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Old 05-09-2016, 01:49 PM
 
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"Opponents of the open primary believe that the open primary leaves the party nominations vulnerable to manipulation and dilution. First, one party could organize its voters to vote in the other party's primary and choose the candidate that they most agree with or that they think their party could most easily defeat. Secondly, in the open primary moderates and independent voters can vote in either party. This occurrence may dilute the vote of a particular party and lead to a nominee who does not represent the views of his or her particular party."

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Old 05-09-2016, 02:18 PM
 
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Caucuses are more vulnerable to manipulation and fraud.
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Old 05-09-2016, 02:19 PM
 
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New York was closed. Trump on >60% there with two candidates running against him.

Here in NC, we dropped our Democrat registration so we could vote for Trump.
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Old 05-09-2016, 02:22 PM
 
Location: N Atlanta
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If we took away all the caucuses, would Trump still have won ?
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Old 05-09-2016, 02:45 PM
 
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There were a lot of complaints about the caucuses from both parties.

But, many switched to vote for Trump whether they support him or thought, erroneously that he could be beaten by Clinton. They should have stayed and helped Clinton beat Bernie. Maybe even that would not have helped.

Why are voters changing their party affiliation this election cycle? - CBS News
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