VIDEO: Why Sen. Lindsey Graham Keeps Winning? Because over 22% of Democrats vote in GOP Primaries

thefirewall.org ^ | 4/6/14 | Joshua Cook

[cotton1706]

Hopefully, the contested democrat primary will keep democrats on their own side, keeping Little Lindsay under 50% and forcing a runoff!

[sickoflibs]

If I was a SC resident and Grahamnesty got the nomination again I would NOT vote for him in the general election.

[chris37]

And why has the GOP of SC not changed this?

I imagine because it does not want to.

[bkopto]

The Republican and Democrat parties are like Pro Wrestling: scripted battles to get the chumps fired up, distracting them from the real issues and real reform.

[null and void]

Yet the Stupid Party won’t close their primaries. Go figure.

[longtermmemmory]

but in the runoff there will be another open primary.

[arderkrag]

Full disclosure: I'm not a GOP member, nor do I think I would ever join.

The GOP is crazy to allow open primaries. The party would be better served by closing primaries and becoming more insular.

[longtermmemmory]

some of that is state law because in states like California or in NYC the primary IS the race.

[Resettozero]

So what can conservatives in SC do about this? The answer? Require a closed primary where only Republicans vote for Republicans.

Still won't be enough. Also need more time between primary and any runoff, as it is in Texas.

Anybody can register and vote Republican in the primaries (and they do) then vote for whomever the Dems want in the General Election.

[cotton1706]

“but in the runoff there will be another open primary.”

As I understand it, there would not. Only those that voted in the primary could vote in the runoff. And conservative votes would not be split.

But we’ll see.

[boycott]

I would NOT vote for him in the general election.

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I wouldn’t either. No way I would vote for that limp-wristed clown. The repubs might consider changing their rules after losing the seat. The leadership of the republican party is an embarrassment.

[Soul of the South]

“The GOP is crazy to allow open primaries. The party would be better served by closing primaries and becoming more insular.”

It depends on your perspective. Opening the GOP primaries to leftist Democrat voters ensures the “moderates”, globalists, and corporate capitalists will remain in control of the GOP. Closing the primaries benefits the conservative base.

Hence, the primaries will remain open.

[null and void]

Yes. But why don’t the fix it where they can? Who knows, some day they might even control a state legislature somewhere (like that could happen!) and make closed primaries the default.

[Resettozero]

And why has the GOP of SC not changed this? I imagine because it does not want to.

Now you've begun to understand that S. C. conservatives are facing a unified establishment party including Dems and the GOPe -- the S. C. Uni-party.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

My analogy is two organized crime families splitting up the territories, but yours is good too.

[rdcbn]

what the Republicans need to do is run a democrat challenger in the Democrat Primary so the democrat ringers stay on their own side of the aisle.

[wally_bert]

I have no doubt that my Marxist neighbors would register as Republican to vote for Graham.

[Resettozero]

what the Republicans need to do is run a democrat challenger in the Democrat Primary so the democrat ringers stay on their own side of the aisle.

No need to. Won't work. System already is easily manipulated by the powers-that-be.

[Will88]

I don’t live in SC, but would love to seen Lindsey gone from the Senate. But I’ve thought this open primary situation might make him unbeatable. The Dims know they are very unlikely to elect a Dim in SC now, so they crossover and vote for Lindsey and get pretty close on many issues.

[sand88]

It depends on your perspective. Opening the GOP primaries to leftist Democrat voters ensures the “moderates”, globalists, and corporate capitalists will remain in control of the GOP. Closing the primaries benefits the conservative base.

Hence, the primaries will remain open.

You hit the nail on the head. That is exactly why. The Statists of both parties are quite happy with Open primaries. It only shows the insidiousness of their souls.