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LittleGirl

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7. or closed primaries

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:34 AM

Feb 2016

My mother lives in IN and she may not vote in the primary because you have to declare your party. Removes her anonymity in voting and she doesn't like that.

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Las Vegas Caucus Ends Before Delegates Chosen, Chaos Erupts [View all] votesparks Feb 2016 OP

wow Fairgo Feb 2016 #1

K&R. We should do away with caucuses. I called people in Nevada yesterday on behalf of JDPriestly Feb 2016 #2

or closed primaries LittleGirl Feb 2016 #7

One of the reasons for closed caucuses is that open ones can jwirr Feb 2016 #32

But LittleGirl Feb 2016 #36

So you are saying that I should be able to lie about which jwirr Feb 2016 #38

That sucks! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #18

This is what happens when a party machine is in charge of an election. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #3

Amen to that nashville_brook Feb 2016 #9

Precisely. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #19

Not so sure this was a machine action. This leader was just jwirr Feb 2016 #33

There's a video from a few months ago.... HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #35

I hope that the investigation continues and in this particular jwirr Feb 2016 #37

It was the State Party Chair. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #39

OMG noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #4

That's one caucus out of hundreds. brush Feb 2016 #5

I got to witness an Iowa Caucus In Davenport votesparks Feb 2016 #11

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas olddots Feb 2016 #6

yep 840high Feb 2016 #8

That's an out of date myth brush Feb 2016 #14

corporations run the casinos now lapfog_1 Feb 2016 #28

Yep awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #40

How many of the people of Vegas work in the casinos or jwirr Feb 2016 #34

wow SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #10

So we should say that the Clinton win may not have been? YOHABLO Feb 2016 #12

The results DO INDEED NEED TO BE CHALLENGED! This can't go on. Lodestar Feb 2016 #13

Calm down brush Feb 2016 #15

If that's the case then why worry?? Fearless Feb 2016 #22

Who's worried? brush Feb 2016 #24

You're trying to stifle dissent. Fearless Feb 2016 #25

Actual on the ground facts are now dissent? brush Feb 2016 #27

So your 1 precinct tells us beyond any doubt aspirant Feb 2016 #30

It's a small sample of what happened brush Feb 2016 #31

There was a BIG WIN for "democracy" tonight! Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #16

Nevada... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #17

They exemplify... Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #26

In mine they had everyone hold up their chit until touched on the shoulder.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #20

so hillary didn't win? captainarizona Feb 2016 #21

"Get back in line, nothing to see here." Fearless Feb 2016 #23

Disgrace which needs to be addressed kathysart_decoration Feb 2016 #29

Holy Fucking Shit! Cowpunk Feb 2016 #41