i just couldn't edit my above post because that's just too damn weird!! wtf happened? luckily when i went back to what i'd typed, my real post was there. so here goes:
icelle said:
does it matter what party your in, if you vote? like say if i was republican, and then i voted for clinton?
naah. well, see, it depends. for the president, it doesn't matter.
but for primaries, it can vary by state. some states don't care about your political affiliation at all. they didn't even ask me mine when i registered to vote. they probably figure everyone here is republican! but in florida, if you're registered as an independent, you can't even vote in the primaries. also, in some states, you have to vote for your parties' primary elections. meaning if you're registered republican, you'd have to vote in the republican primaries, not the democratic.
so if i were to ever want to change political parties (if i ever did it would be to independent, i'd never change to republican!) i'd do it asap if i lived in a state where it mattered. unfortunately, since the only state i've lived in where i've been old enough to vote in doesn't seem to care, i don't know how you'd go about finding this stuff out. so i'd guess find some political savvy person in your state, and ask them how they vote in the primaries and such. if you have to vote by party, if you're thinking of changing, you may want to consider doing it before elections come up.