its time to end primary elections

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21. Then maybe they should

and join the Western states in the 21st century. It's as if some states (yeah, I'm looking at you, New York, since I know most about your election practices) are reluctant to look outside the box for better voting practices. And I'm not even looking at places like Texas and Florida that are going backwards on voting rights.

I actually get two voters' guides for each election - one from the county that covers local elections and one from the state that covers state-wide ones.

Anyway, getting back to the OP, eliminating primaries for state and local elections does not seem like a good idea. OTOH, sometimes I think we got better presidential candidates when they were chosen in smoke-filled rooms.