2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is it really a good idea to get rid of closed primaries? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)You make a large drama out of a small matter. What does a 'closed primary' mean, really? It means that prior to the election day you declare membership in a Party. That's it. Nothing vets that declaration for authenticity, no one tests the new member on Party positions. It's just a person's own choice.
So it really does not filter out persons who have intent to 'cross vote' to fuck with a Party, it just means they have to plan a bit, persons into such complex tactics can be assumed capable of planning such tactics.
If people had to be vouched for to join, or pay money or prove they'd done volunteer work that would in fact vet the new members. None of that is desired or even legal.
So 'closed' means 'have to join by the 20th' and 'open' means 'don't have to join until election day'.
Making much ado about that which is not so much to make a do about.