Dubya is the reason I’m no longer a Republican. But he was really just the final straw.
Can you vote in primaries of either party? I live in New York State, and you can only vote in the primary, for the party you are registered in. As a Republican, I can only vote in Republican primaries. I changed to Independent once, and found out that I couldn't cast a vote in any of the primaries, so I quickly changed it back.