I didn't think it was possible given the stereotypes, but ...

The most racist, bigoted and revolting adult (we're talking over 45) i've ever known personally was not a beer guzzling, Confederate Flag loving, n-word repeating redneck from North Carolina,

but rather a racist-joke-telling, never had a minority friend, prejudicial, Liberal Democrat woman from California.

Ignore what most Liberal Democrats say in public.  Privately, they are no better -- and often much worse -- than anyone else with racial biases and bigotries. 

 

Archie Bunker lived in Queens in New York City.  Did the writers pick that location for a reason?  Hmmmm....

Bernie Sanders had been independent his whole time in Congress.  Had he won the nomination his last time running for president, he would have been required to switch to Democrat .

I've known many over the years who registered Independent.  It's an unaffiliated category.  If you want to vote in the primaries, depending on your state's rules, you normally have to register with either the R or D party.  However, many states allow Independents to choose which primary they want to vote in without having to register with that party.  Independents always get to play in the General. 

You might want to research Hawaii's rules for independents, primary voting, and whether you have to vote with the same primary party you chose when you vote in the General.

I just thought it was weird to register as being not registered with D or R, it is like registering that you have not picked a side. I am registered to vote but I never saw an option to register as having no party. Our state voter registration has no affiliation to register to and a registration with the RNC and DNC are registrations with private organizations so I was not sure how one could register as independent. I guess mainland is different?

R and D both have“front” men and women that we the general public are allowed to see.  Fighting about R and D is like watching the circus or the Roman coliseum to “keep the masses entertained”.

What you really want to pay attention to are the “back” people pulling the strings and which party they have infiltrated at the moment.

The people behind the scenes were operating in the R party previously.  Now they are operating in the D party because they have bought and corrupted that party.

Not to say they can’t corrupt the R party again next time.  Try to dig deeper instead of just saying “R party good, D party bad” or vice versa. 

Both parties have screwed the US citizens in the past, so choose politicians that defend your constitutional rights and let you keep your freedoms longer.  We are all in the same boat and our rights are getting stripped by both parties… don’t get distracted.

I just thought it was weird to register as being not registered with D or R, it is like registering that you have not picked a side. I am registered to vote but I never saw an option to register as having no party. Our state voter registration has no affiliation to register to and a registration with the RNC and DNC are registrations with private organizations so I was not sure how one could register as independent. I guess mainland is different?

The purpose of registration is not to affiliate you with a party, but to verify your identity and add you to the voter roles so you are legally allowed to vote.  The list is also used for other purposes like jury pool selection.

Hawaii has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can participate in the joint primary.  You simply select the ballot for the party you wish to vote in, and cast that one.  You don't even have to join the party you choose to vote with.

Hawaii voters do not declare a political affiliation with the voter registration pursuant to the
Hawaii State Constitution, ensuring every voter's right to secrecy. On the primary election
ballot, voters must first select a political affiliation and then vote for candidates of the political
affiliation of their choice only.

Voters may also vote for candidates for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and county contests
regardless of party affiliation.

https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/voting-in-hawaii/

BTW, to join the National Libertarian Party, you have to pay $25/year.  To join the Hawaii Libertarian Party, it's $20/year.

Just thought that was interesting.

https://www.libertarianpartyofhawaii.com/_files/ugd/fe08f5_7602b86cd9002dc20dc8d523b4628961.pdf

So, according to Hawaii's voter roles, every voter is "unaffiliated."  It's only when actually voting that you may need to choose a prty.