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NCDem777

(458 posts) Thu Dec 14, 2017, 12:51 AM Dec 2017

Open Primaries? No thanks! [View all]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/13/1724106/-Open-primaries-Thanks-but-no-thanks?_=2017-12-13T20:49:29.438-08:00

I agree with Bernie on a lot of things (get the pitchforks). Yes, we should get out of the Middle East and other regions where we do more harm than good. Yes, we should rein in Wall Street. Yes, we should not get in trade deals that are transparently written so that corporations can subvert local laws. Yes, we need strong unions. And yes, we need infrastructure improvement across all of America. Even the part whose people will consider infrastructure as part of some conspiracy to herd Christians into gas chambers or whatever the big conspiracy will be on InfoWars.

What I don’t agree with is the idea of open primaries. Open primaries, for those who don’t know, is a system where you can select the candidate who will be on the party’s ballot in the general election whether or not you’re a member of that party (with the caveat that you can’t vote in the other party).

The reasons why I’m against this are twofold:

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Open Primaries? No thanks! [View all] NCDem777 Dec 2017 OP

I Agree Open Primaries Make It Possible For The GOP To Flood W/Candidates. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2017 #1

what you are talking about is non partisian ranked voting questionseverything Dec 2017 #8

And letting non-Dems vote in Dem primaries NCDem777 Dec 2017 #10

What are you guys talking about? unc70 Dec 2017 #2

What is the point of having political parties if the primaries are open to all voters? Snake Plissken Dec 2017 #3

We should go to rank choice voting. End the Majority/Minority separation that divides along party Snotcicles Dec 2017 #13

Exactly my point! Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #18

I don't agree about the open primaries. We have them here in CA, and I like them. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #4

The reasons are NCDem777 Dec 2017 #6

In CA primaries are a bit more complicated than that Retrograde Dec 2017 #15

Fine for CA. But if we're serious about flipping red states to blue kcr Dec 2017 #19

I agree. LisaM Dec 2017 #5

I'm a little iffy on super-delegates NCDem777 Dec 2017 #9

I agree that open primaries are a bad idea. murielm99 Dec 2017 #7

Washington State has had open primaries... EarnestPutz Dec 2017 #11

I do not support open primaries Gothmog Dec 2017 #12

I am fine with open primaries, I am not fine with caucuses and super delegates. n/t demmiblue Dec 2017 #14

When is a party not a party? When there are open primaries. TeamPooka Dec 2017 #16

Whos Bernie? LexVegas Dec 2017 #17

They have ups and downs crazycatlady Dec 2017 #20

Instant runoff or ranked-choice primaries are better. alarimer Dec 2017 #21