That's something for the Democrat Party to deal with. There's nothing "illegitimate" about it.
It doesn't matter if they selected their candidate by rigging the primary system, picking a random name out of the phone book, or flipping a coin.
If anything, the rigging of the Democratic primary shows why an open nomination system may not even be a good thing. Bernie Sanders isn't even a registered Democrat ... so why would anyone expect the Democrat Party leadership NOT to do whatever is necessary to keep him from hijacking their nomination process to get on the Democrat Party ballot line in a presidential election?
Winning the primary isn’t hijacking it. You’re saying on one hand the Constitution doesn’t mention political parties and on the other hand you’re saying Sanders not being a Democrat is a problem. The author is pointing out the hypocrisy of the Democrats.
. . . If anything, the rigging of the Democratic primary shows why an open nomination system may not even be a good thing. Bernie Sanders isn't even a registered Democrat ... so why would anyone expect the Democrat Party leadership NOT to do whatever is necessary to keep him from hijacking their nomination process to get on the Democrat Party ballot line in a presidential election?
You’re right. And by the same logic, Trump should not have been on the Republican primary ballot.But see my #19 to see the real problem.