The real obstacle to voter turnout in Democratic primaries: caucuses

Bernie Sanders wants to transform how the Democratic Party chooses its presidential nominee.

To do so, Sanders has made abolishing the closed primary — which prevents independents from voting — one of his top demands of Democratic officials, arguing that the party needs to “open the doors to working people, to senior citizens, to young people.” Expanding voter participation is indeed a noble goal. But if Sanders really wants the Democratic Party’s presidential primaries to be more representative of the public, he should forget the closed primary and go after a much better target: the caucus.

On Thursday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights published a report showing that caucuses — which often require voters to spend hours at the polls — have been closely connected with very low voter turnout during this election. For the full article click here 

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