Philadelphia Inquirer LTE: Independents are "Closed Off"

Paul Selbst of Philadelphia wrote a letter to the editor advocating for open primaries in Pennsylvania, saying, “These primaries are critical in electing candidates who will occupy offices that will affect the lives of all Pennsylvanians, regardless of party. But we are stuck with closed primaries in which only party members can vote. So in this commonwealth, all independents are left out in the cold…Many states have done away with closed primaries, but not in Pennsylvania, where the birth of American democracy has been enshrined.”