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Post by debmast on Apr 12, 2016 14:05:43 GMT
Trump has 3 grown kids, so the one boy did register to vote, funny the article didn't mention him. He has 4. Donald Jr. is a registered Republican. Ivanka and Eric are registered but "not enrolled in a party". And the youngest, Tiffany, is a registered Republican, but lives in Philadelphia, so I guess she didn't play into this.
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Post by ginacivey on Apr 12, 2016 14:17:11 GMT
i didn't read the article
but from what i gather from the comments
would a more fair statement be
' two of trump's kids can not vote for trump in the NY primary'
they seem to be registered to vote - they are just not declared?
gina (off to read)
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Post by littlemama on Apr 12, 2016 14:25:44 GMT
My first thought was that they didn't forget - they know he is bat-shit crazy and don't want to vote for him!
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Post by ilikepink on Apr 12, 2016 14:59:12 GMT
My thought was that they are so out of touch with the real world, it never occurred to them that something us "little people" do matters in their lives. Like take out the garbage--can you imagine her struggling to get the can to the curb like I did this morning?
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Post by debmast on Apr 12, 2016 15:01:26 GMT
My thought was that they are so out of touch with the real world, it never occurred to them that something us "little people" do matters in their lives. Like take out the garbage--can you imagine her struggling to get the can to the curb like I did this morning? The most amusing part is that Ivanka has done several ads reminding voters to be sure they are registered so they can vote
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Post by ginacivey on Apr 12, 2016 15:46:35 GMT
My thought was that they are so out of touch with the real world, it never occurred to them that something us "little people" do matters in their lives. Like take out the garbage--can you imagine her struggling to get the can to the curb like I did this morning? The most amusing part is that Ivanka has done several ads reminding voters to be sure they are registered so they can vote but she is registered? just not declared gina
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 12, 2016 15:53:07 GMT
I also think they didn't forget. Lifelong Democrats? They'd be voting for Hillary if they thought they wouldn't be photographed leaving the voting booth. and this is the one thing I dislike about voting as an American citizen. It's not a completely private vote. In Canada I came in, they checked off my name and handed me a ballot. Here in the US this primary was my first vote as a citizen. I also worked the election. You go up and the very first thing they said was "Are you voting democrat or republican?" I only voted in the general as there was a tax vote I cared a lot about. I was not ready to declare a party. But why is it anyone's business if I vote democrat/republican or independent? I know they have separate ballots for each party but sheesh. A person's vote should be 100% private including the party (yes I know you can vote differently then you declare but it's still public knowledge that you identified one way). As I recall, it depends on where you live. Ive voted in several states and it seems the rules have been different in each. But I've also switched back and forth as an independent so maybe I'm confused. In my limited experience there are very few absolutes one can declare about USA, it's a big place. We don't even have consistent jurisdiction names, like counties or parishes.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 12, 2016 16:19:43 GMT
Ivanka married into a big Jewish New York Democratic family, so I'd be surprised if she isn't a registered Democrat. If party registration is public record in NY, some reporter will be looking it up and further embarrassing the Trump family by catching them in yet another lie. I've been thinking that if New York only requires one month in advance for new voter registration, but six months in advance (not a year as Donald claimed, make that Lyin' Donald) for switching party registration, my guess is that it's a deliberate attempt to stop the kind of switching parties back and forth, depending on who's running in the primary, that we saw in other states. Democrats switching to Republican so they could vote for Trump -- either because they love him, or they think he'll be the easiest one to beat in November. Does anyone know what the rule is in NY for changing registration due to moving? It could be a real hardship for people if that was also a six-month requirement.
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 12, 2016 16:29:33 GMT
lucyg interested in answer. As much as I dislike Trump, I'm tired of the actions of family members being scrutinized and exploited to embarrass candidates.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 16:30:04 GMT
I find it hilarious! Poor Donald. He says it's ok though. I thought I read somewhere that they were registered as Democrats.
I moved recently, and kept putting off changing my address on my voter's registration. I finally did it last month. No problem as I've been registered as a Democrat and have voted in my previous town. I did have a bit of a snuffle-up because when I changed my address through DMV, I checked the box for the voter's registration too. I thought I was all set. But then I received a letter saying that because I did not Sign the actual address change request, they couldn't honor it. So I had to fill out the form they sent me, sent it back in with my signature, and received my new voter's card a couple weeks later.
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Post by debmast on Apr 12, 2016 16:59:14 GMT
Ivanka married into a big Jewish New York Democratic family, so I'd be surprised if she isn't a registered Democrat. If party registration is public record in NY, some reporter will be looking it up and further embarrassing the Trump family by catching them in yet another lie. I've been thinking that if New York only requires one month in advance for new voter registration, but six months in advance (not a year as Donald claimed, make that Lyin' Donald) for switching party registration, my guess is that it's a deliberate attempt to stop the kind of switching parties back and forth, depending on who's running in the primary, that we saw in other states. Democrats switching to Republican so they could vote for Trump -- either because they love him, or they think he'll be the easiest one to beat in November. Does anyone know what the rule is in NY for changing registration due to moving? It could be a real hardship for people if that was also a six-month requirement. They article I read said they are registered but "not enrolled in a party" and that the deadline to change parties was October 9, 2015. It stated that because it is a "Closed" primary, only registered party members may vote in the primary (This was on ABC news site)
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Post by lucyg on Apr 12, 2016 17:01:43 GMT
Ivanka married into a big Jewish New York Democratic family, so I'd be surprised if she isn't a registered Democrat. If party registration is public record in NY, some reporter will be looking it up and further embarrassing the Trump family by catching them in yet another lie. I've been thinking that if New York only requires one month in advance for new voter registration, but six months in advance (not a year as Donald claimed, make that Lyin' Donald) for switching party registration, my guess is that it's a deliberate attempt to stop the kind of switching parties back and forth, depending on who's running in the primary, that we saw in other states. Democrats switching to Republican so they could vote for Trump -- either because they love him, or they think he'll be the easiest one to beat in November. Does anyone know what the rule is in NY for changing registration due to moving? It could be a real hardship for people if that was also a six-month requirement. They article I read said they are registered but "not enrolled in a party" and that the deadline to change parties was October 9, 2015. It stated that because it is a "Closed" primary, only registered party members may vote in the primary (This was on ABC news site) Right. But was it a news release from the Trump campaign that said they aren't enrolled in a party, or has that information actually been confirmed by a reliable news source? I was just wondering about that.
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Post by debmast on Apr 12, 2016 17:03:22 GMT
They article I read said they are registered but "not enrolled in a party" and that the deadline to change parties was October 9, 2015. It stated that because it is a "Closed" primary, only registered party members may vote in the primary (This was on ABC news site) Right. But was it a news release from the Trump campaign that said they aren't enrolled in a party, or has that information actually been confirmed by a reliable news source? I was just wondering about that. This is what the article said Records from the New York State Board of Elections show that Eric, 32, and Ivanka Trump, 34, are registered voters who are “not enrolled in a party.”
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Post by lucyg on Apr 12, 2016 17:05:45 GMT
Right. But was it a news release from the Trump campaign that said they aren't enrolled in a party, or has that information actually been confirmed by a reliable news source? I was just wondering about that. This is what the article said Records from the New York State Board of Elections show that Eric, 32, and Ivanka Trump, 34, are registered voters who are “not enrolled in a party.”Thank you!! That's what I wanted to know. I guess I could have read the story myself instead of making other people do it for me.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 12, 2016 17:06:25 GMT
I don't think they forgot either. come on, like one of Drumph's people didn't double check their voting status at any point to ensure something embarrassing like this didn't happen? you mean absolutely no one (NO ONE) reminded them to register? no way I am buying the "I forgot" excuse.
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 12, 2016 17:21:42 GMT
I snickered at Trump saying them voting I guess, was ok.
I bet he went batshit crazy in private
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 12, 2016 17:42:40 GMT
Mine too. My second thought was how unattractive they are. Now you sound just like The Donald.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 12, 2016 17:44:37 GMT
I don't think they forgot either. come on, like one of Drumph's people didn't double check their voting status at any point to ensure something embarrassing like this didn't happen? you mean absolutely no one (NO ONE) reminded them to register? no way I am buying the "I forgot" excuse. I don't think they forgot --at least his daughter--my theory that he's doing this to drive the vote to Hillary is still there!! Lol. That way they can vote for her!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 18:00:19 GMT
I don't think they forgot either. come on, like one of Drumph's people didn't double check their voting status at any point to ensure something embarrassing like this didn't happen? you mean absolutely no one (NO ONE) reminded them to register? no way I am buying the "I forgot" excuse. I don't think they forgot --at least his daughter--my theory that he's doing this to drive the vote to Hillary is still there!! Lol. That way they can vote for her! They can't vote for Hillary either. I thought they were registered as Democrats, but I was wrong. They don't have any party affiliation. Which won't matter in the general election in November, but for the primary next week they won't be able to vote at all.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 12, 2016 18:08:58 GMT
i didn't read the article but from what i gather from the comments would a more fair statement be ' two of trump's kids can not vote for trump in the NY primary' they seem to be registered to vote - they are just not declared? gina (off to read) But where's the fun in that Then people couldn't bash the family, their looks, the candidate, etc. Like the Trump kids I'm not registered for either party.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 12, 2016 18:23:46 GMT
i didn't read the article but from what i gather from the comments would a more fair statement be ' two of trump's kids can not vote for trump in the NY primary' they seem to be registered to vote - they are just not declared? gina (off to read) But where's the fun in that Then people couldn't bash the family, their looks, the candidate, etc. Like the Trump kids I'm not registered for either party. I don't have anything against the kids or their looks, but I reserve full rights to bash the candidate as much as I like!!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 12, 2016 20:26:44 GMT
But where's the fun in that Then people couldn't bash the family, their looks, the candidate, etc. Like the Trump kids I'm not registered for either party. I don't have anything against the kids or their looks, but I reserve full rights to bash the candidate as much as I like!!
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Post by pepperwood on Apr 13, 2016 0:24:32 GMT
I think that since Trump's adult children have played such a prominent role in his campaign (and Ivanka even made videos reminding supporters to register to vote), it is fair game to comment on them.
I just heard a teaser on TV that Donald has rarely voted in past primaries and that his track record of voting in national elections is poor. CNN is interviewing the Trump family in a town hall at 9:00 EDT tonight. This should make for an interesting event.
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 13, 2016 1:57:27 GMT
A lot of that depends on your state. Here, in the primary, you don't have to be registered with a party but you do ask for a party's ticket. In general elections, you don't ask for a certain party. You get handed a ballot that lists everyone. That is what I meant. They ask your if you are voting democrat or republic so they can give you the right ballot but right there it takes away the privacy of a person's vote.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 2:26:18 GMT
A lot of that depends on your state. Here, in the primary, you don't have to be registered with a party but you do ask for a party's ticket. In general elections, you don't ask for a certain party. You get handed a ballot that lists everyone. That is what I meant. They ask your if you are voting democrat or republic so they can give you the right ballot but right there it takes away the privacy of a person's vote. I was asked because I'm not registered with a party. They require space between people when you give them your ID, etc so no one heard me and quite frankly I don't care if they did.
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 14, 2016 20:59:25 GMT
That is what I meant. They ask your if you are voting democrat or republic so they can give you the right ballot but right there it takes away the privacy of a person's vote. I was asked because I'm not registered with a party. They require space between people when you give them your ID, etc so no one heard me and quite frankly I don't care if they did. For the average citizen most probably wouldn't care. Many I know are very proud Democrats or Republicans. Since becoming a US citizen I have had more people grill me about politic affiliation then I have about religion. Again, I am not real significant. Think about politician's kids. Most assume they will vote for and support their parent. What about extended family, siblings etc. Not every family member might support their loved one running. They go into the poll and they want their vote completely private. Take Trump's relatives. Someone over hears a cousin ask for a democratic ballet and suddenly it's news.
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