That’s true. Also at question is, do people respond truthfully to those surveys? Probably most do. But if you are trying to be a party-pooper who knows, since dishonesty is already your main point of participation.
Overall I think open primaries are very unfair to the rest of us.
Van Jones, liberal black democrat commentator on CNN was talking about this tonight.
The D's are very worried about what they're seeing. Record turnouts in the three early states for R's. Lackluster turnout for D's.
All the energy is on the R side. To vote in primary, those Independents must register as R... and once they get used to pulling the R lever... not good news for D's.
It's not just about how it might shape this primary; it might be setting the stage for a general election D debacle.
It's one of the reasons that I think the "establishment" is more than happy to have this tight race go on, and I bet they secretly get on their knees in gratitude that Trump is bringing new voters into the Republican fold.
Only problem for this “analysis” is Trump would be doing far worse in the polling in closed primary states then open primary states. He isn’t. Trump does well in both sets of states so the idea “cross over” voters are carrying Trump does not hold any water.
Honestly, I think loosely affiliated Dems and independents would find Trump appealing. If they cross over, it might be because they find him preferable to Cruz or Rubio as opposed to seeing him as being easier to beat. One thing is clear however, the Republican party was just taken away from the Bushes. Bush Republicanism is over. That’s a good thing but it’s alao a very very big thing and for many, it’s a very very scary thing. This is Donald Trump’s party now and that’s a big deal.