came around every 4 years in November.

As much as I hate to say it DWS is right about the Independents coming into "Our Party" and trying to influence "our decisions". But saying that, I don't see any reason why she should expect to see independents to vote for her party in November. There really should be a powerful third or fourth party for independents to vote in. Maybe after we are fully into the Trump presidency some decisions can be made of how better to handle the party system.

have always influenced the decisions. It is incredibly common (I've been doing it for 40 years) to change affiliation to vote in a closed primary election. If it's an open primary, no one asks questions.

This has only become an issue for the "Party" because DWS made it one.

It is patently absurd that two powerful private entities control the process of nominating who will run for President.

who runs for president. The tea party could not get a libertarian elected so they took over the Republican party. In the past you used to have to show your party membership card to vote in the primaries in some states. In Arkansas teachers and state government workers would be fired if they did not vote for Faubus in the Democratic primary. It was paper ballots then so they could just look and see.

The system sucks, but I doubt it will ever be changed.

We are not tied to this system - it is a combination of grasping power mongers and the ennui of the average voter that keeps the parties front and center, not anything official.

I would guess that Hillary will get a lot of votes from conservative republicans though. Charles Koch has endorsed Clinton, and many conservative publications as well. Murdoch and bezos and TNR and most of the rags that pander to rich republicans will prefer Clinton over trump.

That is all.

K&R

Unfortunately for DWS, she can't stop independents voting in the general.

what an idiot