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Democratic Primaries

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14. So the answer is less democracy?

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 04:57 PM

Feb 2020

I don’t think so.

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

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I will be leaving the Democratic Party post primary season [View all] Peacetrain Feb 2020 OP

both parties are shrinking as Independents rise evertonfc Feb 2020 #2

We've had open primaries for a long time. This is nothing new. DanTex Feb 2020 #4

Are you blaming the Democratic Party for open primaries? 11cents Feb 2020 #5

that would make them only slightly better than open primaries rurallib Feb 2020 #11

I am sympathetic. rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #6

Well I hope that you live in a state with an open primary then ibegurpard Feb 2020 #9

Sympathies, Peacetrain. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #10

I am so upset that our government and not even our party apparatus Peacetrain Feb 2020 #17

I have argued for that here since I joined this site Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #13

There is no proof that would have worked. squirecam Feb 2020 #19

So the answer is less democracy? Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #14

Sarcasm, dude. rurallib Feb 2020 #18

Don't give up Tweedy Feb 2020 #16

Perhaps major changes can be made before thenext election. UncleNoel Feb 2020 #20

I understand. David__77 Feb 2020 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author David__77 Feb 2020 #23