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Tenn. Republican Party leaders reject closed primaries
wkrn.com ^ | 2/7/15

Posted on 02/08/2015 6:14:18 AM PST by cotton1706

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The executive committee of the state Republican Party has turned back an effort to hold closed primaries in Tennessee.

The panel voted 37-29 on Saturday against the resolution aimed at requiring party registration to vote in primary contests.

Currently, Tennessee voters aren’t registered by party, and people sometimes vote in a particular primary because of campaign developments rather than party affiliation.

Supporters of closed primaries say crossover voting can unduly influence the outcome of nomination contests.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

“If you notice, I didn’t say that jungle primaries were better than closed primaries;”

I wasn’t inferring you were for “Jungle Primaries” you mentioned them and I was giving my opinion and reason for not wanting them. Here in Mississippi some are calling for them after the debacle in our last republican primary and runoff. I was making a statement that I believe closed primaries are much better than “jungle primaries” and certainly “open” primaries.


41 posted on 02/08/2015 4:21:10 PM PST by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: cotton1706

Primaries should not only be closed, they should be fully-funded by the parties, not by the taxpayers.


42 posted on 02/08/2015 4:28:18 PM PST by EternalVigilance (In the end, the only question asked, and answered, will be 'did you love God and your fellow man'?)
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To: Impy

The claim is that there wouldn’t be a GOP “majority” without them. Total baloney, of course. It just empowers the establishment wing of the GOP by having big gubmint types win pluralities in the primaries.


43 posted on 02/08/2015 4:36:09 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: cotton1706

Who needs Dinmocrats when you have ‘Pubbies like Alexander and Corker?


44 posted on 02/20/2015 9:37:50 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do)
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To: duffee
"I believe “Jungle” primaries work to the advantage of the incumbents..."

Yes, I believe it was Mary Landrieu said that, wasn't it?

45 posted on 02/20/2015 9:39:37 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do)
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To: Redbob

Mary didn’t have a democrat challenger to split her vote and she made a “runoff”. The Jungle Primary could have well discouraged a democrat opponent and may well have increased Cassidy’s vote and decreased the Maness vote for the reasons I stated. I believe we’re better off with each party having their own primary.


46 posted on 02/21/2015 6:05:57 AM PST by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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