Caucus or Primary, open or closed?

[IndependentinWis]

Should both parties go to all primaries or should the states be allowed to continue to have caucuses if they so wish? Whether caucuses or primaries, should they be open or closed?
I have been listening to the debates on these issues on TV. It seems that the two states that has Dem caucuses to choose their delegates to their national convention also had non-binding primaries. In both cases Sanders won the caucuses by very wide margins, but in the primaries Clinton won by about ten points in each primary. Makes you wonder how well the caucuses are in picking a majority candidate for their states delegates. I haven't heard anything about the GOP caucus states. Should the parties go to all primaries, or should the states continue to be able to choose how they want to pick their delegates.
Then we have the decision on whether we should have open or closed primaries/caucuses. Open would allow independents be able to help choose a candidate no matter what party their candidate belongs to. Closed would allow the other party to choose a weaker candidate of the other party by crossing party lines just to do so.
So, Should we have caucuses or all primaries, and should they be open or closed?

 

[Bo-4]

Eliminate caucuses which are in no way representative of the will of the people. And yes, allow independents to choose a D or an R ballot.

 

[Saladin2]

Caucuses are a complete joke...Get rid of them

 

[bdtex]

Closed primaries.

 

[Jen]

Should both parties go to all primaries or should the states be allowed to continue to have caucuses if they so wish? Whether caucuses or primaries, should they be open or closed?
I have been listening to the debates on these issues on TV. It seems that the two states that has Dem caucuses to choose their delegates to their national convention also had non-binding primaries. In both cases Sanders won the caucuses by very wide margins, but in the primaries Clinton won by about ten points in each primary. Makes you wonder how well the caucuses are in picking a majority candidate for their states delegates. I haven't heard anything about the GOP caucus states. Should the parties go to all primaries, or should the states continue to be able to choose how they want to pick their delegates.
Then we have the decision on whether we should have open or closed primaries/caucuses. Open would allow independents be able to help choose a candidate no matter what party their candidate belongs to. Closed would allow the other party to choose a weaker candidate of the other party by crossing party lines just to do so.
So, Should we have caucuses or all primaries, and should they be open or closed?

States should have exactly what they want to have and the people of the states should decide that.