The Washington Times: Close Primaries to Protect Red States

The relevance, finances and power of political party committees have steadily declined for years following the rise of super PACs and the Citizens United decision. Advocacy organizations have become more powerful than traditional party committees, along with individual donors who can swamp an election with their own money — and agendas — using other political organizations and even, albeit illegally, nonprofits as cover.

It has long been argued that open primaries will increase turnout and involve more people in elections. While there is some logic to this argument in our era of more independent, unaffiliated and disaffected voters, the data on that is mixed at best.

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