It kinda blows my mind that there isn’t even a minimum of standards/due diligence, and people just shrug and accept ‘results’ from states that never even bothered to try to do a proper vote. The whole idea that closed primaries and caucuses that aren’t subject to election law could be considered valid sounds markedly absurd.
Of course, if they were disqualified and rejected, people would claim disenfranchisement. But even leaving states free to figure out the details, there could still be a set of minimal standards for clarity, transparency, and auditability.
Isn’t that what Democrats were pushing really hard for 40 or 50 years ago, forcing the Republicans to do proper primaries according to election law?
Edit: Not even going to touch on polling. Just how the actual elections are done without even trying to gather accurate/legitimate data about who people are voting for.
