To expand on Eli51’s comment, there’s absolutely no reason to be a registered Republican this year (at least in NY/NJ) because there are no Republican primaries to speak of. In 2016, there were presidential primaries for both parties, so you could voice your opinion either way. Of course, by the time of the NY Primary (April 28) and most certainly by the NJ Primary (June 2), that opinion probably won’t be worth much. So not only do NY and NJ voters not matter in the general election (since neither state is a swing state), but they also don’t matter in the primary season.
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