In our caucus, I stood up when the lead woman asked if any one had a motions that they wanted to be brought forward and suggested that we withhold all our delegates from McCain until the GOP party leaders change the primary system so that WA voters are never disenfranchised by our own party, again. I received a round of applause, and the largest block of voters checked the undecided block.
The woman who was conducting the caucus said that it couldn’t be changed because it was up to the individual states. I said that the Democrat Party manages to control the states by not counting their delegates. We could do the same thing. We could also set requirements for prior party registration. Independents and late registrants can vote, but their votes won’t count toward delegates. They get a different ballot.
After the caucus, Doug Erikson, our state legislator, told me that he heard what I said about the primary and he agreed that they system is broken and needs to be fixed. He said that he would bring it up with the other Republican legislators.
Well....I think the WHOLE nationwide Primary system needs to change.....so, I agree with you.
I understand why you want, what you want, but you must understand that you are asking a party to overrule states rights!
In Wisconsin we have no party registration what so ever. I go to my polls next week, and I do not declare. I like it that way. As long as I am a registered voter, I get both ballots, but I only vote on one, the other is discarded.
Please think about the ramifications before you call for an overhaul of our system. My state (remember Federalism) has decided that no one must "declare" a party. I, personally, live in a very conservative area (we have voted Republican every election since the 1800's), and I know each and every poll worker by name. If I were to be a Dem (no chance) I might feel a little uncomfortable announcing that at my polling place.
Again, I understand the frustration of not getting the nominee we all wanted, but don't change the system because of a bad outcome. People that have declared a party their whole lives will not understand, but for those of us in states that don't have registrations like that, we like it!