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re: Bill Cassidy's Blood Boils-Closed Primary
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:01 pm to evil cockroach
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:01 pm to evil cockroach
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Jungle primary picks the best person
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Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:05 pm to ItzMe1972
Good! My liberal mother in law loves Bill Cassidy and keeps voting for him 
. No fricking way she registers as a Republican to vote for him in a primary lol.
. No fricking way she registers as a Republican to vote for him in a primary lol. Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:05 pm to winkchance
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This right here is pure BS. Closed primaries keep the other party from highjacking the other. If you want to vote for a party it is simple. Change your affiliation to the one you want for the Primary. If you can't do that then you are simply a complainer who is trying to hijack the system.
This is the opposite of reality. In an open primary if Democrats attempt to eliminate a more conservative Republican by voting for a MAGA Republican or an establishment candidate, they risk their candidate not making the runoff at all.
In fact in 2008 Rush Limbaugh was encouraging his listeners to register Democrat and support Obama for the Democrat primaries. He thought that would allow people to take the nomination from Hillary.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:15 pm to ItzMe1972
I am a no party.
I am not a demorat or Republican.
I strongly feel I should not pick any party’s candidate during the primaries unless they are no party.
I am not a demorat or Republican.
I strongly feel I should not pick any party’s candidate during the primaries unless they are no party.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:39 pm to winkchance
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Closed primaries keep the other party from highjacking the other
Compared to states with open party primaries, sure.
That statement makes no sense in the context of a jungle primary system like LA currently uses.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:40 pm to BlackAdam
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This is the opposite of reality. In an open primary if Democrats attempt to eliminate a more conservative Republican by voting for a MAGA Republican or an establishment candidate, they risk their candidate not making the runoff at all.
They don’t understand this. Every response in this thread is comparing closed primaries to open party primaries, which Louisiana doesn’t have and isn’t even an option on the table.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:41 pm to TDsngumbo
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No fricking way she registers as a Republican to vote for him in a primary lol
That effect is exactly how closed party primaries protects incumbents.
Comparatively speaking, no one votes in party primaries. Abysmal turnout only benefits incumbents.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:38 pm to Indefatigable
Louisiana has currently an open primary, but is moving towards s hybrid closed party primary system. In this new system, candidates will still need a majority vote in the general election, so a general where no party clears that threshold due to a strong 3rd party will force an additional runoff rather than elect a plurality.
Many here are celebrating the change because they believe it will hurt some moderate incumbent politicians like Bill Cassidy. I caution them because I think it will actually result in worse, less electable republican candidates making the general and losing to democrats. Now, most people might assume that I am saying “moderate” republicans good, conservative republicans bad. This is not what I mean. The state GOP is an incredibly feckless organization. I do not trust them to be better at picking candidates who are electable or effective at governing if elected than I do the general population of the state, who I also do not trust. In my opinion, the jungle primary is a better system for electing candidates that are most representative of the people they serve. I look at the history of Louisiana and how this state was run before the open primaries verses after, and I cannot fathom why someone would want to return to that old system.
Many here are celebrating the change because they believe it will hurt some moderate incumbent politicians like Bill Cassidy. I caution them because I think it will actually result in worse, less electable republican candidates making the general and losing to democrats. Now, most people might assume that I am saying “moderate” republicans good, conservative republicans bad. This is not what I mean. The state GOP is an incredibly feckless organization. I do not trust them to be better at picking candidates who are electable or effective at governing if elected than I do the general population of the state, who I also do not trust. In my opinion, the jungle primary is a better system for electing candidates that are most representative of the people they serve. I look at the history of Louisiana and how this state was run before the open primaries verses after, and I cannot fathom why someone would want to return to that old system.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:05 pm to ItzMe1972
frick Bill cASSidy.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:06 pm to ChineseBandit58
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If you are not having a closed primary, you are not have a "party primary"
Why the frick do you need parties to be involved at all? For a board that decries the "uniparty" and rails at the republican establishment, you sure do want to prop it up.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:09 pm to Havoc
frick Bill Cassidy. Has he really been representing his electorate?
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:09 pm to ItzMe1972
I'd prefer ranked choice weighted closed primaries, but I'm in Georgia and we don't even have real elections so what does it matter?
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:12 pm to ItzMe1972
That one thing to look forward to in 2026!
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:23 pm to kingbob
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The old system produced Edwin Edwards for 4 terms
1 term.
He’s the one that changed it after the first election.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:28 pm to ItzMe1972
Parties shouldn’t have open primaries. That’s one purpose of a party declaration is to have the voters declaring an affiliation with the party to be the only folks with a say. General elections allow the crossover votes.
Actions have consequences, Mr. Cassidy. Your day of reckoning before the Republican Party is coming.
Actions have consequences, Mr. Cassidy. Your day of reckoning before the Republican Party is coming.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:28 pm to ItzMe1972
Loser seasons his crawfish post-boil, with target brand “Cajun style seafood seasoning” and follows the directions on the package to a “t”.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 3:40 pm to Jax Teller
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I can't fricking wait to not vote for Bill Cassidy this time
It's way past time for the Republican voters to demand Xan my brother!
Posted on 1/31/24 at 3:43 pm to ItzMe1972
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he is doing "all of the things" in preparation for another run.
He's already a lame duck... Frick Cassidy..
Posted on 1/31/24 at 4:31 pm to ItzMe1972
I'd never vote for a guy with a haircut like that.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 4:46 pm to Hangover Haven
Yes sir. frick Cassidy. Hes been trying to make good on R promises for a while now but the damage is already done.
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