(07-21-2024, 02:33 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Imagine having a party that doesn't hold an open primary and handpicked their candidate against the will of the voters. #democracy

The Democrats open primary is just theater anyway during contested primaries. 15% of their delegates fall into the super delegate category that can throw their support behind whomever they want such as the 2nd or 3rd place candidate which could easily push them into 1st place in the delegate count if, again, it's a contested election.  If you want to avoid being Bernie'd in a Democrat primary, you need to win about 60% of the normal delegates which is an overwhelming majority in most multi-candidate races.  They know who their constituents are and they don't trust them, but they still need them all the same.

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