Democratic Primaries

MH1

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32. Makes it easier, it was always possible

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:44 PM

Feb 2020

I am in favor of closed primaries. But tampering can still occur there by people changing their registration.

Especially with pro-voter changes like moving registration deadlines closer to election dates, it is still possible to orchestrate some tampering with the out-of-office party when the incumbent is running for re-election.

Open primaries just make it MUCH easier. More people can be convinced to do that one thing the day of the election, than also the prerequisite step of changing their registration in time for a closed primary.

Open primaries are much worse, but closed primaries are not immune.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Some Tea Party Republicans in South Carolina are voting for Bernie Sanders..yikes🙄 [View all] Iamaartist Feb 2020 OP

"Excessively moderate candidates" -- What a concept :eyes: Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2020 #1

Cross-over voting should be banned...One vote for one person... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #7

Crossover voting is still one vote for one person. No one can vote in two primaries. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #13

A lot of republican independents in NH voted for him too calguy Feb 2020 #2

Thats why Joe will lose votes.... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #4

re: "to skew the vote in favor of the candidate they think would be the easiest to beat" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #14

I have seen this posted before - do you have a link to the numbers? Thanks! nt jmg257 Feb 2020 #22

Their master shithole demands it . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #3

They are....afraid of Joe... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #5

Republicans have been doing that since Howard Dean... paleotn Feb 2020 #6

Well I hope so ..it did in Michigan 2016... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #9

Sounds like SC should fix their problem. Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #8

Crossover voting is among the more wnylib Feb 2020 #10

Good question ..How Iamaartist Feb 2020 #11

The only thing I can think of is wnylib Feb 2020 #15

Republican politicians are typically in favor of ending open primaries madville Feb 2020 #16

I would have thought it was wnylib Feb 2020 #19

They also could be saying with the hopes of causing division with cstanleytech Feb 2020 #12

Split the vote? old ploy.... mitch96 Feb 2020 #17

Are all these states that allow this RED BY CHANCE? They need to cheat to win. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #18

K&R,They need to cheat to win.... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #20

The phenomenon is real. The publicity is the Biden Campaign discounting an SC loss. denem Feb 2020 #21

I'm sure they will be quite pleased with themselves cojoel Feb 2020 #23

The impact of mischievous crossover voting is about as impactful as voter fraud. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #24

Of course they are. Bernie means a sure win for Trump. n/t Still In Wisconsin Feb 2020 #25

Criminal drumpf believes he can beat BS so the RW tea party democratisphere Feb 2020 #26

Agree ......just to get Bernie elected...republicans will do anything to cheat... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #29

...lost forever. democratisphere Feb 2020 #33

Yes, I heard some good "Christian" Republicans planning the same thing. hamsterjill Feb 2020 #27

Open primaries make tampering with the other side possible. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #28

Technology new crap apps ipads .make it easier to steal data..nowadays.... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #30

Makes it easier, it was always possible MH1 Feb 2020 #32

This is the nightmare of open primaries and we have 21 of them Peacetrain Feb 2020 #31

I couldn't agree more,Also here in Michigan we have open primary.. Iamaartist Feb 2020 #34

trump really wants to run against a weak and unelectable candidate like sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #35

If b.s. is musicman65 Feb 2020 #36

If the Russians want to re-elect Trump makes perfect sense they want Sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #38

Republicans are voting for sanders because he is the weakest candidate Gothmog Feb 2020 #37