on the day of the primary election for the party I wish to vote for, then I can change my party affiliation back (to independant)after the vote. Some states do it differently.
Further, each state puts up very difficult or impossible restrictions on which parties will have ballots available on the day of the primary election. Parties without ballot access simply send delegates to the Conventions that are picked by the leadership of the party in that state.
Even so, the only result for each party in a Primary is to assign DELEGATES to attend the national party convention to pick the candidate for the party. So even if the winner in a Primary by popular vote gets a majority, they may not be selected at the Party Convention.
Each party chooses how they will run their opwn convention and the rules they will use to get Delegates to pick a candidate.
So, yes, you must be 18 to vote. But if you want to vote in a sanctioned primary election, you must be registered with that Party.

Ehhh.... Not ALL of the States. Texas, for instance. Open Primary.

Primary election type

See also: Primary election

Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party. At the primary, a voter may choose which party primary ballot to vote on. The voter must sign a pledge declaring that he or she will not vote in another party's primary or convention that year.

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_in_Texas

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https://youtu.be/iY57ErBkFFE

#Texit

Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016.

Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power.

Ehhh.... Not ALL of the States. Texas, for instance. Open Primary.

California, unless you want to vote republican or are one.

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Ehhh.... Not ALL of the States. Texas, for instance. Open Primary.

California, unless you want to vote republican or are one.

What I said was: "most require that the voter be registered AS A MEMBER of that party to vote in it's primary election".
The Texas rules are just another variation. I should not have said that party registration is always a requirement.
Every state handles it somewhat differently.
The point is, you have to be a registered voter to vote in a Presidential Primary as well as in the General Election.
Requirements vary but generally include proof of age and citizenship.

The exclusive two-party system is broken and the outdated primary/straw poll method of assigning delegates to a Convention has proven to no longer function in the best interest of the US and it's people as witnessed by the results of this year.
I predict there will be several painfull election cycles that will pound this truth home to the general population and may even become self evident to the talking heads in the media.
Technology and modern communications have far outstripped the current obsolete system. The outcome of two unfit candidates should not be an acceptable choice as the media would have you believe.

http://www.eac.gov/assets/1/Documents/Federal%20Voter%20Registration_1209_en8242012.pdf

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I thought there was a space to put down
what musical instrument you played?

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Unfortunately, it appears "that's ... not ... entirely ... accurate". (Wait a minute. Which part?) In many states, to participate in a primary or caucus, you must be registered with the party. Registered well enough in advance. I've heard (can someone find a link to confirm or deny?) that only 9% of US citizens eligible to vote took part in the primaries/caucuses. For some , that could be due to lack of interest. Others, such as myself, have so far refused to register with one of the parties. That makes it impossible for me, in many states, to be able to help in the winnowing process.

So the other 91% could have changed the outcome .

And you wonder why your at the point you are now .

One day you'll learn that not voting only serves the greedy evil 1% at the top that don't give a dam about anybody but them self's and yet you say you are not brainwashed

GOWD help us all

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It's best to understand the process before you try tell folks what to do. ROTFLMAO!!

One way to look at the States is like the EU. Lots of different methods used by our States vs. EU's countries.

State Primary Election Types

The laws governing state primaries are complex and nuanced to say the least, and state primary laws have been a cause of confusion among voters and election administrators alike. The manner in which party primary elections are conducted varies widely from state to state. Primaries can be categorized as either closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voters, open, or top-two.

http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/primary-types.aspx

In my State you have to declare a party and can only vote in that party's primary.

I along with a lot of other folks choose not to declare/affiliate with a party so we do not vote in primaries. I have voted in every election since I was 21 including when I was stationed overseas.

We are the voter base they play to. The rest have declared their party. Let the party people put up the choices and we will decide who wins. LOL!

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Has Trump just made the same claim that Romney made?

Trump’s absurb claim that 92 million Americans represent a ‘nation of jobless Americans’

“Right now, 92 million Americans are on the sideline outside of the workforce, and they’re not a part of our economy. It’s a silent nation of jobless Americans.”

— Donald Trump, speech to the Economic Club of New York, Sept. 15, 2016

For those that don't know or have forgotten "47 Percent" Remark: Quote of the Year

1. "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what...who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims. ...These are people who pay no income tax. ...and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

—Mitt Romney, remarks at private fundraiser, Boca Raton, Fla., May 17

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We are the voter base they play to. The rest have declared their party. Let the party people put up the choices and we will decide who wins. LOL

Somebody's here on the boards gives me the impression that the Primary's make a lot of difference when the Vote comes for electing the POTUS

If so them some ones brainwashed . Not voting serves the Top 1% and as Mitt Romney says in plain talk "F You I'm right stop bleeding us rich folk dry and get a job ya lazy god for nothings"

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Liar Liar Pants on fire:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/donald-trump-obama-birther-united-states/

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump finally admitted Friday that "President Barack Obama was born in the United States," reversing himself on the issue that propelled him into national politics five years ago.

Every one of his supporters know the truth that Obama is an illegal ... ;-)

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DEPLORABLES Are DEPLOYED to ALL Da Worlds Wars. DEPLORABLES Make America SAFE.

Protect, Fight and DIE For Da RichieRich DEM COMMIES Behind THEIR WALLS Around

Their MANSIONS on Da Hills

DEPLORABLE? To Yoga & Minions YAP

BIG BIG BIG Don for Prez

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May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!!

Dull who was once a worm I see you are getting cranked up for the weekend while wearing your rose colored glasses.

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DEPLORABLES Are DEPLOYED to ALL Da Worlds Wars. DEPLORABLES Make America SAFE.
Protect, Fight and DIE For Da RichieRich DEM COMMIES Behind THEIR WALLS Around
Their MANSIONS on Da Hills
DEPLORABLE? To Yoga & Minions YAP
BIG BIG BIG Don for Prez

Sorry B.E.N
That's not gonna work.
Hillary loves the Military.
You trying to equate the word DEPLORABLES with DA Military is just an attempt to obfuscate what Lady Hillary meant.
Try again Duffus.

Even if she doesn't like people in uniform, she likes what they can do for her, like intervene, topple, replace.

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Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes.

Compromised ability to lead?

You might think the President is bound by some ethics rules, but no, just like a king he is free to put himself ahead of his subjects.

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