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In reply to the discussion: Hash tag NO CAUCUSES! Caucuses equal DEMS BASE VOTER SUPPRESSION. [View all]aquamarina
(1,865 posts)If people want to affiliate with a party that is their choice. My first election was in 1982 and truth be told my political beliefs have shuffled a bit since then. Life and experience does that. I can't stand the polarization between the two major parties. And I can't stand the internal vitriol that occurred on this site during the 2008 and last year's primaries. It was so over the top and pretty self-destructive in my opinion. A confident party is not afraid of new ideas and challenging the status quo and welcoming to non-members. When you have to resort to purity tests and loyalty oaths it screams out fear and insecurity. And to go on record regarding the OP, I like open primaries. I do not like caucuses. And I do not like super delegates. And on another note entirely, I think they need to either do away with the electoral college or increase the representative to electoral vote ratio. Why does Wyoming get one electoral vote for every 177,550 people but California only gets one electoral vote for every 508,300.