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longship

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46. Cannot be done in Michigan...

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 05:54 AM

Mar 2018

and many other states which do not record party affiliation within the voter roles.

The only rational solution is open primaries everywhere, because so many states cannot have closed primaries.

There's no way to know to which party one is registered if the voting authority does not record it!!!!!!!!

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DNC rules committee member: end the caucus System [View all] Upstate One Mar 2018 OP

they are not "democracy" - shut out too many people, in fact most people nt msongs Mar 2018 #1

Agree. Candidates ignore all future constitutents question everything Mar 2018 #8

Washington State was a prime example. Blue_true Mar 2018 #10

Not just that, a small group can flood a caucus with its Hortensis Mar 2018 #53

I won't fight against it... Wounded Bear Mar 2018 #2

Good. Dump them. CentralMass Mar 2018 #3

The problem with caucuses LiberalFighter Mar 2018 #4

+1, the amount of time to vote is more limited with caucus uponit7771 Mar 2018 #16

Unless you have participated in a caucus its hard to explain the feeling in them.. its TRUE samnsara Mar 2018 #36

Yup! Open primaries everywhere! longship Mar 2018 #5

It depends on how you're defining "open" primaries. dflprincess Mar 2018 #7

Only newly registered voters within the last 6 months should get an "open" ballot choice. Blue_true Mar 2018 #11

That CANNOT work in states without party registration!!! longship Mar 2018 #22

Exactly which states don't record party registration? Blue_true Mar 2018 #42

Michigan doesn't!!! longship Mar 2018 #45

Longship, what about when right wing operatives and media Hortensis Mar 2018 #54

Look like 22 states don't. I was wrong on the registration. Blue_true Mar 2018 #60

Virginia doesn't. N/t FSogol Mar 2018 #51

Well, if there's no party registration, there cannot be closed primaries. longship Mar 2018 #21

Open primaries can be sabotaged MichMan Mar 2018 #31

Listen. That's true of closed primaries, too. longship Mar 2018 #41

I favor open primaries IF. Blue_true Mar 2018 #62

That just won't work and is likely unconstitutional. longship Mar 2018 #63

Why does "everyone" have a "right" to decide who a party choose as it's nominee? Blue_true Mar 2018 #64

Because everybody has voting rights. longship Mar 2018 #65

You have no rights to get involved in the mechanisms of a private entity if it is not violating your Blue_true Mar 2018 #66

You are correct, we closed primary advocates only want our kind voting in primaries GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #67

How in the F do you know who's a Democrat w/o party registration? longship Mar 2018 #68

It obviously not possible is those states GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #69

FYI: 22 states do not have party registration. longship Mar 2018 #70

we dont vote by party either in wash state samnsara Mar 2018 #37

My information could be wrong, but 22 states don't record party. Blue_true Mar 2018 #61

No Loki Liesmith Mar 2018 #30

I thought about getting an R ballot once loyalsister Mar 2018 #34

Cannot be done in Michigan... longship Mar 2018 #46

I like our open primaries loyalsister Mar 2018 #33

Primaries belong to those who have the most money and the slickest ad campaign dflprincess Mar 2018 #6

People who have jobs and are not activists often can't attend caucuses. Blue_true Mar 2018 #12

Right.. plus older people and those in Cha Mar 2018 #15

Hi Cha. Blue_true Mar 2018 #17

Really? I thought Cha Mar 2018 #18

not true in my state...hubby and i both worked and attended every one of them. They are on Sat samnsara Mar 2018 #38

and all of following can't vote in them dsc Mar 2018 #29

A caucus belongs to those with more disposable income and time. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #56

Caucuses are undemocratic. They should be abolished. tritsofme Mar 2018 #9

Yup. I can get behind that! AllyCat Mar 2018 #13

Plus Not everyone can get to the Cha Mar 2018 #14

those who cant make it to the caucuses can have a ballot mailed to them and the caucuses Ive been to samnsara Mar 2018 #35

Idaho idahoblue Mar 2018 #19

How, as a practical matter, can this be done except by state legislatures? Jim Lane Mar 2018 #20

Pretty easy Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #26

Stupid. The party does not decide if caucus or primary. DURHAM D Mar 2018 #23

Actually I think the party can choose any way it wants to select a candidate Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #25

Do you think that in a deep red state they care about DURHAM D Mar 2018 #28

Minnesota has already done so, following the 2016 election. MineralMan Mar 2018 #24

i love our caucuses...since we have all mail in ballots the caucus.. samnsara Mar 2018 #27

You can mail in ballots to the primaries as well. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #50

We have to quit looking inside and look outside. redstatebluegirl Mar 2018 #32

frankly I feel states should get to decided however they want to run the elections.. samnsara Mar 2018 #39

In local elections but not primaries...no we all have a stake in primaries... Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #48

Look at Nevada in 16...there was a caucus and a primary with different results. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #49

Caucuses are not democratic Gothmog Mar 2018 #40

I'm in favor of DEMOCRATS picking the DEMOCRATIC candidate. Adrahil Mar 2018 #43

R#32 & K for *END* caucuses! They violate private/"secret" ballots; favor the loudest voices; UTUSN Mar 2018 #44

Absolutely. Caucuses are not Democratic and exclude people who can't sit around for hours. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #47

K&R Scurrilous Mar 2018 #52

Its an impediment to participation. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #55

No caucuses is a good start NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #57

Depends upon the objective zipplewrath Mar 2018 #58

Absolutely... SidDithers Mar 2018 #59