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Friday, April 8, 2016
Closed primaries, candidates spur party changes
SALEM — Oregon’s closed
primary elections and a pair of
provocative presidential candi-
dates have fueled a striking uptick
in political party changes, mostly
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same period in 2008 — the last
time voters got to choose a nominee
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The vast majority of voters —
about 65 percent — are switching
to the Democratic Party, a trend
that suggests momentum in the
state for social Democrat Bernie
Sanders, according to some polit-
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“It’s pretty clear voters are
switching to Democrat, and I
would guess it’s because they’re
excited about Bernie Sanders,”
said Jim Moore, a political science
professor and director of the Tom
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evidence for that is 2008 when
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Sauvie Island resident Monica Fetzer changed her party from
Republican to Democrat because she feels the Republican Party,
and particularly Donald Trump, no longer reflect her values.
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registered to vote in January and
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party changes overwhelmingly are
coming from longtime registered
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March 15 were newly registered
voters, according to the Secretary
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greater than usual,” said Oregon
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close election, but they are not
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trations in 2008 ultimately had
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67, said over the years, he has
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joined the Democratic Party to vote
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Fetzer make almost no imprint on
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17,419 voters since the beginning
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example, lost a net 2,482 voters
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The changes also caused an
exodus from some of the state’s
more left-leaning parties, including
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re-election against Republican
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self-described socialist Democrat
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be spurring some of the changes,
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change their registration before a
primary they are sending a message
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