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Pennsylvania

Effete Snob

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1. I used to think open primaries were a bad idea

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 05:59 PM

Apr 2023

But I think I am warming up to the concept.

Primary voters - either way - do not tend to be representative of general election voters.

If we aren't going to have ranked preference voting, this is the next best thing.

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There's a new push to make Pennsylvania's primary elections open to independents [View all] FakeNoose Apr 2023 OP

I used to think open primaries were a bad idea Effete Snob Apr 2023 #1

Under the current system any voter can switch parties prior to primary election so they can vote bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #2

Sorry. Democrats have momentum. LuvLoogie Apr 2023 #3