Here's a little nugget about Rep. Larry Lucas from Mission who wants to change our primary from closed to open. In closed primaries, as South Dakota has currently, the voter must be registered with a political party to vote. Not true in open primaries, where independent registrants are allowed to cast votes.
What is the purpose of a primary? Is it not for the parties to select their nominees? Then does it not make sense that a voter should be in a political party? Why would you let people who don't bother joining a party take part in what is essentially a party event? I did not vote in the 2006 primary in South Dakota because I was not registered with a party at the time. I changed my registration shortly thereafter precisely so I would not find myself in that situation again. Parties are the engine of change in American politics. If you want change, than join a party.
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