Did you know that South Carolina, in addition to having the most beautiful state flag in the union, is also one of the only other states besides New York that allows for fusion voting? What is "fusion voting" you ask??? It is the ability of a candidate to run for office under the banner of more than one party. For example, imagine 2004 if Al Gore had been able to get the endorsement of the Green Party. It's a way for candidates to buff up their ideological bona fides while not jumping ship for a third party or letting a third party candidate draw votes away from them.
The most famous of the fusionist parties is the Working Families Party, for whose candidate I voted by absentee ballot recently. Good luck Lee Ballenger of District 3! Even if you lose, you'll know that not only the Democrats but also the Working Families Party gave you their support.
