You are wrong kos – and here’s why:
My initial response was a total gut reaction – instinctively and instantly, I disagreed with you. So then I read your follow up diary and quite a few of the “rebuttals” on the rec list trying to figure out why exactly I disagreed with you.
Let me say up front that I agree with most of what you said about Operation Hilarity in your follow up post (and I don’t care if I get HRd to oblivion for saying so). From a tactical campaign standpoint, I think you are both politically and strategically, 100% correct; politics ain’t beanbag and everything available in the strategic arsenal should be considered. I agree with you completely that open primaries are fair game. It’s perfectly legal and I wholeheartedly support anyone voting however they choose and for whatever reason they want.
In fact, I agree with pretty much everything about Operation Hilarity except for… well, except for Operation Hilarity coming from you and Daily Kos. This “is a site for fighting Democrats” but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for you (or any front-pager) to advocate, organize and fundraise for an effort enlisting Democrats to influence a Republican primary on Daily Kos. If you’re strategizing in an on-the-ground capacity in particular, campaign tactics like these, albeit generally executed more discreetly, are tried-and-true, old-hat, the most fundamental of basics. Likewise, campaigns to promote cross-party voting online via blogs, social media, etc., again – are a-okay given the right conditions, audience and desired demographics.
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