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No, actually, he's an independent. Simple fact--if an election is financed by tax dollars, then it should be open to ALL VOTERS. Otherwise, let the parties fund their own candidate selection process--either by reimbursing the state, if it is an election---or hold their own caucus/convention to accomplish the same thing. But don't steal MY tax dollars to fund YOUR process.

First of all, the cost to declare or register in a party in order to vote in that party's primary is nothing. So all citizens are free to vote.

Secondly, there are two major parties and it is in the interest of the state to ensure that their contests are conducted fairly. So it is your process, too, since you will be effected by the outcome of the promaries.

"First of all, the cost to declare or register in a party in order to vote in that party's primary is nothing. So all citizens are free to vote."

No, actually they aren't. I'm a registered independent, and I am excluded from voting UNLESS I declare myself a member of some party, which I am not about to do---yet my tax dollars go to paying for the election in which I cannot vote.

"there are two major parties and it is in the interest of the state to ensure that their contests are conducted fairly. So it is your process, too, since you will be effected by the outcome of the promaries."

Well, you got PART of it right---I'll be affected by the outcome, but with no say in what that outcome might be.