Open Primaries – Who Pays?  

Open Primaries will change how voters view general elections. My guess is that open primaries will only operate in safe seats.In the couple of hundred seats that will very rarely change hands voters will want a direct say in selecting the candidate who will carry the colours of the certain winner.The practice I guess will be different in marginal seats. Here closed primaries will operate with only party members choosing the candidate. The electorate then will decide which of the party candidates they prefer in a general election.But in safe seats the voters will know the real contest ... ...