This is only one way of many that the Maryland "Democratic" Party is anti-democratic. Another is closed primaries. On the one hand, they claim that primaries are activities of private organizations so those organizations should be able to make the rules for them. On the other hand, they insist that the taxpayers pay for them - only for those of the two richest parties while the poorer parties have to pay for their own nominating processes. The system in this Democrat-controlled state denies anyone not registered D or R the right to vote in taxpayer-funded primaries which in many areas, such as my own, are far more important than the general election. They allow candidates opposed by majorities of the voters to be declared "winners" - sometimes when opposed by as many as 72% of those voting - which is clearly undemocratic. They make it extremely difficult for alternative parties and candidates to get on the ballot. We need to dump the two anti-democratic duopoly parties.
This is only one way of many that the Maryland "Democratic" Party is anti-democratic. Another is closed primaries. On the one hand, they claim that primaries are activities of private organizations so those organizations should be able to make the rules for them. On the other hand, they insist that the taxpayers pay for them - only for those of the two richest parties while the poorer parties have to pay for their own nominating processes. The system in this Democrat-controlled state denies anyone not registered D or R the right to vote in taxpayer-funded primaries which in many areas, such as my own, are far more important than the general election. They allow candidates opposed by majorities of the voters to be declared "winners" - sometimes when opposed by as many as 72% of those voting - which is clearly undemocratic. They make it extremely difficult for alternative parties and candidates to get on the ballot. We need to dump the two anti-democratic duopoly parties.