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closed primaries ensure that the base stays as happy as possible. moondog Send a noteboard - 28/01/2010 05:00:16 AM
after all, if we were going to open primary voting to anyone with the legal right to vote, then why do we bother belonging to political parties? as long as political parties exist, they will continue to be closed affairs across much of the board.
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