I have lived in one state that had open primaries. A voter still had to choose which primary to vote in that day. Some independent voters will choose to vote in the R primary and some in the D primary but you still have the problem of moderates largely joining the party primary with the most influence in their area.
My state has open primaries for one party, and the other party is closed. Unfortunately, it’s the most popular party that’s closed, so a lot of people just register as that party.
If both were open and I could choose one ballot other other, I’d be happy. But ideally I could vote in all primaries, but perhaps have my vote worth less for parties I’m not registered with.
I have lived in one state that had open primaries. A voter still had to choose which primary to vote in that day. Some independent voters will choose to vote in the R primary and some in the D primary but you still have the problem of moderates largely joining the party primary with the most influence in their area.
My state has open primaries for one party, and the other party is closed. Unfortunately, it’s the most popular party that’s closed, so a lot of people just register as that party.
If both were open and I could choose one ballot other other, I’d be happy. But ideally I could vote in all primaries, but perhaps have my vote worth less for parties I’m not registered with.