[schnable]

What's the purpose of a primary election? It's to select a party's candidate for a general election. It's not very obvious that this should even be a democratic process, but if it is, why shouldn't party members be the ones selecting their own candidates?

[buellerbueller]

It's funded by tax dollars, and regulated by local and state laws.

If they want their own private primaries, then it should happen internally and at the parties' own expense.