Beagle8U wrote:
” (240 self-reported Republicans and 160 self-reported independents and Democrats.”
That is a bunch of RATS to poll in a Republican primary.
Open Primaries....How do they work?
I heard that the ballot is same regardless of how you are registered... everyone gets the same ballot; all choices, Reps and Dems listed.
-—Open Primaries....How do they work?
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Closed primaries are a bad idea if you ever want to win a D state. R’s don’t have a lock on any sort of union vote, and that’s what closed primaries are for.
R’s like caucuses, because then the town preacher can get in front of those caucusing and shame them. (Union bosses can do the same in D caucuses).
Dems like closed primaries, so they can keep tabs on how a person is registered. Register for wrong party and you might find yourself sitting at the union hall waiting for a job longer than the guy who registered for the “correct” party.
I am in a semi-closed primary. That means I could take any ballot, but both parties get a record of which ballot I took. I normally would not take a R ballot, as it spells out retribution to me and my livelihood. This year I said screw it.