who's the genius what thought open primaries was a good idea in the first place? it's lunacy writ large
Posted on 08/08/2014 9:04:31 PM PDT by Steelfish
Angry Republican Leaders Ready To Shut Door On Open Primaries Changes sought after Mississippi Democrats help Thad Cochran beat Chris McDaniel
“I have been a longtime supporter of closed primaries to choose our candidates for office,” said Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, “this is a position I have held for a long time and is consistent with the ... more > By Ralph Z. Hallow - August 6, 2014 CHICAGO — Any party that allows its opponents to help pick its candidates in “open” primaries is a PPINO — a “political party in name only” — say many Republican officials at their annual summer meeting.
Republican National Committee members and activists are still seething about reports that longtime Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi Republican, enlisted Democrats to help him win his tough primary contest this summer against state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who was backed by the tea party.
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Well,well,well...wonder if anything will come of this?
Oh course they should close primaries. Voters in the primaries are your base and they should be the ones selecting candidates.
I was never a fan of open primaries. Terrible idea. Part of the problem as I see it is that another party can really mess up the primary.
This sounds like a little conservative-pandering from Mr. Priebus.
About damn time, but who controls that, the RNC or the states?
Who were the brain-dead who created open primaries? Were the mentally compromised or what?
who's the genius what thought open primaries was a good idea in the first place? it's lunacy writ large
Been wondering that myself for a long time. CLOSE YOUR FREAKING PRIMARIES! Why is that so hard?
I don’t know- like I asked, who’s in charge, the party, or the states?
Or he might just be disgusted with his own party. He says he's always been for closed primaries, this might be a sore spot with him for some reason. Especially since two or three, not sure, of his cohorts got in only because of Democrat votes.
That’s nice Mr. Priebus. After the friggin primaries are over and all.
That being said, should Reince actively work TO close the primaries, and get it done, he would be a true saint to the GOP and conservatives.
It’s not lunacy! It’s a well considered plan to help squishy moderates to get elected, and it works! By the same token, Democrats adamantly oppose voter ID. That’s not lunacy at all if one is a Democrat who is looking for illegal votes.
Getting rid of open primaries is a good start, but the best way to eliminate liberal corruption is to abolish the federalist and Wilsonian 17th Amendment.
I have no idea, but I can see this as having been some 80’s or 90’s touchy-feely (Democrat-led) drive to make Republicans “more inclusive.” Hey, Republicans: STOP FREAKING LISTENING TO THE DEMOCRATS!
... sorry, got a little carried away ...
100%
More GOPe bait and switch B.S. to sucker comservatives back to the Nov polls.
Talk is cheap, Reince.
About time, a two year old could figure out an open primary is a STUPID idea! I stayed a Democrat from 1993 until 1999 and voted for the worst person in the Democrat Primary. Then in Nov, I would vote straight GOP.
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