The problem with closed primaries is that they're the product of parties' self-interested rule-making being enshrined in state law.
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Nominating contests are not "private" affairs when the method of selection is via government-run polling places and vote tabulation.
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NY's problems are compounded by a set of peculiar factors. But even if those factors were negated, it wouldn't justify a closed primary.
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Plus, there's conflicting caselaw as to whether a political party can be said to be a strictly "private" entity in the first place.
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@mtracey right. We are a two party system and that is inherently unfair to independents -
@2Shrill2Nasty@mtracey Relies on assumption there are times when disenfranchisement fair - an assumption that should always be challenged.
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