tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post1058111195101194935..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: The Conservative primary for 2015 has already begunJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-86146519753116040592012-06-26T09:56:23.725+01:002012-06-26T09:56:23.725+01:00I suppose it depends who such contests are "o...I suppose it depends who such contests are "open" to.<br /><br />Sarah Woollaston down here in darkest Devon was elected by an open primary: the Conservative Party posted ballot papers to every voter in the constituency.<br /><br />Meanwhile in the States, primaries typically involve voters who have registered as supporting that particular party. Registered Republicans might well be more Republican than the general public, but less Republican than party members. OTOH you might well get more oddballs among the registered voters than amongst the party members, which perhaps explains the popularity of the Tea Party movement.<br /><br />Incidentally I have blogged my admiration for <a href="http://hopingformorethanslogans.blogspot.com/2012/06/gcses-ladies-and-gentlemen-we-are-being.html" rel="nofollow">Michael Gove's skills</a>.Lon Wonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084739915361657921noreply@blogger.com