For those trapped behind enemy lines… vote for a “moderate” dem, or stick to your guns and vote republican/independant/libertarian/other?

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August 04, 2026, 04:43 PM

911Boss

For those trapped behind enemy lines… vote for a “moderate” dem, or stick to your guns and vote republican/independant/libertarian/other?

I live in WA state, greater Seattle area. Hard “blue no matter who” country. Today is the primary, most partisan races have a single republican while some don’t have any republican candisates. One has a third party I’ve never heard of and all have multiple democrats running. We are now a “jungle primary’ state where top two go to general. So my dilemma… vote my true conscious as I did with Ross Perot (flush the vote), keep voting republican as usual, or knowing it will be a dem winner put my vote on the least loony dem. Assuming a republican makes it to the general in Nov, they will get my vote. For the primary though I am kinda trying to help the least repulsive dem get there. Thoughts?Principal above all else or try to mitigate the level of disasterPrincipal! Bitch and complain freely how much better it would be if your guy one.Accept dem dominion but try to mitigate the disaster and vote for least repugnantWA is a lost cause, use the ballot for firestarter or TPOther

August 04, 2026, 06:17 PM

PR64

I’m in much the same situation as you here in California.

I voted for the best Republican candidate in the primary. They came in a distant 5th.

Next week is the actual election vote. Two Democratic candidates are the only ones on the ballot.

I can’t vote for either. They both state in their platform that they will stand up to Trump etc.

Did I mention that this is to replace Swalwell. Yah, that’s my district and I have absolutely no representation…

It’s truly frustrating.

August 04, 2026, 06:30 PM

Ronin101

I voted other..wich would be pack up and move to a free state. I couldnt live under that rule!!

August 04, 2026, 06:40 PM

chbibc

I live in upstate NY. I'll never vote for a Democrat. And that's all I've got to say about that.

August 04, 2026, 06:55 PM

sjtill

With the Dem party the way it is, the only one in the country I would vote for is John Fetterman.

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August 04, 2026, 07:49 PM

shovelhead

In Michigan at least for the primaries I want the least radical Democrat to win the U.S. Senate primary race here.

While Hayley Stevens is nauseating I fear that Abdul El-Sayed is truly dangerous having aligned himself with AOC, Bernie, Warren, all the radical lefties.