Just look at Blue California’s Governor race where a Republican WAS leading until Democrats got scared and ‘adjusted’ things to throw most of the votes to a Democrat…
The idea might sound good on AI ….
But in the Trump Era?
Things have gotten Serious….
Lawmakers ARE gonna go back to ways that favor the two poarty system. ands their party, not others who could get wins from split voting amomng the two major parties…
Supporters of open primaries and political scientists who have studied them say they increase voter participation and elect more middle-of-the-road candidates.
Across the country, partisans are turning against such systems. In response, supporters are intensifying their advocacy with an even bigger claim, based on research commissioned by open primary proponents: Open primaries may better people’s quality of life in tangible ways that include increased prosperity, longer lives and lower murder rates.
In a year when House control could hinge on a handful of races, Republicans and Democrats alike have embraced a win-at-all-costs mentality. An all-out war to redraw House maps has consumed statehouses in recent weeks. But open primaries can impede such partisan gains, because they allow voters across the political spectrum to choose candidates, often resulting in centrist choices.
Open primaries, the thinking goes, allow non-party faithful to vote — and run — which increasingly polarized party leaders see as a potential forfeit of power. They also claim that open primaries, and more complicated systems that let voters rank candidates, are confusing and unfairly reduce the influence of loyal party voters….
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In 2024, six states considered joining Alaska in opening their primaries. But state parties spent heavily against the initiatives, and voters in all six states rejected them, some by enormous margins. (Voters in Washington, D.C., did pass an open primaries measure that year.)
Unite America, which spent about $20 million through its super PAC in 2024 in an unsuccessful effort to push open primaries….
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