RememberTheApollo_Jul 14, 2024

[Trump Shooting] Suspect was registered as Republican voter, state records show

https://lemmy.world/post/17545977

[Trump Shooting] Suspect was registered as Republican voter, state records show - Lemmy.World

>Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspect [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rally-shooting-suspect-fbi-names-pennsylvania-man/story?id=111921870]in Saturday’s shooting, was registered as a Republican voter, according to Pennsylvania records. Already the republicans are dismissing his voter registration as meaningless. Here comes the “mental illness” angle.

Show threadurquellJul 14, 2024
How is voter registration even a thing. wtf
Show threadtillary
Only have to register your party affiliation for the primaries, and most states (but not Pennsylvania) allow you to vote in these as “independent”. The primaries are only used to gauge early public interest in candidates to help determine the party’s nominee for the final election.
Jul 14, 2024 at 1:04pmWeb