Goldnl - Read the post, I said the Democratic Executive Committee stole the election from THE PEOPLE of our district. I didn't say it was stolen from myself, or fellow Republicans. While on some level I agree that primaries should be closed, the fact is it wasn't, and Kurita was the certified winner of the election. By the way, one of Barnes' complaints was that poll workers told voters they had to vote Repoblican to vote for him. I'm really thinking that if they didn't know he was a Democrat, then they couldn't have been too dedicated in their support of him. Regardless, once again, Kurita was not at the polls telling people to do that, so how can that be placed on her shoulders anyway?

I'm a yellow dog Democrat and the principle of people voting in an open primary system and then having their votes negated by party rules is the issue now. Just the stupidest PR in the world and no way to attract voters to become members of the party.

Not to get all specific with the semantics, but if you're a Republican and your friends are Republicans, then a Democratic primary was not stolen from you.

I think, if nothing else, that this whole business underscores why a closed primary system is preferable.

I think that you have underestimated the Republican voters in District 22 my friend.....I will be out at polling locations, along with several other of my party members passing out information to voters on exactly how to vote for Kurita and how the Democratic Executive Committee stole an election from the people in our district (just in case they haven't heard, that should really piss some of us rednecks off). And you want to know the real kicker.....I didn't even vote for her the first time. I can't stand to see the political machines disregard for the voters. I hope they have a few years to wish they had handled this differently.