Why the hell do we have "open primaries"???? [View All]

[El Supremo]

I don't want some jerk who doesn't work helping the Democratic Party from the grassroots level deciding who our candidates are. And I certainly don't want a Repuke voting for the Democrat that he/she thinks will lose to a Repuke in the general.

I want a Damn Yellow Dog Democrat who is dedicated to the Party and has worked in the past to elect our best candidates. The unaffiliateds can vote in the general election but should stay out of the primaries and caucuses. They don't belong.

In my state you must be registered as a Democrat three months before the caucuses or primaries to vote. I'd rather it was even more restrictive and go back two years to prevent people from changing party affiliations just for one election.

And in a similar sense, I have little problem with the idea of Super Delegates. These people deserve that distinction. They are the loyalists.