Poll: Are open presidential primaries more democratic?

[radical noodle]

29. I voted no

I think primaries are specifically held to guide the parties to the candidate that most of the party members want to see get the nomination. I lived most of my life in Indiana, an open primary state, and there were too many who crossed over to have a say in a party they had no support for. In 2008, Republicans skewed the vote for Clinton over Obama. Now I'm in Florida, with a closed primary. When I moved here I registered as an Independent because I knew Rick Scott was purging voters and I didn't want to take the chance of revealing that I was a Democrat. To vote in the primary I had to change my registration prior to 30 days before the primary. So I did that. Anyone can do that. So having an closed primary does not prevent people who really want to vote Democratic to change their registration. Florida is as much a PITA state as any, but there was an online form I could fill out (very simple info) and mail to the election board. I could have done it at the library, or at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

I believe all states have relatively easy methods to change from Independent to Democrat (or Republican) and most people know who they want to vote for in plenty of time to change. I really like that someone can't, at the last minute, decide to screw around with our election results.