Then get into the state party and change things.
They only do it because they can get away with it.
The state party is filthy from the ground up. Even the local yocal party functionary selectively extended invitations to a candidates night in a feeble attempt to steer the primaries in local elections. The party is filthy....top to bottom....Federal, state, Local and unless we replace a critical mass, newcomers will be assimilated or eliminated.
"They only do it because they can get away with it" sounds a lot like Clinton's "Because I could" excuse. We're supposed to be better than that. The Republican refuse needs to be kicked to the curb.