They did vote for Lincoln and for Reagan for President and they do have Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Governor's seat. They also recalled the last Democratic Governor they had so while the Democratic Party does hold both Houses of the legislature it is not a completely lost cause for the Republicans.
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No, you don't have to be a registered democrat to vote in the primary.
why can't you vote in the primary election for either a democrat or a republican if you register as a republican? would it not be better to register as a democrat and be able to vote either way than to register as a republican and be limited?
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Yes. Any American citizen eligible to vote can vote for anyone they like regardless of party affiliation.
New York voted for Obama in 2008 and almost always votes Democrat.