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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

“HE WANTS TO ELIMINATE PRIMARY ELECTIONS?? SUBMIT TO CLOSED PRIMARIES SO WE HAVE 100% SUPER DELEGATES- UNBOUND?? “

Obviously you are responding to click-bait and have NO idea what a closed primary is.

FYI, a closed primary is one in which only those registered to the party are allowed to vote as opposed to an open primary where people can cross party lines to vote ...


157 posted on 05/17/2016 6:10:08 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

I have been posting and updating from Greenpapers religiously throughout the race, I recognize the difference between open and closed primaries. And Open primaries have been beneficial to republicans in some states.

When a delegate is no longer bound by party rule to the candidate that wins, he is an unbound super delegate. There is no real reason to hold elections if they have no impact or meaning.

That has been Curly Haugland’s proposal for years, and Ted seems to want the same in order to benefit his pathetic odds of winning a real election.

Ted loves elections where .003% of the crooked caucuses selects him.
His surrogates reduced the Wyoming caucus group by 65% this year. Shoot, at that rate, in 2020, the entire Wyoming caucus will fit into a trailer-doublewide.
99% for Cruz and 1 delegate for whomever.


209 posted on 05/17/2016 7:01:11 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: TexasGator

There’s many ways to skin a cat:
Presidential Primary Types
Delegate Selection Primary
Advisory Primary
Winner-Take-All Primary
Winner-Take-Most Primary
Proportional Primary
Democratic Threshold Rules
Bonus Primary
Loophole Primary
Caucus/Convention

Voter Eligibility
Closed Primary or Caucus
Open Primary or Caucus
2000 and 2004 Modified Open Primary or Caucus
2008 and 2012 Modified Primary or Caucus


240 posted on 05/17/2016 7:43:58 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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