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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: In my opinion, the beginning of yesterday's convention [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)53. I *totally* agree with you, MM. Closed primaries will go a long way in preventing trolls from
infiltrating our Party and disrupting our Party's convention. What happened yesterday to renowned civil rights leader, Elijah Cummings, should never, EVER happen again. I only saw part of it, but I was horrified. The disrespect they showed him was out of bounds. They tried to do the same thing (booing) to FLOTUS but I heard a LOUD and collective "SHH!" and they were silenced. Had they tried to continue, you can bet there would've been hell to pay - and justifiably so.
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When they are working in campaigns for long time Dems that tends to be true...
bettyellen
Jul 2016
#37
Look it up? Interesting how much fetching people been asking me to do, on Sanders behalf..... Nope.
bettyellen
Jul 2016
#75
There are no "ticket-holders" like a sporting event. The convention is for delegates, not
BobbyDrake
Jul 2016
#15
Never doubting your knowledge on this but where does Susan Sarandon fit into those categories?
randome
Jul 2016
#73
However, the delegates to the convention have to pay their own way including all expenses.
politicaljunkie41910
Jul 2016
#74
Agreed. And I hope Washington State will move to a primary from a caucus state. The contrast
floriduck
Jul 2016
#21
And another reason for eliminating caucuses is that there will never be adequate facilities to
floriduck
Jul 2016
#29
Washington has a Primary, the Democratic Party of Washington sued the State to be
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2016
#27
I'll research that. Assuming you are correct, I'll take this up with my local party officials.
floriduck
Jul 2016
#34
Well, Minnesota will switch to presidential primaries for the 2020 election.
MineralMan
Jul 2016
#16
Or the elderly and/or handicapped who can't exactly spend hours standing around and waiting.
calimary
Jul 2016
#26
Here in Denver, my caucus was cordial, respectful, and we were all happy to be there.
kstewart33
Jul 2016
#33
Oregon has a Primary that is both closed and very easy to participate in, Bernie won it by
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2016
#24
We get this tiny bit of say every couple of years, or imagine we do. Let's put a stop to it.
merrily
Jul 2016
#28
"We" in the beginning of my post refers to all citizens. The beginning of my post was sarcastic.
merrily
Jul 2016
#41
You missed my OP on this (If you’re not a party insider, how do you become a delegate?)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2016
#65
I don't think open vs closed has anything to do with disruptive delegates.
thesquanderer
Jul 2016
#44
National well-being first, party second. Honest democratic processes. Neither party...
TryLogic
Jul 2016
#46
I *totally* agree with you, MM. Closed primaries will go a long way in preventing trolls from
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#53
I don't believe those people ever were Democrats, nor will they ever be Democrats.
AlbertCat
Jul 2016
#56
Closed primaries are fine, as long as you're willing to accept same-day registration.
bullwinkle428
Jul 2016
#58