Maximize Your Choices at the Ballot Box: Vote in the Primaries

When we were young, one of us asked our respective mom “why don’t you vote in the primary?” “Because,” she responded, “I don’t want to be labeled as a republican or democrat.”

Given our non-partisan nature, we can certainly empathized with that sentiment. However, that label means nothing come general election time, when you can vote for whomever you choose. And that includes someone OTHER than either of the aforementioned parties’ candidates.

Our point here is, go out and vote in the primary next month. The only real restriction you put on yourself from doing so is, here in Texas, you cannot then take part in the business of other parties in the same election cycle. The most tangible example of this is not being able to vote in a democratic run-off after you’ve voted in the republican primary.

That’s it.

It seems almost daily we see this poll or that news story reporting how Americans are less than thrilled at the prospect of a Biden/Trump rematch. Here locally, several incumbents from both parties, occupying various offices, have drawn challengers. The primaries are your first chance to make a change.

As importantly, when November rolls around, take advantage wherever there are more than two candidates to choose from. RFK Jr. and Cornel West are making an independent bids for president, and the Libertarian Party will choose their nominee in May.

Do NOT allow any major party activists or officials dissuade you from doing what they lack the courage to do: think, act, and vote independently.

Early voting runs from February 20th through March 1st, and primary election day is March 5th.