Sanders Criticizes California for Denying Independent Voters the Right to Vote (??)

[TomCADem]

We really need to change the Democratic primary rules to prevent candidates from banking on non-Democrats to steal the Democratic nomination. This is not the general election. This is contest to determine who Democrats choose to run as their nominee for President. Yet, Bernie's strategy is to encourage non-Democrats to vote in the Democratic party and to that end he repeatedly attacks the Democratic party.

This is stupid, because it encourages attacks Democratic as well as stunts by Republicans to try to impact the who Democrats choose in the primaries. Yes, there will be some folks who will change parties just to vote and try to effect the other parties' nomination, but this comes at the cost of forgoing a chance to vote in other ballot contests.

https://ivn.us/posts/sanders-criticizes-california-for-denying-independent-voters-right-to-vote

All the momentum in the 2020 Democratic presidential race appears to be behind US Senator Bernie Sanders after another victory in Nevada over the weekend. Now, headed into the most consequential Super Tuesday in modern history, Sanders may be on track to secure the Democratic nomination early.

Super Tuesday, however, will also highlight the deep systemic problems in our electoral process -- problems that leave millions of voters disenfranchised and voiceless. Here is what you need to know just days before the biggest primary election day (literally) in the 2020 presidential election cycle.

Super Tuesday is always considered the most consequential primary day during a presidential election cycle due to the large number of delegates that are up for grabs. However, the most significant change in 2020 is the addition of California. Over a third of the 1,341 delegates at stake on Tuesday, March 3, will be awarded in the Golden State -- meaning a momentous sweep could help all but seal the Democratic nomination for Bernie Sanders, or any other candidate who might dominate the delegate count.

The California primary, however, was plagued by widespread (and well-documented) voter confusion in 2016 due to the state’s semi-closed primary rules. To quickly recap, semi-closed primary rules mean the parties can decide if independent voters (registered No Party Preference, or NPP, in California) can request a crossover ballot for their party. It also means a voter registered with a party cannot vote in another party’s primary.