Hugh Hewitt: No More Open Primaries

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Matt Vespa

Aug 13, 2016

 

Denver, Colorado–Hugh Hewitt addressed the crowd at the annual RedState Gathering, where he listed a few things that he would like to see conservatives do in for future of elections, debates, and conventions.

 

One is that we end open primaries. Hewitt said that parties are vehicles that can bring about change in government and we should protect that. There's also the notion that shouldn’t imbrue the process of deciding presidential candidates by forcing states to hold primaries, which could allow non-party members to create mayhem.

 

Second, we should permanently locate the Republican National Convention in either Cleveland or Denver, both cities are in swing states, and both can be interchanged to be the convention spot in succeeding election cycles. Logistically, the 2016 Republican Convention was executed with perfection, according to Hewitt. The Democratic one was a total disaster. Yet, the Republican Conventions in Minnesota and Tampa Bay (where there was a hurricane) were also terrible. The 2004 convention in New York City may have been fine, though Hewitt asked what are Republicans doing having their nominating event in the heart of a progressive bastion. Logistically, Cleveland was executed perfectly, and that it shows the benefits of planning early and getting organized.

 

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Matt Vespa

Aug 13, 2016

 

Denver, Colorado–Hugh Hewitt addressed the crowd at the annual RedState Gathering, where he listed a few things that he would like to see conservatives do in for future of elections, debates, and conventions.

 

One is that we end open primaries. Hewitt said that parties are vehicles that can bring about change in government and we should protect that. There's also the notion that shouldn’t imbrue the process of deciding presidential candidates by forcing states to hold primaries, which could allow non-party members to create mayhem.

 

Second, we should permanently locate the Republican National Convention in either Cleveland or Denver, both cities are in swing states, and both can be interchanged to be the convention spot in succeeding election cycles. Logistically, the 2016 Republican Convention was executed with perfection, according to Hewitt. The Democratic one was a total disaster. Yet, the Republican Conventions in Minnesota and Tampa Bay (where there was a hurricane) were also terrible. The 2004 convention in New York City may have been fine, though Hewitt asked what are Republicans doing having their nominating event in the heart of a progressive bastion. Logistically, Cleveland was executed perfectly, and that it shows the benefits of planning early and getting organized.

 

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Sorry folks I'v never cared for this guys --- I know some of yous think he is the "GUSTO" of talk radio sorry I don't