DNC presidential primary voting reform--where do you stand?

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22. The DNC doesn't determine whether primaries are open or closed

The constitution grants states the authority to run elections.

My view is that such decisions should consider the long-term results. The current spate of proposals is because people want to rewrite this past election cycle, but that is short sighted. Those who feel frustrated by centrist tendencies on the party of Democrats should realize that opening up primaries will likely move the party closer to the center. If I had an actual vote on this, I would look at the political science research on the subject. What I would not do is make a decision based on which system favored my particular candidate in 2016.

That said, working in GOTV activities taught me that caucuses are extremely restrictive since so few people can actually attend on the night in question. My own state of MN just passed a law moving from caucuses to primaries, and I am thrilled with the change. Since we have no party registration, there are in effect open--with a stipulation and which party primary one votes in becomes a matter of public record.