I believe that is entirely up to the party in each state whether or not the primary is “open”. So it would be easy to change.
I don’t see why any party would have an open primary. I can understand the “jungle” style primaries where everybody runs in a first round. But to have a partisan election and let people from your adversary party vote, I just don’t get why that is not a recipe for mischief if not disaster.
The problem really wasn’t Romney, it was that all the good alternatives to him either didn’t run or self-destructed.
I mean what the heck happened to Rick Perry?
I am d.e.p.r.e.s.s.e.d.
Yep. I liked Perry, too. The Republicans didn’t get knocked out. It was a split decision. The Democrats are just grifters. We just have to lock up the public treasury. I think we’re also going to have to get a full-time, highly professional staff at the national and state levels.