2016 Postmortem

PufPuf23

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21. I voted open primaries but think that one POTUS primary

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 05:01 PM

Mar 2016

with potential POTUS nominees from both parties on one slate would be best for selecting ultimate candidates and also for sending useful signals to voters.

I would also like that the winner from each state in each party get all the delegate votes and be required to vote for the winning candidate for their party at the first vote of the nominating convention.

I would also like an easy but reasonable process where any POTUS candidate that can get at least 5% (or some other set level) of the national primary vote be placed on the final POTUS ballots if they desire as an independent candidate (third party candidates would remain status quo).

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Open primaries? [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2016 OP

Forcing voters to declare party, and update registration so far in advance, ... pat_k Mar 2016 #1

Yes, they should never take a stand Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #7

You said it all right there Mnpaul Mar 2016 #42

Debbie Downer doesn't believe the Dems need a big tent. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #60

I think semi-closed primaries are the way to go... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #2

Agreed Dem2 Mar 2016 #3

If "Independent" was an immutable characteristic, I'd agree. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #29

I like how we do it in NY. If you want to vote in our primary you should be a member of our party. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #4

It's an undue burden to require updated registration whenever you prefer a party's candidate. pat_k Mar 2016 #8

Sorry but if you become an independent you should be willing to give up the right to vote in the hrmjustin Mar 2016 #9

Sure, and it's no problem to require specific types of ID either. pat_k Mar 2016 #17

You don't need id in NY to vote. Try again. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #19

so how do you feel about any independent or republican that is starting to Karma13612 Mar 2016 #22

Call Albany but the nothing will change. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #24

I didn't ask what to do. I asked how you, as a Hillary Karma13612 Mar 2016 #28

Doesn't bother much. If you want to vote in the primary join our party. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #34

ok, but I think that's a very 'exclusionary' mindset. Don't you worry that you are Karma13612 Mar 2016 #41

No Hillary is over 20 percent ahead in NY so i have no worries. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #43

It's a primary, not the GE. ecstatic Mar 2016 #52

They get the choice in November to vote then. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #49

wow, so just because it isn't provide for in the Constitution, then it doesn't Karma13612 Mar 2016 #53

I don't believe election laws should be different from state to state. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #56

I'm speaking about undue burdens in general. pat_k Mar 2016 #45

Clara, I do declare I am having a spell, fetch me my fainting salts Tarc Mar 2016 #11

The warning part is just an excuse. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #48

The state should have no role in helping any political party to target voters. pat_k Mar 2016 #58

Agree. djg21 Mar 2016 #12

I don't believe there are any states that permit voting in multiple primaries. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #51

same here in arizona, but DesertFlower Mar 2016 #31

In NY you have to change your registration 6 months before the primary. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #35

holy moly. here in arizona DesertFlower Mar 2016 #47

They do it in backward North Carolina marions ghost Mar 2016 #5

A Closed Primary means a State(s) are holding a state wide event using public money for a private... 4139 Mar 2016 #6

Absolutely! pat_k Mar 2016 #10

Interesting perspective. RedCappedBandit Mar 2016 #15

That can register for whichever party they want JI7 Mar 2016 #32

No need to "register" just select which ballot ... Dem ballot, Repub ballot, Green ballot... 4139 Mar 2016 #38

On parties.... Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #13

Independents make up 43% of the electorate with Democrats 30% and Republicans 26%. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #14

If independents don't join a party XRubicon Mar 2016 #25

I feel like closed primaries generally perpetuate the two party system. RedCappedBandit Mar 2016 #16

absolutely agree +10 eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #23

Open primaries get more voters involved in the electoral process. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #18

If everybody's voting, why have a primary? Orangepeel Mar 2016 #20

I voted open primaries but think that one POTUS primary PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #21

No strong feeling, but closed makes more sense Renew Deal Mar 2016 #26

The 2 big political parties have an institutional monopoly on the political process. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #27

Ca has a jungle primary can you imagine the insanity MattP Mar 2016 #30

I am for absolute open primaries across the board nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #33

Closed primaries. Dem voters should decide Dem nominee. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #36

Only for Bernie in 2016. After that, they should all be closed again wyldwolf Mar 2016 #37

I really yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #39

Why do people think that they have a say in a party that they're not a member of? Yavin4 Mar 2016 #40

I know several Democrats here in Ohio who voted for Kasich to hurt Trump. pampango Mar 2016 #44

Maybe I am missing something DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #46

Open bigwillq Mar 2016 #50

Independents, who will soon be a majority of the electorate, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #54

Carrying the "Open Primary" goal to it's logical conclusion... brooklynite Mar 2016 #55

Other! I would like to see primaries open to Unaffiliated and Republican voters. femmedem Mar 2016 #57

I support "semi-closed"/"semi-opem" primaries. liberalnarb Mar 2016 #59