05-18-2016, 03:43 AM
Sanders' criticism of closed Democratic primaries has some merit. He says anybody, not just registered Democratic voters, should be able to pick the Democratic nominee.
Some states have closed voting and others have open voting. Some states such as New York require voters to register as Democratic voters well before a primary.
From the Australian perspective, however, the notion that anyone can vote in pre-selection battles is ridiculous. If you're a Green voter, good luck to you if you want to cast a vote for who should be the Liberal candidate for Isaacs. Our view is that each party should be able to select the candidate it believes will best represent it at elections. The thought that a Green candidate could be foisted on the Liberal Party and the Liberal Party would then have to fund his or her election campaign is laughable.
The Republican Party failed to have any effective method to stop a non-Republican taking over the party and it now has Trump as its leader who is not particularly Republican in his views. At least the DNC has a system which gives the party a say.
Some states have closed voting and others have open voting. Some states such as New York require voters to register as Democratic voters well before a primary.
From the Australian perspective, however, the notion that anyone can vote in pre-selection battles is ridiculous. If you're a Green voter, good luck to you if you want to cast a vote for who should be the Liberal candidate for Isaacs. Our view is that each party should be able to select the candidate it believes will best represent it at elections. The thought that a Green candidate could be foisted on the Liberal Party and the Liberal Party would then have to fund his or her election campaign is laughable.
The Republican Party failed to have any effective method to stop a non-Republican taking over the party and it now has Trump as its leader who is not particularly Republican in his views. At least the DNC has a system which gives the party a say.