Hillary Clinton

We need non-partisan committees to fix the problem.

And bluntly, I was registered independent for ages because I lived in a Rep district. There was no Democratic primary for local races and rarely even a GE candidate. The only way to have a say was to vote in the primary. Because my state is semi-open, it was not a problem. Doesn't mean I am not a real Democrat, a rat fucker or whatever. I don't think I should be forced to re-register every election just because I want to vote for the least-worst Rep candidate in a primary every 2-4 years.

I am in no way defending Sanders' bid to change the rules 1/2 way through the game. The rules are the rules, and after the first whistle blows, you play by them. But I am presenting what I think are some legit complaints about the two-party system and reasons we might want to change things in the future.

Open primaries are not the end of the world. I know that puts me in the minority in this group, but Clinton was the best candidate, and she WON many open contests, no problem. It made the race a bit more volatile, but I'm ok with that if it gets more voters involved. A competitive primary gives us the opportunity to introduce our values to voters who have been tuned-out. I think we can persuade them to our side.