IMO, the solution to all of this would be to close primaries and then have a 4-year change period if someone wants to change party affiliation (wait one election cycle). That’ll put an end to the “vote in the other primary to influence their candidate so they’ll be easier to defeat” shenanigans.
If someone is a Democrat, they have no business voting in the Republican primary under any circumstances, just as a Republican has no business voting in the Democratic primary under any circumstances. Independents are independent and should not be voting in either.
>> If someone is a Democrat, they have no business voting in the Republican primary under any circumstances, just as a Republican has no business voting in the Democratic primary under any circumstances.
As a primary crossover voter in 2008 — something I DEEPLY regret doing — I agree completely with your position and would endorse any effective measure for preventing it.