who's the genius what thought open primaries was a good idea in the first place? it's lunacy writ large who's the genius what thought open primaries was a good idea in the first place? it's lunacy writ largeIt’s not lunacy! It’s a well considered plan to help squishy moderates to get elected, and it works! By the same token, Democrats adamantly oppose voter ID. That’s not lunacy at all if one is a Democrat who is looking for illegal votes.
I have no idea, but I can see this as having been some 80’s or 90’s touchy-feely (Democrat-led) drive to make Republicans “more inclusive.” Hey, Republicans: STOP FREAKING LISTENING TO THE DEMOCRATS!
... sorry, got a little carried away ...
Open primaries were devised to elect RINOs (”moderates”)