I’ve always believed in voting for the candidate not the party. Before the change to closed primaries I often voted for both democrats and republicans in various races. I look forward to not having to change my affiliation in order to vote for the more moderate republicans, an action which seemed to really piss off a whole bunch of republicans.
It is interesting to consider the conflicting messages about this from the Idaho Republican Party: For years now there have been complaints about people changing their political affiliation to vote in primaries, but one of the main arguments against Prop 1 is that anyone can change their political affiliation to vote if they want to. I get the distinction, but there must be some cognitive dissonance there.
I didn't read the whole post, but I was around when open primaries was how it was in Idaho, didn't give a dang about politics at that time. One thing that sticks in my mind, is Frank Church won the open primary even though we were at that time, as now, mainly a republican state. Look what good he did! Also, it wasn't so partisan then, and I think that was good. The parties worked for us, not for the party they represented. Just my views on it
Frank Church was a bit before my time, but he certainly left a legacy! I really wish Idaho would elect more leaders who care deeply about our environment.
The only real gripe I have with Idaho’s initiative is that it’s not really a return to open primaries in the way it used to be; they only seem to have framed it that way because it would be better received. The way they’re sharing it is a little misleading until you get into the details, though the new system is even better in my opinion.
I’ve always believed in voting for the candidate not the party. Before the change to closed primaries I often voted for both democrats and republicans in various races. I look forward to not having to change my affiliation in order to vote for the more moderate republicans, an action which seemed to really piss off a whole bunch of republicans.
It is interesting to consider the conflicting messages about this from the Idaho Republican Party: For years now there have been complaints about people changing their political affiliation to vote in primaries, but one of the main arguments against Prop 1 is that anyone can change their political affiliation to vote if they want to. I get the distinction, but there must be some cognitive dissonance there.
I didn't read the whole post, but I was around when open primaries was how it was in Idaho, didn't give a dang about politics at that time. One thing that sticks in my mind, is Frank Church won the open primary even though we were at that time, as now, mainly a republican state. Look what good he did! Also, it wasn't so partisan then, and I think that was good. The parties worked for us, not for the party they represented. Just my views on it
Frank Church was a bit before my time, but he certainly left a legacy! I really wish Idaho would elect more leaders who care deeply about our environment.
The only real gripe I have with Idaho’s initiative is that it’s not really a return to open primaries in the way it used to be; they only seem to have framed it that way because it would be better received. The way they’re sharing it is a little misleading until you get into the details, though the new system is even better in my opinion.