Letting Bernie "influence the party platform" would be a bogus consolation prize, as platforms mean next to nothing:http://inthesetimes.com/article/19071/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-new-york-primary …
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@yeselson Plus "membership" is an oddly overstated concept -- it requires nothing but checking a box on a form, which is trivial. -
@yeselson Whether someone did or did not check a box seems an awfully flimsy basis for excluding them from a presidential primary election. -
@yeselson For electing party officers, setting bylaws, etc.? Greater requirements to participate = fine. But to vote in public primaries? No - 1 more reply
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@mtracey Logically, it's weird when you think about it--why should non-members pick a party's candidate? So just make it easy to join.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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