The primary GOP process failed Americ in the worst way.
The way I see it, open primaries are the main reason the Repubs got stuck with McCain. And in some states, you can declare your party at the polling station to get either a Democrat or Republican primary ballot. That allows the other party to pick your candidate. I'm all for closed primaries, where you can vote only if you're registered in a party for, say, a year (in New York, you can change party registration before primaries, but the change does not take place until after the election; I know as I found that out the hard way). Closed primaries eliminate the Independents from voting in the two major parties' primaries, again as I found out when I first moved to New York (as a registered Independent, I could not vote in either major parties' primary), but I think that's a good thing. When it comes to party affiliation, make a freakin' decision! And of course, a Nazi disenfranchisement Jim Crow Voter ID law wouldn't hurt, either, along ceasing same day voter registration; if you can't take the time to register a month before an election so the registration can be verified for accuracy, so sorry, no vote for you. Voting may be a right, but it also comes with responsibilities. Oh wait, . . .