“we need to replace the liberal leaders in the State party organizations.”
Hard to believe there would be a lot of liberal leaders needing replacement in the southern states I mentioned. Is it like Cyper Liberty mentioned - that if it was a closed primary the party has to pay for the election, but if it is open all the taxpayers pay for it ?
Do you recall a state changing its primaries to open or closed periodically? How often does a primary revert to one or the other?
Open primaries are like gay marriage. Some states move to open primaries. None ever go back. It's "progress."