Closed primaries are not necessarily wrong.
On the positive side, they confine the decision about nominee to those who are a member of the party.
On the negative side, they don’t allow a huge bloc of people, independents and/or crossovers, to show their support for a candidate.
The primaries aren’t really closed if you have to register early enough.
They knew they were giving up that ability when they became independents.
Open primaries allow the opposing party to manipulate your results. I think all primaries should be closed.
I’m not sure i understand what is seen as an advantage with an open primary.
If you want to vote in the Democrat Primary, register as a Democrat. If you want to vote in the Republican Primary, register as a Republican. Otherwise, STFU.
Gee that Sanders fellow sure has become aggressive the past week or 2.
He should move to Illinois where you can vote even after you’re dead or Philadelphia where they will vote for you.
No brains at all; some of them.
Just bits of gray fluff, blown in by mistake.
““I’m trying to do everything I can to get my vote casted for him,” a male supporter told reporters in New York while gesturing toward Sanders. “I can sign a court order and an affidavit and whatever I need to do, and I’m going to do that, but it shouldn’t be this hard to vote.””
In this instance, I’m on-board with closed primaries. If this bunghole wants to vote for Bernie ( who at the moment claims to be a RAT) he should have registered RAT so he could vote for him, the lazy SOB!
I would think millions of New Yorkers could not define “closed primary”. But they know Mrs. Bill when they see her.
I would blame the Independents for failing to field a candidate.
Well Bernie would landslide Shrillary in NY if it were an open primary.