The Bluestocking, vol XXVII: Sanders, Students and Shark Lies
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Evening, I certainly can't complain that my life is monotonous - this week I pratted around in a garden centre for This Week, and re-read Milton's Areopagitica for Radio 3. Have a great bank holiday! Helen Bernie. No. Sanders’ most expansive argument is against “closed primaries,” which have entered his stump speech as a fundamentally unfair part of the process. But closed primaries weren’t created in response to Sanders—they are a long-standing feature. Critically, they are far from the least democratic part of the process. That goes to caucuses, which by their design preclude the vast majority of a given electorate from participating. If closed primaries are undemocratic for keeping out registered independents, then caucuses are undemocratic for keeping out everyone. Yet Sanders hasn’t railed against them. And why would he? They’ve delivered his largest victory margins and have fueled his campaign.
The Bluestocking, vol XXVII: Sanders, Students and Shark Lies
The Bluestocking, vol XXVII: Sanders…
The Bluestocking, vol XXVII: Sanders, Students and Shark Lies
Evening, I certainly can't complain that my life is monotonous - this week I pratted around in a garden centre for This Week, and re-read Milton's Areopagitica for Radio 3. Have a great bank holiday! Helen Bernie. No. Sanders’ most expansive argument is against “closed primaries,” which have entered his stump speech as a fundamentally unfair part of the process. But closed primaries weren’t created in response to Sanders—they are a long-standing feature. Critically, they are far from the least democratic part of the process. That goes to caucuses, which by their design preclude the vast majority of a given electorate from participating. If closed primaries are undemocratic for keeping out registered independents, then caucuses are undemocratic for keeping out everyone. Yet Sanders hasn’t railed against them. And why would he? They’ve delivered his largest victory margins and have fueled his campaign.