Oregon Primary

"Democrat for a Day" Election Fun Illegal in Ohio

Remember the “Dummicrat” for a day effort of right-wing talker Victoria Taft endorsed by The Oregonian’s David Reinhardt? (In Oregon this really should be the “Democrat for 3 weeks” plan since you have to change your voter registration by April 29). The idea is to encourage Republicans to re-register as Democrats in time to vote in the Oregon May 20 primary for the weaker general election Democrat. This copy-cat plan is inspired by the kind of fun Rush Limbaugh suggested in his very hyped effort at ratings and relevance just before the