• SoManyChoices@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I have lived in one state that had open primaries. A voter still had to choose which primary to vote in that day. Some independent voters will choose to vote in the R primary and some in the D primary but you still have the problem of moderates largely joining the party primary with the most influence in their area.

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      1 year ago

      My state has open primaries for one party, and the other party is closed. Unfortunately, it’s the most popular party that’s closed, so a lot of people just register as that party.

      If both were open and I could choose one ballot other other, I’d be happy. But ideally I could vote in all primaries, but perhaps have my vote worth less for parties I’m not registered with.