2016 Postmortem

lunamagica

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34. Absolutely! No more Caucasus or open primaries

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Sat Jun 18, 2016, 02:44 PM

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I do not want open primaries or caucuses.. they are a joke [View all] Peacetrain Jun 2016 OP

Absolutely agree. I hope the process is reformed moving forward. Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #1

I'm against caucuses but for open primaries (nt) bigwillq Jun 2016 #2

Same thing happens, the Republicans come in droves to make sure the weakest redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #8

Every person has a right to vote for whoever they want without restrictions. bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #3

In the general election. Squinch Jun 2016 #27

In the general election. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #29

100% agree -- in the GE obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #38

In th General Election. PAMod Jun 2016 #48

I agree. I want Democrats to determine their nominee, and the caucus excludes people who cannot be still_one Jun 2016 #4

I'd prefer open primaries. Top two candidates face each other in November. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #5

Because purification and voter suppression are fabulous for building party membership? HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #6

independents can vote for their preferred choice in the general election nt msongs Jun 2016 #9

Why should their taxes pay for a closed primary? HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #12

My taxes pay for schools, and I have no kids obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #39

Our society benefits from an educated population. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #42

Or opt for a party when they register. Or make their own party. Squinch Jun 2016 #28

if you like a candidate who is running in a particular party... Peacetrain Jun 2016 #13

Why wouldn't right-leaning Indrpendants vote for their candidate in the GOP primary? HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #15

As I said.. In Johnson County.. doubt if they saw any of it Peacetrain Jun 2016 #17

Because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2016 #26

No, that's false. You didn't have members of the GOP voting Dem. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #37

Yup, I am not a Democrat obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #40

I'm in Oregon, we vote by mail, it's a closed Primary but Bernie won it so what's your complaint Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #7

Neither do I. But I will go you one further--I don't like caucuses. MADem Jun 2016 #10

That sort of rhetoric filters through my memories of this Party before LGBT forced the Party's Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #14

Huh? MADem Jun 2016 #19

I absolutely understand.. and just because I find it convenient .. Peacetrain Jun 2016 #16

A hybrid would work, I think. MADem Jun 2016 #21

I'd rather have national open primaries, both parties, same day... TCJ70 Jun 2016 #11

Closed primaries will encourage a third party candidates like Nader. jalan48 Jun 2016 #18

Well, if that were true (and I have seen no evidence of that at all), MADem Jun 2016 #20

Think Bernie and this election. Next time around closed primaries will scream for an independent. jalan48 Jun 2016 #22

HUH? Independent parties CAN (and do) field nominees. MADem Jun 2016 #24

Sounds like we're on the same page. jalan48 Jun 2016 #30

Hanging chads, cheating officials, AND Ralph Nader created a perfect storm that MADem Jun 2016 #32

I don't have a problem if a state prefers a caucus or primary but it should Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #23

Do you think people should have to declare their vote publicly? oberliner Jun 2016 #43

I don't have strong feelings about it one way or the other, both methods have their pros and cons. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #44

What are the pros of not permitting people to vote in secret? oberliner Jun 2016 #45

The pros; it engages the community to deliberate and debate their choices, in that sense it's no Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #49

That's the only con you can think of? oberliner Jun 2016 #52

The pros and cons of secret ballots. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #58

So it seems you are advocating against the use of secret ballots in elections? oberliner Jun 2016 #60

Secret ballots could be best under certain conditions. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #61

No, they don't. Lack of a secret ballot is completely illegitimate. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #47

Outlawing the punishing of people BECAUSE of the way they vote is fundamental to democracy just as Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #50

It's very difficult to enforce such a restriction, though. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #51

The pros and cons of secret ballots. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #54

It's also an absolute must to have a secret ballot in a well functioning democracy. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #55

Some times people can't connect the dots or see the patterns and so it seems Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #56

I'm with you on this. nt glennward Jun 2016 #25

My choice is rock-paper-scissors LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2016 #31

Then people should be able to register OR change their registration at the polls so everyone can jillan Jun 2016 #33

Absolutely! No more Caucasus or open primaries lunamagica Jun 2016 #34

"not fair to limit who can participate"? loyalsister Jun 2016 #35

fellow Iowan - not a fan of caucuses nor open primaries either rurallib Jun 2016 #36

Im against Electronic Voting machines coyote Jun 2016 #41

Get rid of anything the DNC cannot manipulate through cheating AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #46

Sure glad you wrote that last sentence... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #53

It's really quite telling... 99Forever Jun 2016 #57

Open primaries tell you who is most likely to win the GE zalinda Jun 2016 #59

Very good job explaining why caucuses and open primaries are not fair or democratic. skylucy Jun 2016 #62