YES! All primaries should be open to all voters.
78%
NO! Party members should get to pick their nominees.
22%
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No. Only party members may vote in party primaries. Michigan is a prime example of the disasters that can happen with open primaries. My liberal friends in Kalamazoo thought they were soooooo smart voting for Rick Snyder in a crossover vote in the primaries. They're still regretting it.
Open primaries invite troublemakers. Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh encouraged Republicans to vote in the Democratic primaries to change the balance. So, NO, absolutely not--no open primaries. If you want to vote in a party primary, join a party. States with same day registration are also open to mischief, but not nearly as bad as open primaries. Don't get caught up in the fantasy. Join a party, if even only for a short time. Your choice. Don't mess with my choices.
The big problem is the 2 party system...Republican or Democrat. Both parties embrace the top 10 percent and to hell with the bottom 90 percent. Money and corporate interests have drowned out the average citizens needs and wants. There should be a third party, the People's Party, made up of true Progressives who support the Sanders, Warren wing of the D Party. We will not continue to support the corporate D Party.
@bpentony - The problem with the Democratic party is the propaganda, not the facts. People like you believe the propaganda about corporate, but that's only a small part of the party. Dems have a cross section from rich to poor, rural to city, blue collar to white collar, i.e. a big tent.
Our system is what it is. No third party has succeeded, and unless we change to a parliamentary system, or have instant runoff elections without considering any parties, we have just two parties. Choose one. Join. Stop complaining about corporate Dems. There are a lot more of us who aren't. What's wrong with corporate Dems, anyway, as long as they support the positions that are good for all of us? Most do.
If you decide to vote third party in November, or stay home, it's like a vote for Trump, or whover their nominee is, like all those self-rightous Nader voters in 2000 who gave Repubs a chance to throw the election to their friends in the Supreme court.