That hardly seems fair. Now, how can the Dems vote for McCain?
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Open primaries are insanity. Or strategic if you’re an aisle-crossing compromiser.
John McCain’s hands are covered in the blood of Chris Stephens and the three other Americans killed in Benghazi while participating in a bipartisan, terrorist gunrunning operation. McCain is part of the Uniparty and is kept in office with Democrat support, and “open primaries” are their favorite tool for rigging elections.
I would vote for Palin, no not because she's a woman, but because I like her all around...she's smart, she was a good Gov. of Alaska and she is a Mom first....
What has McPain done since he lost? Fully engulfed the Democrat Party and saying he's a GOP, has gone against some of the biggest bills to savor the Democrat party, secretly helped Hillary and ‘slob boy’ to get guns into Syria, just to name a few....
He's one of the ‘good old boys’ that need to be replaced and new blood needs to be introduced into our Government, and only the people of each state can do that....Hatch is another one that so badly needs to go...every State has its ghosts to conquer, the LDS church backing Hatch in Utah; what is it with Nevada and dingy hairy? and Arizona with McPain? we need to look closely what we are sending or keep resending to run our Government...
It is OPEN primaries that gave us Dole, McCain and Romney. It is OPEN primaries and run-offs that gave us Thad Cochran.
Close the primaries and the RINO factor will disappear!!!!
If the Republican party in each state were to close their primaries and if Congress were to change the electoral college to award votes based on who won each CD this nation would heal itself in two years.
Imagine Romney and McCain winning in Ohio, Michigan and South Carolina without cross over votes from Libs making sure Obama has an easy target.
Imagine Philadelphia, Chicago New York City, LA, San Fran, South Florida and Atlanta each reduced to 1/5 or 1/4 of their voting power in National Elections.
As long as there are political parties, then primaries NEED to be CLOSED. They are open here in my state of residence (Missouri) and it is a bad thing. My native state of Oklahoma has closed primaries and it was a much more orderly process.
If a person wants to register as “Independent”, then they shouldn’t be able to vote in primaries. Either commit, or stay OUT of the process.
One of the reasons why I consider the Republican party to be a part of the Democrat party, is this very thing.
The party makes no effort to make sure ONLY Conservatives vote to select a candidate to run from the Republican side.
Why should I take a party seriously that doesn’t care if someone shares their values or not when they become the party’s representative in an election?
This plays a huge factor in the primaries before general elections. The Democrats help chose our presidential nominee. And true to form, the Republican party couldn’t care less.
I have yet to see on focused effort supported by the Republican Party to end this. And in California when it went to open primaries, not a peep was uttered in public by the Republican party in objection.
California is an over 50 electoral vote write off every general election, because the Republican party refuses to educate the public in the state.
You can’t tell me folks in the state can’t get it, because they voted down homosexual marriage just a couple of years ago, but none the less the Republican party WILL NOT support Conservative principles here openly.